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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1893 | George Vestal v. State | Murder, 1st degree |
Vestal was on trial for the murder of London Mack. Vestal was also charged with carrying dangerous weapons. Map located in MT OV 11. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 998 | 55 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Herbert Wilkins v. State | Hardin | Murder, 1st degree |
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. |
West | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1807 | 77 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1893 | John C. Ogg v. State | Knox | Murder, 1st degree |
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 |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1723 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1892 | Robert Slaughter v. State | Claiborne | Murder, 1st degree |
Victim was Clinton R. Jones. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1741 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Ross Fulton v. State | Knox | Murder, 1st degree |
Co-defendant: Charles Fulton. "on the 5th day of November 1890, in the county of Knox and State aforesaid, unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought an assault did make upon the body of Henry Robinson with certain deadly weapons, to wit - pistols, knives, and rocks…" "the said Henry Robinson certain mortal wounds from the affect of which he the said Henry Robinson in a few days thereafter died." |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1766 | 109 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1891 | Reuben Morelock v. State | Hawkins | Murder, 1st degree |
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 …" |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1765 | 116 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1905 | State v. Cornelius Coleman | Shelby | Murder, 1st degree |
Murder in first degree of George Flynn, 26 July 1903. |
West | Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 999 | 178 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | State v. Lafayette Richie | Jackson | Murder, 1st 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. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 998 | 142 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1925 | State v. Dan Powers | Henderson | Murder, 1st degree |
Powers tried for the murder of G. W. Bartholomew. Plaintiff in error case. Original case: defendant had determined to prevent George John from serving as officer in holding the election at Middleburg on Nov. 4; defendant carrying a pistol and stole ballot box. Shot Bartholomew when he tried to take the ballot box back |
West | Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1796 | 343 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | Victor C. Gordon in error v. State | Hamilton | Murder, 1st degree |
State charged defendant Victor Gordon, alias, Bud or "Vic" Gorden with the murder of George C. Gibson. Includes extensive transcripts of testimony from the trial. 397 pages out of 595 pages in box ET 1812. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1737 | 198 | Order A Copy |