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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 | 1916 | Annie Mae Bell v. State | Warren | Murder |
Murder of Charlie Roach. Involving Raymond French. Annie Mae Bell also spelled Annie Mae Bell. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 163 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1889 | Bush Blackburn v. State | Warren | Larceny |
Plaintiff in error, also known as Bush Settle and Bushrod (?) Settle, along with John B. Smith is accused of taking several suits, pocket knives, handkerchiefs, boots, stamps, scissors, a watch, jewelry and shoes from a store owned by N. G. Maddox. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 834 | 63 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | David Darnell v. State | Warren | Appeal for New Trial |
In the original case, Darnell was accused of unlawfully, willfully and feloniously and maliciously assaulting, beating and wounding a person with a unlawful and deadly weapon which was held in the hand with the malicious and felonious intent to kill and murder against the peace of the state. This is an appeal for a new trial. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 747 | 78 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | Harris Maze v. State | Warren | Theft | Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 682 | 30 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1819 | Heirs of William White v. Commissioner of McMinnville | Warren | Land, Sale of |
Dispute over the sale of a plot of land in Warren County |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 366 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1919 | Jim H. Barrett v. State | Warren | Murder |
Murdered Polk Smartt, African American |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 128 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Jesse Fults v. State | Warren | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1925 | J. H. Mallory v. Warren County Construction Company | Warren | Injury and Damages | Middle | Range: 33 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 478 | 84 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1889 | John Cassick (col.) v. State | Warren | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
This is an appeal from the plaintiff in error who was accused of carrying a pistol. The case file includes testimony from James Marler who is a deputy sheriff in Warren County and is noted to live at Mrs. Brown's boarding house, as well as testimony from O. E. Argo who is a policeman in McMinnville, Tennessee. |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 814 | 36 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | John Green, in error v. State | Warren | Larceny |
The State charged Green with the theft of a mule valued at $75. The circuit court jury sentenced him to three years hard labor at the state penitentiary. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1149 | 75 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1886 | John A. Miller v. State | Warren | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: M. D. Smith alias Watt Smith. Assault with loaded pistol. Minus Miller listed as additional defendant |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 690 | 127 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1915 | Oliver Looper v. State | Warren | Larceny |
The charge is larceny of 25 bushels of wheat. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 134 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. J. Fletch Woodward, et al. | Warren | Murder |
Hon. W. P. Hickerson, Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit. John J. Lowry, Circuit Court Clerk, Warren Co. Additional defendants: Gilbert Flynn, James Flynn; murder of Enoch Cooksey |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 172 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1877 | State v. Columbus Hammer | Warren | Disturbing the Peace |
Indicted by a grand jury for disturbing the peace at an "an assembly for literacy or educational purposes." Defendant moved to quash the indictment with a plea in abatement challenging the testimony of a grand jury witness, J.J. Nomack. Defendant could not write his own name on the court papers instead making his mark, an X, on the them. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 25 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1874 | State v. William A. Waters | Warren | Larceny |
Waters was accused of stealing money from L. P. Woodlie. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 32 | 235 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. Samuel Templeton | Warren | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Charge was attempted murder by beating with a pistol Tom Cardwell, also of Warren County. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 37 | 54 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. R. H. Hudson et al. | Warren | Murder |
Additional Defendants: W. J. Little, Elmore Little, Thomas Sperry, James Hudson. Victim: Sevier Evans. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Ed Curtis | Warren | Horse Stealing | Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 52 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Granville Looper et al. | Warren | Murder |
Additional Defendant: Sandy Willis. Victim: Albert Etkins, who is described as "colored," |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 54 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1881 | State v. Thomas Hawkins | Warren | Malicious Destruction/ Mischief |
Additional parties: W.J. Perry and A.S. Perry. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 60 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Nancy Goodbar | Warren | Breaking and Entering | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | State v. Charlie Newby | Warren | Liquor Violation |
Charge is unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor. See also Docket Nos. 27275 (same box), 27276 (MT 152), and 27278 (MT 397), which deal with related cases. |
Middle | Range: 27 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1857 | State v. Rowan F. Hopkins | Warren | Murder |
Defendant is charged with stabbing James Bailey to death with a dirk. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | State v. James Davis | Warren | Larceny |
Sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 7 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1879 | State v. William Bright | Warren | Larceny |
