Add def: J. J. McGoldrick, J. K. Shields. Clark was constable in the county. In 1890, there was a judgement rendered against A. Shelton and was in the hands of Clark for collection. Plaintiff accused Clark of colluding with Shelton to collect a smaller amount than was charged.

Plaintiff alleged that defendant was appointed his guardian in 1872, as plaintiff was of unsound mind. Plaintiff alleged that defendant had been drawing money from his pension fund. Plaintiff accused defendant of mismanaging and wasting funds. This case was filed to force defendant to show how money was being spent and also to appoint a new guardian.

Partners in plaintiff company: R. H. Goodwin; C. K. Shoun; W. A. Walsh; Eugene Loyd. Partners in defendant company: Dave Gwin (also spelled Guinn in documents); E. E. Garland.

Plaintiff Dibrell, Clerk and Master of White County, sued the former Clerk and Master, defendant Cunningham, for the funds that he collected, and records he produced, in the course of his duties, which terminated in September 1894.

Ledger included.

Hart is the trustee for H. B. Hart Jr. and Mrs. E. G. Jones. Also named as defendant is John P. Edmondson, Receiver. Plaintiffs are stockholders in the bank which went out of business, according to their complaint, because of fraud and negligence. They are suing for themselves "and all other creditors and stockholders of the Merchants Trust Co.," accusing bank management of ultra vires acts.

This is the second part of a case, pages 320-648. The rest of the case was not in the same box, so background information is lacking on the case and its principals. The case seems to involve certain questionable transactions carried out by the bank manager, as well as shortages in various accounts. Key names: Jennie M. Britton, James H. Rader. Also see: ET 892, and ET 668

Both principals in this case were named administrators of the estate of William Darwin, deceased. Plaintiff claims that Knight failed to collect debts due to the estate from his own brother, and later from his brother's estate.

Additional Defendant: A. J. Harris. Plaintiff, who had been appointed Back Tax Attorney, originally sued defendants for failing to turn over to him the books pertaining to state & county back taxes since 1893 & city back taxes since 1894 as required by law. Defendants continued to collect back taxes & also fees & commissions that should have gone to plaintiff. Tax records included.

Other plaintiffs: John Canepo, dec., & Rosa Canepo. Other defendants: C. F. Vance, F. M. White, & E. E. Clarke. Plaintiffs are sued for the assets of John Canepo, which were taken into the control of Anderson. He is accused of mishandling the funds or of committing fraud and appropriating the funds to his own use.

Additional Plaintiffs: W. S. Hammontree; James T. Walsh; Clyde Richert; J. S. Fite et al. Additional Defendants: E. B. Lemaster; H. C. Watkins; Tony Cassaretto et al. Plaintiffs constitute the Executive Board of the Democratic Executive Committee of Shelby Co.; defendants former Board members. Plaintiffs suing to force defendants to properly account for $1645, funds meant to defray the expenses of the 29 June 1904 Primary or "Run-Off", but which they believe were misappropriated.

5 folders. Add. plaintiffs: Fred C. Pendergrast, H.S. Smith, C.L. Hicks, H.F. Herby, W.D. Whitehead, J.M. Gentry, J.W. Hoyle, Charles A. Brunner, & A.J. Brown. Add. defendants: James P. Quinlan & William J. Hayes. Plaintiffs aver that W.J. Hayes was appointed "Inspector of Police" by G.C. Love, which is an unofficial position not recognized by the city, asserting his power in a dominating and damaging manner. He made false arrests & allowed liquor to be illegally sold in the city. See also WT1530.

Co-plaintiffs: Fannie H. Battle & L. L. Battle. Other defendants: Middleton Hays, John C. M. Garland, & Andrew J. Hays. Complainants say the defendants, executors of their father's will, have not kept them informed of the status of the sale of land for the purpose of paying debts of the estate, and they cannot tell whether their responsibilities have been met.

Add'l defs.: Hilary Howse, Lyle Andrews, J. Morgan Wilkerson, Robert E. Elliott, J.D. Alexander, Charles R. Myers, U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. Add'l plaintiffs: Frank G. Sharpe, John T. Hays, R.L. Wright, T.J. Robertson, W.L. Moore, Edwin T. Mulloy, Oliver J. Timothy, R. H. Fite, W.H. Harrison, L.W. Denny, H.C. Buchi, Geo. S. Parkes, L.R. Jacobs, H.F. Cooper, G.A. Myers, John Parman, Harry A. Myers, H.A. Hewitt, C.E. Weise, J.M. Lunn S.A. Cherry, Fred B. Young. Charge: letting of illegal contracts.

Additional defendant: Martha A. Leonard, wife of Thomas Leonard Plaintiff petitioning for trustee, Barbour Lewis, to be removed from office.

Julius J. Dubose was accused of having aided, abetted and participated in a duel in Arkansas in 1870. He was accused of acting as one of the combatants seconds thus violating the State Constitution. 2 oversize ledgers of the minutes of his impeachment are located in WT OV 6. DuBose was impeached by the General Assembly in June 1893 for unjudicial manner. DuBose was a former Confederate solider, editor, lawyer, State Senator, and Criminal Court Judge for Shelby Co.

D.W. Harris was the former Clerk and Master and J.F. Robertson states the he failed to collect the money that Robertson was awarded in a former case.

Addtl dfnts: J. R. Goodpasture, James Copeland, Arthur Vaughn, John Coffee, J. C. Bilbrey, J. M. Carlock, J. B. Allison, W. H. Hussey, M. E. McDonald, J. M. Roberts, Calvin Boswell, J. N. Cannon, J. W. Bilbrey, I. H. Bilbrey, W. J. Matthews Jr., John F. Sehon, and A. L. Windle. Copeland was elected trustee of School Funds for Overton County, and failed and refused "to account for and pay over" $3K to the school districts.

McBride was elected county clerk of Marshall County for a four year term, and McBride gave surety bonds as required by law. When he was reelected, he failed to give surety bonds for this second term. He then sold property and collected the payment, but failed to submit it to the court. His surety bond should have covered this error, but no bond was in place. The State sues to clarify who is liable for the error.

Case also found in Box 149.

Other defendants: United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. Richards was Shelby Co. court clerk.

Charges of neglect of duty and corruption regarding illegal sale and distribution of liquor against E. H. Crump. Mayor of Memphis, R. A. Utley, Vice-Mayor and Commissioner of Department of Fire and Police, and W. M. Stanton, City Court Judge. Exhibits include account statements, receipts, political cartoon, correspondence of Attorney General Z. N. Estes, and lists of liquor law violators.

Kries was the County Trustee of Morgan Co.; G. W. Green was the County Sheriff. Kries sued Green & his bondsman Douglass on the grounds that Green had failed to collect & pay over or account for all delinquent state, county, road, and school taxes. Kries won judgment against defts., but it was unpaid as Douglass owned no assets that were subject to seizure. Plaintiffs charged that he had fraudulently conveyed his assets to his wife.