State v. Julius Gibson
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
State v. Julius Gibson
Case Date:
1901
Court Origin:
Circuit - Criminal
Cause/Crime:
Assault with Intent to Kill
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Hamilton
Division:
East
Number of Pages:
1
Notes / Description:
Brief for the state lays out the facts of the case. Defendant shot prosecutor Charlie Williams 3 times for no reason. Williams fell, but Gibson dry-fired the pistol at him twice more. According to the shooter, Williams had mistreated Gibson's sister. The state admitted that the prosecutor did indeed follow her through a field & woodland, "perhaps for the purpose of soliciting accommodations from her". It stated that "she was or had been a lewd woman, and this was known to the prosecutor."