De Foor was tried for murdering Joe Williams in 1888. Transcript contains colorful testimony. Witness said that she and Williams were furnishing music for a lawn party given at a private home. Near midnight, defendant remarked that there was his cousin dancing with "Big Sis," a reference to Joe's wife. This offended Mrs. Williams, so she sought and received an apology; Joe asked likewise. Shortly, a gunfight and chase ensued, ending in Joe's death. Hand-drawn map shows key locations on street & alley.

Plaintiff is accused of assaulting Charles Passons with a knife. Before the assault, plaintiff was arrested for public drunkenness and placed in jail. In the evening Charles Passons made a trip to the jail to bring water to Lewis, and claims this is when he was attacked. Plaintiff insists he was whittling, when in the process of taking his knife, Passons was accidently stabbed.

Defendant was on trial for keeping a house where gambling was allowed.

Plaintiff in error was accused of openly carrying a belt pistol, pocket pistol, or revolver. He was found guilty in the original trial and sentenced to 60 days in jail.

George Lahue testified that he witnessed the plaintiff in the woods shooting at a tree with a pistol. The plaintiff states that he has not carried a pistol in ten years and was using a rifle to shoot the tree. The plaintiff further notes that he was previously attacked by Lahue for charging him with stealing. Several witnesses testified to Lahue's poor character.

Record contains two briefs for the appellant by the following: W. G. Weatherford, James M. Greer.

Foster was accused of attempting to kill William T. Wattenbarger. He hid in the bushes in broad daylight while Wattenbarger approached on the road. The defense argued that the jury was coerced in its decision. The main evidence was a pair of shoes worn by Foster the day of the shooting, and the tracks they made in the freshly plowed soil of the corn field.

Case incomplete; opinion only. See also ET #1744

Plaintiff was charged with burning several stacks of hay of one Nancy M. Travis. The hay was worth around $100.00.

For perjury in the case of State v. Silas Patter (for illegal gaming) by testifying under oath that Patter had never illegally gamed for money.

The defendants were charged with the robbery of one Henry Smith. They were charged with stealing Five notes valued at $10.00, ten notes at $5.00, three pieces of silver coins at $1.00 and six silver pieces at $.50 each. Two folders.

2 cases were bound together in box. Cover sheet of 1st case says M. F. Nolan v. State, but rest of case says Phil Nolan v. State. 2nd case says M. F. Nolan v. State throughout case. Both were charged with illegally carrying a pistol.

Victim: Mollie Oldham.

The defendant was accused of murdering Bud Elliot and Benton Messick with a pistol. On the evening of the shooting the three men, along with several others, were drinking and wrestling by a haystack near Duke's home. Near the end of the evening Duke told Messick that he owed him money and invited Messick and Elliot back to his home to review the books. Once inside Duke's home Messick and Duke began arguing. Elliot tried to intervene but was shot. Messick was then shot.

Case actually heard in James Co. Deft. found guilty of stealing $41.66 from Isaac Wolf & Co. on the date of 27 Aug. 1890. Wolf, who was familiar with the deft., said that on the night of the theft he saw Swafford standing near the front door of his shop as he was closing for the day. He kept the money in a cigar box that he placed under the counter before closing. The next morning the shop's front door was open & the box was missing. Similar box found in deft's. possession.

The defendant was accused of disturbing public worship. Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to jail. No further details of the case are available. Casefile primarily pertains to the construction of the jury.

Motlow also accused of larceny after stealing goods and items from the home of Finas and Ed Riddle.

Connor (aka Allen O'Connor and Allen Sharp) was accused of shooting Burt Balew with attempt to kill. Balew testified that he and several other men were sitting on a fence when Connor walked by and said that he could "whip anyone in the crowd." Balew went towards Connor and put his hand on his shoulder. Connor then shot him with a pistol concealed in his pocket. Connor states that he and Balew were friends and that the pistol went off by accident. Connor was 16 at the time of the shooting.

The defendant and William Whitlock are accused of attempting to pass a forged checks to Joseph Rosenfield and Bayer Saywitz and Co. from F. B. Shelby. Shelby states that she did not sign or authorize the check in controversy. The original case resulted in a guilty verdict and a sentence of 8 years of hard labor in a Nashville penitentiary.

The defendant was accused of shooting and murdering Wade Satterfield during an outdoor dance. During the evening the two men began to argue and were held back and separated by witnesses. At some point the defendant fired his pistol but did not hit anyone. Seeing this, the def. threw a rock or "soda pop," bottle towards the defendant who then fired two shots at the deceased. The def. claims that he believed his life to be in danger and only fired his weapon in self-defense. Add. documents located in MT 960.

The defendant was accused of stealing chickens owned by Dailey Lawson from a hen house located on Lawson's property. The casefile notes that the defendant was married and has two children. It is alleged that during the trial Curtis West, a member of the jury, attempted to force a hung jury because he was a Republican.

Lafevors aka Lafevers, and Jeff Howard were convicted of disturbing public worship and fined. This is a bill to re-tax the cost in the cause by striking out the State and County taxes. The defendant believes said taxes were already paid by Howard.