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View Entry	Year	Case Name	County	Cause/Crime	Case Description	Division	Location	# Pages	Order
View Entry	1881	E. Dean Dow, assignee et al. v. John B. Cox	Knox	Property Dispute	This was a replevin suit regarding the ownership of two organs in the case of Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. v. W. F. Cummins to recover debt due under $500 for an organ.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103	32	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	Frank Pegg v. State	Knox	Unknown	Case incomplete; summons only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 103	3	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	Hense Bacchus& Alius Clark v. State	Knox	Gambling	Case incomplete; opinion only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101	6	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	John Bond v. State	Wilson	Rape	Additional parties: Mary Williams aka Mary Owens	Middle	Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	James Hilton v. Louisville & Nashville RR Co.& Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Co.	Sumner	Injury	Additional Defendant: Western Union Telegraph Company.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	John Lewallen v. State	Knox	Obstructing a Public Road/Road/Right of Way	"The indictment charge the defendant with obstructing a public road laid out and established by the county court."	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 98	6	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	James Gaines v. State	Knox	Unknown	Procedindo only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 98	4	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	1881	Prior Karnes v. State	Knox	Carrying an Illegal Weapon	Case incomplete; opinion only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 101	1	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	Pat Adkins v. State	Knox	Assault and Battery	Case incomplete; opinion only.	East	Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 102	1	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Andy Harris, et al.	Meigs	Larceny, Grand	John and Andy Harris were accused of stealing 500 pounds of bacon, and 100 pounds of lard from Rachel Doubty. The two absconded to a small island where Andy was heard talking about the meat.	East	Range: 5 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 20a	16	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Sarah Tankersly	Franklin	Bigamy	Also spelled Sarah Tankersley (?)	Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 59	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Joseph Turnbow	Lewis	Disturbing the Peace		Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 60	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Prince Mason, et al.	Robertson	Larceny	Defendant is listed as "colored." Additional defendant: Benjamin Taylor. Victim: John Dunn.	Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 60	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	1881	State v. George Parmer	Lincoln	Robbery	Defendant is listed as "colored." Alias: George Clark. Victim: Andrew H. Murray.	Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. John Turnbow	Perry	Carrying an Illegal Weapon		Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Henry Trull	Perry	Lewd Behavior		Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 61	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. J. M. Kerr	Rutherford	Gambling		Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. George Smith (col.)	Franklin	Assault with Intent to Commit Rape	Victim: Ann Landus.	Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Sydney Smith	Wilson	Assault and Battery	Co-defendant: Henry Smith.	Middle	Range: 20 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 58	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. James Wright	Sumner	Disturbance of Public Worship	Additional parties: William Branham also known as "Buck" Branham, James Branham, and G. Wright.	Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Mary Jenkins	Trousdale	Murder	Mary Jenkins, colored. Victim: Felix Oliver	Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 62	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Albert Akers et al.	Davidson	Bond Dispute	Additional parties: George F. Akers and Hugh McGavock	Middle	Range: 20 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 69	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. E. W. Napier	Davidson	Breach of Trust	The defendant was an African-American man.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Major Johnson	Montgomery	Breaking and Entering	The defendant, an African-American, was accused of breaking into a business establishment owned by Frank Bryers.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Jerry Turner et al.	Humphreys	Rape	Additional Defendant: Jerry Venters, alias Jerry Jordan. The defendants, both African-Americans, were accused of raping a woman named Mary Jane Dotson.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Herschell Cloyd	Wilson	Murder	The victim's name in this case was L.D. Gilliland.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. William Avery	Maury	Murder	William Avery is an African American man alias William McKissick on August 30, 1880, murdered William Holt. See same case but different docket number in MT 1225.	Middle	Range: 37 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1231	141	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Sam Wright	Smith	Assault with Intent to Kill	A transcript of the record in the case of State v. Sam Wright, African American.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Alex Carter	Houston	Larceny		Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Walter Martin et al.	Sumner	Rape	Additional defendants - Willie Martin and Charlie Franklin	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Jack Smith	Davidson	Perjury	Page count does not include entire case.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	4	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Joe Pike, et al..	Robertson	Arson	Additional defendants: Lewis Sadler and Jeff Warner.	Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. W. C. McAdams	Sumner	Larceny		Middle	Range: 21 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 174	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. George Fountain	Franklin	Malicious Destruction/ Mischief		Middle	Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 158	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. C.O. Gatewood	Weakley	Murder	Defendant was accused, along with Green Gatewood, of murdering Rufus Stunston in Palmersville on October 12, 1880. The case describes an argument at the entrance to Gatewood's store, moving into the street and to the front of Thacker's Saloon.	West	Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 143	272	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. George Smith	Shelby	Carrying an Illegal Weapon		West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. R. Ruperschmidt	Shelby	Selling Merchandise without License	Cause of Action: Selling Pistols etc.	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. William Wright	Shelby	Larceny		West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 165	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. F. M. Fennell	Shelby	Assault and Battery		West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 166	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Lawson Shelton	Shelby	Murder	Victim: Lucius Cobb	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 166	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Jim White	Crockett	Carrying an Illegal Weapon	Defendant is accused of "carrying a pistol."	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 168	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. W. F. Cornell	Shelby	Assault and Battery	Victim: William Parker	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 175	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Martha A. Smith	Carroll	Libel	The defendant was accused of slandering Mary Philips, a teacher.	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 176	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Simon Fletcher	Henry	Perjury		West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Alice Wright	Obion	Public Nuisance	Wright was formally charged with keeping a "disorderly house" in which drinking and prostitution took place.	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. Thomas Russell et al.	McNairy	Carrying an Illegal Weapon	Additional Defendant: E. Wooten.	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. William Partee	Shelby	Carrying an Illegal Weapon		West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 177	0	Order A Copy
View Entry	1881	State v. S. Bestoff	Shelby	Unlawful Selling of Goods	Defendant name variant: Besthoff Indictment for selling pistols	West	Range: 84 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 179	0	Order A Copy

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