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Cause of Action: appeal to overturn charge

Cause of Action: Malicious Shooting. Zonnger Wilson, victim.

Victim: Dunk Goodrich

Helm sued the state for overrulling on a murder charge. Helm was accused/convicted by the state of shooting and killing Ernest Tryce, a.k.a. Ernest Overall.

Victim: Roy Buckner, the son of John Buckner.

Cause of action: stealing and carrying away one milch cow valued at $35.00. The cow was owned by Louis Moore.

Violation of the four mile law.

Hamby did "unlawfully and carnally know one Leora Blakely, a female over the age of twelve and under the age of twenty one years." The case materials state that Leora was the daughter of Nathan Blakely. She was 18 years old and Hamby was 36 at the time of the trial. Leora gave birth to twins and placed them in the Leath Orphanage at Memphis. At the time of the trial, one of the children had died and the other was still at the orphanage.

Mr. Johnson was African-American

Additional plaintiffs: W. W. Wheeler, S. H. McDurman, T. E. Salisbury, T. J. Walpole, William Robinson, W. E. Campbell, F. W. Eison, J. B. Carson, W. Boydston

Dfnts. were accused of the first-degree murder of Mrs. Mary Moore, mother of dfnt Moore. Dfnts. were accused of attacking Mrs. Moore, then burning her house down around her. Two other bodies were found with Mrs. Moore, identified as two of her other children: Frances (a girl about 16 years old) and R. J. (a boy about 13). The fire occurred Jan. 1, 1932. Testimony vividly describes state of bodies after being pulled from fire.

Cause of Action is stated as: Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses

Exhibits: affidavits Original case concerned Rich Partee's alleged kidnapping of Tabby Green.

Charged with selling liquor without a license. A sworn statement is included in the file indicating that J. H. Evans died in March, 1910. Evans died after initial conviction and before the appeal was heard.

Charged with openly carrying a pistol.

Latham neglected and abandoned wife, Violet Latham; questioning the validity of The Act of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee 1915.

victim: Millard Russell; Richardson found his seed store room broken in to; Russell told Richardson he broke in; Richardson shot Russell; sentenced to 15 years in jail.

Victim: Luther Hartsfield

Tendle was accused with Clarence Hill and Clyde Hill of the murder of Denver Pilcher. Tendle was spelled variously as Tindall. Dfnt. testified he went to Pilcher's to discuss water and profits of a whiskey still. Dfnt. swore Pilcher shot at him first, and he only shot back in self-defense. Testified Pilcher shot twice, and he only shot once.

Lonnie Cheek was indicted for unlawfully carrying a pistol, not of Army or Navy issue, openly in his hand.

C. T. Williams, Deputy Sheriff, searched the Dfnt's premises and found empty liquor bottles in the home, a bottle buried in the garden, a three gallon charcoal keg, 20 large cans, and 5 one gallon cans.