State v. Columbus Hammer
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
State v. Columbus Hammer
Case Date:
1877
Court Origin:
Circuit - Criminal
Cause/Crime:
Disturbing the Peace
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Warren
Division:
Middle
Number of Pages:
11
Notes / Description:
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.