2 folders. Defendant's name also spelled "Jim Hays". Indicted for assault with attempt to commit murder in the first degree upon one H. L. Kirby. The defendant was in town with his wife her son, fathered by H. L. Kirby. They stopped at the Cross Roads Store, asking if Mr. McGuire was in. A customer, Berl Dougherty, and H. L. Kirby, replied that the defendant better get away from them and the defendant began shooting through the window into the store, stating he felt his life was in danger. He then left

Willie convicted of assault w/intent to commit 2nd degree murder of Evelyn Hendricks, with a pistol; sentenced to 3 yrs in penitentiary.

Victim: John Spickard

Charged with assault and battery along with attempted second degree murder. Victim was Will Dowtin.

The defendant feloniously and willfully shot and wounded one Marshall Robinson with the intent to kill him in the first degree.

Alias of defendant: Millet McCail. Victim: Annie Ellis, born in Syria

Victim: unknown. Opinion only, case summary not included. James County.

Victim: I. L. Verden. State is accusing Wheeler of assaulting Verden with a knife in attempt to kill him. Wheeler was angry over a ticket Verden was issued to haul gravel.

Additional Defendants: Searcy D. Sharp; Sumner N. Sharp; Thomas Shelton

Henry Fort, referred to as "colored" was accused of assaulting Abraham Wimberly, with the intent to kill him by stabbing. Incomplete case file; missing testimony.

Jones was accused of assault with intent to murder James W. Jones.

Additional parties: James Rogers and W. T. Murry. Indicted for malicious stabbing of John Macon.

Attacked G. Hollowman.

Official charge is "Assault and Battery with Intent to Commit Rape." Defendant is a slave, and is referred to only as "Bill" in the case. The alleged victim is referred to only as "a free white woman."

Kempshawl is accused of firing a gun at M.N. Bacchus with the intent of killing him.

Victim was Walter Barham.

Victim: Thomas Ethridge. Additional parties: Elizabeth Thomas.

Defendant was convicted of the attempted murder of Abe Johns. Witnesses: Abe Johns, Lola Johns (Abe John's wife and defendant's first cousin), Jesse Weakley (age 13, Lola John's son by her first husband, Jesse Weakley, and Catherine Gooch, mother of Lola and defendant's aunt.

Victim was Julia Rogers. The defendant and victim both African American.

The victim's name in this case was A. Pierotti.

Additional Defendants: Ethridge Moore, Stephen Townsend, Henry Coble, James Townsend, William Williams, and Lish Townsend. The defendants were charged with assaulting a woman named Mary F. Townsend.

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.