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View Entry Dee Gross v. State Hawkins Breaking and Entering

Add. Cause of action: Larceny. Plaintiff in error was originally a co-defendant with James Ward and is accused of burglarizing the home of Avery Abshire. Plaintiff in error is described as ignorant, uneducated, and having spent time in a penitentiary. Plaintiff in error initially admitted to the burglary but, according to police, was under the influence of alcohol. When he became sober again, plaintiff in error denied the crime.

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View Entry State v. Cecil McClelland Hawkins Assault and Battery

Verdict: Guilty, reversed on appeal to Supreme Court.

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View Entry State v. Clifford Barnes et al. Hawkins Adultery, Open and Notorious

Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court with recommendation to the Governor. Additional Defendant: Bonnie Davis

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View Entry State v. Thomas Hagood Hawkins Assault and Battery

Judgment affirmed by Supreme Court of Tenn.

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View Entry State v. Elijah Hand (col.) Hawkins Breaking and Entering

Incomplete case file. Original case unknown. Copy of the judgment only.

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View Entry State v. Charles Littleton Hawkins Assault and Battery

The defendant is being accused of beating, abusing and other ill treatment of Margret Littleton which disturbed the peace of the state.

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View Entry State v. George M. Tooley Hawkins Assault and Battery

C.J. Kounts swore out peace warrant on Tooley, fearing he might kill or hurt C.J.'s wife Ann or her family. Tooley accused of assault & battery on Ann with a fence rail, which assault occurred in the presence of William Farris, Elvira Noe & others.

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View Entry State v. James Bloomer Hawkins Assault and Battery

Bloomer, a laborer, assaulted John Minor "to the evil example of all others in like cases." Witness Thomas Barrett testified that Bloomer asked Minor, a free man of color, to dismount his (Minor's) horse and give him the marriage license. If he did not produce it, Bloomer threatened to cut Minor's throat. Minor's brother William Minor was accused of abducting Bloomer's unnamed niece, a "white female infant of tender years" for the purpose of marrying her.

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