Beeler was charged with the murder by gun of S. P. Greenlee, sheriff of Grainger Co. The murder was widely reported. John Walfinbar was also charged and placed in jail, but then lynched. Beeler was kept in Knox Co jail to prevent a lynching.

The Kennedy’s were accused of murdering James Thomas Lowrie. The specifics are not known. Josephus was found not guilty and General and John were hung. John Kennedy is also listed as John Davis. The first trial was held in Marion and then the Kennedys appealed to have the trial moved because they felt the jurors were prejudiced. In the end only John was found guilty.

Victim: Orvil Wilkins. Lillian Gardner, ex wife of defendant. They married October 4, 1921 in Hardin County. They had one child, Orvil Wilkins, deceased who died at the home of Gardner's stepfather, Bab Spencer. Gardner claimed that Wilkins often abused the baby who was only a few months old.

The defendant was charged with murder in the first degree. The weapons used were a pistol, sticks and shives. The victim was G. W. Lane

The State charged John and Henry Wolfe with the assault, battery, and first degree murder of Charles Hawkins with a pistol. A circuit court jury found him gulity of murder in the second degree. Exhibit is a map of the area where the Hawkins was killed at the mill near his home.

Victim was Clinton R. Jones.

Incident of 15 Aug. 1887, "in the State and County aforesaid unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, premeditatedly, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought did make an assault and battery upon W. T. Dyer with a pistol, and him the said Dyer then and there being found in the peace and dignity of the state, …. did kill and murder in the first degree by shooting him the said Dyer …"
Co-defendant: William Simpson.

Dfnt. was accused of the murder in the first degree one Rozelle Mitchell. This case was heard along with the cause of State v. Wilbur Hubbard, col. for the malicious shooting of Mattie Lee Johnson, wife of dfnt., as "the indictments growing out of trans actions taking place at the same time and being inseparably interwoven." Shooting occurred on June 11, 1932 at John & Mandy Edwards' café/dance hall in Halls. Dfnt. shot Mitchell, Mattie was over the body of Mitchell when Hubbard shot her in the back.

The dfnts. were accused of the first-degree shooting murder of Roscoe Wilmeuth on Dec. 20, 1931. Maze is spelled variously as Mays. Wilmeuth had warrants issued for Jess Martin and Denver Holcomb. Wilmeuth was looking for someone to serve Martin the paper at the time of the shooting. As he was dying, Roscoe identified Maze Martin as the shooter.

Indicted for Murder in the 1st, the jury returned a conviction of Involuntary Manslaughter. Martin was accused of killing "Artie or A. H. Gilchrist". Martin was a struggling farmer, and became indebted to Gilchrist, owner and operator of a cotton gin. Gilchrist agreed to settle the debt by a sale of Martin's 18 acres of land. Martin confronted Gilchrist about the picking of a crop, and during the argument shot him. In 2 folders.

The Chronisters were indicted for unlawfully, deliberately and premeditatedly shooting and killing Homer Parmenter- murder in the first degree.

Richie was on trial for the murder of William Stephens. Richie was accused of killing Stephens for a large sum of money. Stephens was killed by two gun shot wounds to the head. 2 folders.

Defendant was accused of shooting and killing Waymon Thompson. The shooting took place at Giles Winfield's house on January 18, 1926. Williamson and Thompson had a disagreement over guns. Defendant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

For shooting and killing James Ramsey. John Mathews and James Mathews also involved in murder but were tried separately.

victim: Floyd Hoard; shot and killed with pistol; Hoard and Rich were playing dice, Hoard won Rich's money

Luther Pounds was indicted for willfully, premeditatedly, and with malice aforethought, shooting and killing Henry Williford.

Willie Crook, an African American man, was charged with murdering Mathew Wiggins by shooting him with a pistol in July 1926. Crook argued that he did shoot Wiggins, but that it was in self-defense. There is a note in this file from the Public Health Officer stating that Crook had an advanced case of pulmonary tuberculosis during the course of his imprisonment.

Hudson was accused of shooting and killing Will Cook. There was an dispute between Cook and Hudson over Hudson's wife. Hudson & his wife had been separated and Cook became involved with a quarrel between the two which made Hudson angry. In the statement of the case written by Pierce & Fry, the attorneys for the defendant, they ask the court to reverse the case because it was "purely a frame-up on the part of the negroes testifying for the State."

Defendant (colored), was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after being indicted for first degree murder of Jake Cole (colored). Cole had been threatening defendant whenever he saw him with his ex wife, Sarah. After a dance one night Cole threatened defendant again and was ultimately shot and killed by defendant. Defendant claimed self defense. Defendant was a veteran of World War I.

Venue changed from Hawkins to Hamblen County. For beating, shooting, & killing Allice (alias Alice) Berry. Sarah Berry, Mary Berry, and Matilda Berry named as accomplices. Note on cover sheer says "to be hanged."

Dfnts. were accused of the first-degree murder of Mrs. Mary Moore, mother of dfnt Moore. Dfnts. were accused of attacking Mrs. Moore, then burning her house down around her. Two other bodies were found with Mrs. Moore, identified as two of her other children: Frances (a girl about 16 years old) and R. J. (a boy about 13). The fire occurred Jan. 1, 1932. Testimony vividly describes state of bodies after being pulled from fire.

victim: Thomas Goodson; Honeycutt shot Goodson in the head and beat him

The State charged John, John (there were two), Anderson, Clint, and Elisha Barnard, all with the alias "Barnett" with the shooting murder of Henry Sutton. The circuit court found them guilty and sentenced them all to death by hanging in July 1889.

Nelson Clay was charged with murder in the 1st degree for the shooting and killing of one Thomas Kyle with a pistol.