Sentenced to one year in the state penitentiary |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 368 | 4 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1835 | State v. Bennett Dula | Warren | Murder |
Bennett Dula is charged with the murder of William Patton who was found dead in the mountains. He killed Patton and took his belongings including his horse and his watch. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 94 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1839 | State v. Grandison, a Slave | Warren | Rape | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 378 | 43 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1920 | State v. Charlie Newby | Warren | Liquor Violation |
Charge is unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor. See also Docket Nos. 27275 and 27277 (MT 68) and 27276 (MT 152), which deal with related cases. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 397 | 24 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1922 | State v. Denney Dunlap | Warren | Public Indecency | Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 419 | 8 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1922 | State v. William Duncan | Warren | Destruction of Property/ Petition to Halt Construction | Middle | Range: 33 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 447 | 32 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1895 | State v. W. D. Hughes | Warren | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Hughes was charged with "unlawfully retail spirituous liquors on Sunday" and "keeping open a saloon on Sunday." |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1083 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1883 | Sarah Jane Woodlee, in error v. State | Warren | Keeping a Bawdy House |
The State charged Woodlee with running a "disorderly house." The jury found her guilty "hesitatingly," and fined her $5. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | State v. J. W. Brinkley | Warren | Liquor Violation |
The State charged the defendant with selling liquor on a Sunday. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1074 | 13 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Fred Breeden | Warren | Horse Stealing |
Incomplete case file. Order to hold only. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 710 | 2 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1888 | State v. Joe Dinker Webb | Warren | Murder |
Victim: John D. Hawkins |
Middle | Range: 35 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 747 | 112 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1832 | State v. Black et al. | Warren | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Additional defendants: William Blake, Robert Black, and Henry Pennington. Black also charged with recognizance. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 196 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1854 | State v. Asabel Rains& John Graham | Warren | Breaking and Entering | Middle | Range: 32 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. H. J. King | Warren | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete case file. King was accused of stabbing B. N. Myers. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 26 | 11 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. Henry Brown | Warren | Murder, Attempted |
Brown was accused of attempting to kill G. J. Berry with a knife. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 48 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. George W. Shrader | Warren | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Additional parties: James Rogers and W. T. Murry. Indicted for malicious stabbing of John Macon. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 29 | 77 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. Andrew Hopkins | Warren | Larceny, Grand |
Hopkins was accused of breaking into a store house belonging to A. L. Comer. He was accused of stealing from the store house and carrying away goods he took from inside. These goods included shovels, fabric, coats, and boots. Hopkins was identified as a black man by witnesses. Major evidence included mud found in Hopkin's shoe tread that matched footprints found near the crime scene. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1876 | State v. Momo Martin | Warren | Larceny |
Mr. Martin, an African-American man, was convicted in 1874 for stealing two sides of bacon valued at $3 from Nancy Biles. The second count was for stealing an additional two sides. The third count was for stealing eight sides of bacon and four shoulders valued at $15. Martin said he was unable to get a fair trial in Warren county. The bacon was described as having been gnawed by cats then hung up using dried grass. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 35a | 64 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1878 | State v. Ed Nunnely | Warren | Keeping a Billard Table | Middle | Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. E. C. Wilson | Warren | Larceny |
Victim: William Sanders and James Sanders Jr. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 56 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1917 | State v. Polk Boner& Will Martin | Warren | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim, Tom Cutts, |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 102a | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | State v. A. Z. Holder | Warren | Aiding and Abetting |
The victim was Hazel Lee. A.Z Holder also went by the name of Bud Holder. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1920 | State v. George Holder | Warren | Rape | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 157 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1921 | State v. Charlie Newby | Warren | Liquor Violation |
Charge selling intoxicating liquor within four miles of a schoolhouse. See also Docket Nos. 27276 (MT 152), 27277 (same box), and 27278 (MT 397), which deal with associated cases. |
Middle | Range: 27 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1921 | State v. Charlie Newby | Warren | Liquor Violation |
Charge is unlawfully manufacturing intoxicating liquor. See also Docket Nos. 27275 and 27277 (MT 68 and 27278 (MT 397), which deal with related cases. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 152 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1856 | State v. John Ramsey | Warren | Other |
Defendant is being tried for not maintaining a strip of road he had responsibility over. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 259 | 0 | Order A Copy |