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View Entry Charles Clinton v. State Madison Murder

Indictment.

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View Entry Jack Davis v. State Madison Murder

Indictment

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View Entry James Limbaugh v. State Hawkins Murder

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering William Morrison by beating him with a club. Morrison was visiting his niece who lived on one end of a "double home," owned by the plaintiff. After visiting with his niece, Morrison and the plaintiff began walking away from the home but soon began arguing. According to witness testimony, the plaintiff demanded that Morrison go home to be with his wife. Morrison likewise told the plaintiff to treat his wife better.

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View Entry State v. John C. Jackson Putnam Murder

Murder of Thomas McCloud; Additional defendants: Lewis Jackson, Simpson Jackson

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View Entry State v. J. Fletch Woodward, et al. Warren Murder

Hon. W. P. Hickerson, Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit. John J. Lowry, Circuit Court Clerk, Warren Co. Additional defendants: Gilbert Flynn, James Flynn; murder of Enoch Cooksey

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View Entry State v. Shade Westmoreland Hamilton Murder

John Edwards "Shade" Wetsmoreland alias "Shade Woods" was accused of murdering William Emberling. High profile case covered as far away as Chicago. Also a part of Hamilton County folklore.

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View Entry State v. George Stevens Davidson Murder

George Stevens, an African American man, was accused of shooting and killing George Burns, another African American man. Burn's wife Celia Burns pressed charges. The appeal commuted the charge from second degree murder to voluntary manslaughter.

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View Entry State v. John George Lincoln Murder

Victim: Hosea Towny. John George was accused of maliciously shooting Towny with a pistol on November 29 1868. Mary Hinton in her testimony described a dog fight between George and Towny's dogs. Towny accused George of hurting his dog.

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View Entry State v. James Davis Shelby Murder

Hon. John E. R. Ray, Judge, Circuit Court of Bartlett, 15th Judicial Circuit. Murder in the Second Degree- of William Johnson. Defendant died in jail, December 1873 Jurors: George Rousseau, P. A. Taylor, J. L. Anderson, I. V. Carlisle, H. Buckley, W. H. Neal, R. T. Shivers, Bent. Edwards, C. A. Hill, George H. Williams, W. A. Galloway, G. V. Vasser

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View Entry State v. Duncan Carroll Murder

Additional parties: Ed Smith. See additional part of case in WT 77.

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View Entry State v. John C. Pitts Henry Murder

Additional Parties: Andrew Ridgeway

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View Entry State v. Michael Malonney Shelby Murder

Verdict and Sentence Document Only.

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View Entry State v. Walker Ingram Giles Murder

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View Entry State v. Ardene Cash Shelby Murder

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View Entry State v. John Porter alias Sam Frierson Maury Attempted Murder

Charge is "Attempt to commit murder in the first degree by means of poison." Verdict and sentence only.

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View Entry State v. Andrew J. Lowder Hancock Murder

The def. is accused of murdering his wife, Margaret A. Lowder, with a gun. Def. claims he was cleaning the gun when it accidently fired. After his wife's death the def. quickly moved in with and married Sarah Babb, then 18 or 20 years old. During the trial Caroline Richmond (col.) testified that the def. came to her to have his fortune read and confided to her that his wife was sickly and that he would marry Babb when she died. Def. and his wife had three children together.

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View Entry State v. Logan Perry, alias William H. Carter Rutherford Murder

Logan Perry, referred to in the case as "colored," was accused of assaulting James Saunders with a pistol, shooting him in the neck and chest. The assault resulted in Saunders' death. Saunders and his cousin hired Perry to pick cotton on their farm. They had a disagreement one day. A witness saw them later that day, Perry telling Saunders that he had to treat him better. Saunders told him to go, and Perry pulled the gun. Saunders chased him with a timber, Perry shot him. Died six days later.

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View Entry State v. Charles Clinton Shelby Murder

Defendant is charged with killing his wife with a knife.

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View Entry State v. Richard Fitzgerald et al. Weakley Murder

Defendants: Quitman Fitzgerald, John H. Rogers, L. M. Tharpe, John Harris. Victim: J. J. Jordan

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View Entry State v. Austin King Henderson Murder

Verdict and Sentence Document.

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View Entry State v. Joseph Thomas Shelby Murder

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View Entry Thos. J. Bull v. State Hamblen Murder

Plaintiff in error is accused of murdering Susan Cox by stabbing her repeatedly with a knife. According to witness testimony the plaintiff and a group of people including the victim and her brother were walking towards the home of the plaintiff's mother when the plaintiff and the brother of the victim, Harvey Cox, began fighting. Susan Cox attempted to protect her brother by holding the plaintiff back, but was stabbed several times in the process, and died five days later.

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