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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1892 | Bart Doyle, In Error v. State | Knox | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Cause: Felonious Assault. Incident of 26 November 1891 (Thanksgiving Day), assault of W. T. Bower with a rock with intent to commit murder in the first degree. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1730 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | Bud Bradley v. State | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Henry Sheppard |
West | Range: 82 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 552 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | Enoch B. Buchanan v. Louisville, Nashville,& Great Southern Railroad Company | Williamson | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 47 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1858 | James A. Cope v. Elijah Garrett & Valentine Sublett | Overton | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Trespass on the case. The Plaintiff charges that the Defendants took, killed and converted his property - a steer. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 273 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Joseph Fawbush, et al. v. State | Hawkins | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Additional defendants: W. D. Kenney, Joseph Owens, Baldwin Cox, and John Mitchell. Victim, M. C. Brown. |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1740 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | J. A. Johnson v. The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company | Carroll | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock | West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 56 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1871 | Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. H. G. Norton | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Opinion only. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 12 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Louisville & Nashville & Georgia Southern Railroad Company v. Robert Gillespie | Shelby | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Damage for train killing a mule. Brief only. |
West | Range: 84 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 5 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1892 | Lark Brummett, In Error v. State | Knox | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Cause: Felonious assault. Incident of 20 Jan. 1892, plaintiff along with William Brummett, John Hunter, Charles Warrick, & Charles Lyle "unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, premeditatedly, and of their malice aforethought, an assault did make upon the bodies of J. A. Coffman, C. E. Donaldson, J. P. Coffman, Link Williams, and Charles D. Fagala with certain deadly weapons, to wit: knives, clubs, rocks, & brickbats … with the intent .. to commit murder in the first degree.. " |
East | Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1730 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1943 | Mrs. L. A. Cray v. W. H. Evitt | Rhea | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Damages thereof. |
East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177 | 50 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1879 | Pleas Jackson v. State | Knox | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock |
Jackson was on trial for attacking Henry Glass with a pistol loaded with powder and a lead ball. Jackson shot and wounded Glass. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1693 | 49 | 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 | 1828 | State v. Anos, a slave | Hickman | Assault with Intent to Kill |
An African-American slave boy named "Anos," owned by Henry Mayberry. Assault and battery upon Agnes Mayberry, aged six or seven years, daughter of Frederick Mayberry; also assault upon Elizabeth Mayberry, wife of Frederick. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 369 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1831 | State v. James J. Darnell | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault and battery with intent to kill, Polly Darnell in 1830. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1891 | State v. Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, et al. | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Charged with felonious assault. Additional plaintiffs: Tom Banks, T. L. Flake, Lewis Gilbert, Wilson Howard. Assault against Frank Dortch with a pistol. Hon. W. H. Swiggart, Judge, 12th Judicial Circuit. J. R. Bond, Attorney General. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 329 | 170 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1858 | State v. Benjamin T. Thrower | Hamilton | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Thrower assaulted and attempted to murder Alexander Milliken. Thrower went to Milliken to collect money owed him. Thrower cursed and abused Milliken's wife, Milliken quickly paid him. Thrower came back later asking if Milliken would protect his wife. Milliken got his gun. Thrower left and came back with a gun. Thrower swore to kill Milliken and that he had a spite with him ever since they were in Mexico. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1173 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Sam Guire, Alias Sam Dobbins | Greene | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The cause of action in this case is listed as "assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter." He assaulted one Earl Campbell. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1426 | 85 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. James M. Allard | Jackson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Caleb Anderson. James M. Allard alias: Mat Allard. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Henry "Cuff" Ventress | Henry | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Ventress indicted for attempting to murder George Wiley in April of 1881 by striking him on the head with a "heavy stick or club". |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 213 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1831 | State v. James J. Darnell | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault and battery with intent to kill, Polly Darnell in 1830. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 374 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1838 | State v. Parker Everette | Grainger | Assault with Intent to Kill | East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 678 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1855 | State v. Levi H. Knight | Meigs | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"on the 6th day of December 1854 in the county aforesaid did unlawfully make an assault upon Michael Fooshee by drawing an axe on him and swearing he would kill him." |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1165 | 23 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Thomas Batte v. Nashville& Decatur Railroad Company& Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company | Giles | Felonious Killing/Wounding of Livestock | Middle | Range: 21 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 75 | 0 | Order A Copy |