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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1908 | Ben Brooks v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Mollie Turner |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 966 | 96 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1916 | Clarence Roland v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Nell Conroy; plaintiff in error case; |
West | Range: 79 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1451 | 351 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | D. Thompson v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 390 | 121 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1916 | Dr. J. W. Beckett v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: George Hopkins. Cause of action: assault with a pistol with intent to commit murder. |
West | Range: 79 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1417 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | Henry Crumpton v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Henry Crumpton was charged with the assault and attempted rape of a woman named Bertha Hester. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 981 | 73 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1917 | Huntley May v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
2 folders. The suit charges that Huntley May "did unlawfully feloniously violently and forcibly" made an "assault and battery on the person of Ruby Bratten, a female, with intent to commit rape" on January 3, 1915. |
West | Range: 79 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1600 | 689 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | Michael Cooney v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Michael Cooney assaulted Milton Gaurdlock, who was African American. |
West | Range: 84 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 15 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1915 | Moulton Wylie v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault with intent to commit murder upon Collins B. Moore, on October 13, 1913. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1407 | 151 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1873 | State v. Jim Fisher | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 84 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 41 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Frank Kempshawl | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Kempshawl is accused of firing a gun at M.N. Bacchus with the intent of killing him. |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. E. H. King | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Alias: Bob King. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 127 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Charles Mosby | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case was A. Pierotti. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 135 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1880 | State v. G. W. Kneedle | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant charged with "assault and battery with intent to murder" in attack on J. A. Signiago(?). Attack occurred 19 Jan. 1880. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1881 | State v. Walker Austin | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The exact charge is assault with intent to rape a child under 10 years old. The little girl later needed to be treated for gonorrhea, which Austin admitted to having picked up at a fair. There is additional testimony that the child's mother frequently beat her violently. |
West | Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 163 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. N. M. K. Humes | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Henry D. Ellis. Additional parties: H. P. Ricketts, Emanuel Rainds, Dan Cowley |
West | Range: 83 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 219 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Hamp Boss | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Verdict and Sentence Document Only. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 246 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Gabe Price | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 247 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1879 | State v. Steve Perkins | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 247 | 2 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Godfrey Sykle | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Indictment. |
West | Range: 83 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 249 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1885 | State v. J. W. Moore | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case is James Roper. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 299 | 69 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Joe Hall | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant is accused of assaulting George Smiley with a sharp instrument with the intent of committing manslaughter. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 309 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | State v. Henry Kennedy | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 83 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 337 | 146 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1896 | State v. Tom Cribbins | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant is accused of assaulting Joe White, alias Joe Baby, with a pistol with the intention of killing him. Folder includes one legal brief. |
West | Range: 83 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 454 | 42 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1896 | State v. Richard Caldwell& Tom Cribbins | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: John Winfield |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 456 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1896 | State v. Vickie Burns | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Maggie Bridgeforth |
West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 480 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | State v. Al Robinson | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant is charged with attempting to kill Will Thomas by shooting him after an altercation at a neighboring store, even though Robinson's original quarrel had been with a man named Jim Morgan. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 622 | 28 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1898 | State v. Will Johnson alias Will Ellison | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: J. S. Berkley |
West | Range: 82 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 723 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1898 | State v. W. F. Simons | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
W. F. Simons is accused of assaulting Thad Potter with intent to commit murder. |
West | Range: 81 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 736 | 103 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1903 | State v. Will Pickett | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Case is an appeal Other causes of action: larceny, carrying a razor, and assault and battery |
West | Range: 81 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 871 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | State v. James Rogers | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Plaintiff had been charged with assaulting Vera Compton, a girl about 11 years old, with the intention to commit rape on 18 May 1903. Attack took place in butcher shop where defendant worked. Defendant found guilty with "mitigating circumstances". |
West | Range: 81 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 886 | 53 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | State v. Walter Harrell | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Tennie Hill |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 966 | 75 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | State v. John Stanback | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant's name also spelled Stainback. |
West | Range: 81 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 995 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | State v. Henry Banks | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Banks is accused of assaulting J. N. Walker with a weapon and killing him. Attached to case documents in the file were a few documents from the Shelby criminal case of State v. Edward Mosely, including the cover and a brief for the State. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1005 | 95 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1907 | State v. M. L. Rhoden | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1005 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1906 | State v. Mattie Malone | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Ms. Malone is accused of assaulting Acilly Berretta with a hatchet with the intention of murdering him. |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1037 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1906 | State v. Miles Thompson | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: J. B. Moody |
West | Range: 80 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1046 | 34 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | State v. John Rogers | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1157 | 27 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1910 | State v. Tom Bolton | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case was Frank Wheeler. Additional parts of case in WT Box 1227. |
West | Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1221 | 43 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1908 | State v. Ed Moseley | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case was Archie H. Terry. |
West | Range: 80 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1222 | 123 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | State v. Henry Bell | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim's name in this case was Mary Jane Brown (age twelve). The defendant was African-American. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1260 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1912 | State v. Sam Woods | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name in this case was Eva Woods. |
West | Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1260 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Taylor Hays (col.) | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Taylor Hays was found guilty and sentenced to five years of hard labor and confinement in the state penitentiary. He requested a new trial but his request was denied. It was ordered that he be made to pay the court costs for his prosecution. This is a judgment only. Case incomplete. Indictment included murder in the first degree. |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1338 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. A. Brignadella | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. Bill of cost only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 4 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Marcus Cochran, et al. | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. Bill of cost only. Additional defendants: H(arvey?) Cochran, Charles Thomas and William Scale. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. William Burks | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. Bill of cost only. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1122 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Perry Smith | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. 4 judgments included. Additional cause of actions: Burglary and Attempted burglary. Victim not listed. |
West | Range: 79 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1370 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. C. B. Love | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. Bill of cost only. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1380 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. Major Walker | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Judgment and costs. Costs: $11.05 Incomplete case file. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1393 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1900 | State v. William Ward | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Bill of Costs. Cost: $16.90 Incomplete case file. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1899 | State v. George Houston | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Judgment and Bill of Costs. Cost: $14.45. Incomplete case file. |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1396 | 2 | Order A Copy |