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Ann Harry was married to J.W. Harry for around thirty five years. They had four children. The plaintiff charged that her husband was committing adultery with one Emma Myers. The plaintiff was also seeking alimony.

Cause: Felonious Assault. Incident of 26 November 1891 (Thanksgiving Day), assault of W. T. Bower with a rock with intent to commit murder in the first degree.

Cause: "Geo. Miles & John Miles are guilty of selling & causing & permitting to be sold, bartered, or given away at their saloon in said City (Knoxville) vicious, spirituous, and malt liquors it being the Sabbath Day or Sunday November 8th 1871 and in violation of the ordinances of the City … "

Cause: "guilty of obstructing officers Brown & Sliger while making arrest of Elias Johnson on (Henley?) Street in said City (Knoxville) October 11, 1891."

Cause: Felonious assault. Incident of 20 Jan. 1892, plaintiff along with William Brummett, John Hunter, Charles Warrick, & Charles Lyle "unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, premeditatedly, and of their malice aforethought, an assault did make upon the bodies of J. A. Coffman, C. E. Donaldson, J. P. Coffman, Link Williams, and Charles D. Fagala with certain deadly weapons, to wit: knives, clubs, rocks, & brickbats … with the intent .. to commit murder in the first degree.. "

Defendants: N. B. Ledgerwood, James Ledgerwood, & William Ledgerwood. Incident of 14 Aug. 1891, "an assault did make upon the body of John Moran with certain deadly weapons to wit: a pistol and a beer glass, which they then and there … inflict upon the body of the said John Moran, a mortal wound, or wounds, from the effect of which he the said John Moran shortly thereafter died."

Case incomplete; opinion only.

This case involved a dispute over the payment of a bank note for $1000