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View Entry | Archie Monroe, in error v. State | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
Monroe was charged with "disturbing an educational essembly" at Austin School House by fighting and quarreling and talking and making boisterous language and making threatening demonstrations. Witnesses claimed Monroe had threatened a teacher after his daughter, a student at the school, had been suspended. |
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View Entry | Burress Wilmeth v. State | Hamblen | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Charged along w/ Creed Taylor, Nathan Nelson, George Croft, & Robert Wright. For disturbing worship services of the Morristown Methodist Episcopal Church South by "...Whispering, talking Laughing Scoffing Walking about making a loud noise Jesturing [sic] and other wrongs..." |
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View Entry | Corporation of Paris v. Charles Thomason | Henry | Disturbing the Peace | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | City of Knoxville v. E. J. Sanford, W. P. Chamberlain & A. J. Albers | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
Chamberlain & Albers tried to conduct a dray business, and were probably employed as teamsters. However, Knoxville had strict rules about taxes imposed upon draymen, and required licenses of them. The defendants were charge with running a pharmaceutical service without a license. Case includes extensive and broad list of all industries requiring such a license. |
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View Entry | Corimer Shotwell v. State | Shelby | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | John Coker, in error v. Board of Mayor and Alderman of Knoxville | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
John Coker, alias Floyd, was charged with disorderly conduct/aiding and abetting by his presence and dancing with a prostitute at the house of Mary Oakes on Mabry Street and causing a general disturbance to the neighbors. |
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View Entry | Joseph Hoge v. State | Rhea | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Plaintiff in error is accused of disturbing worship at a public schoolhouse with laughter, loud talking and other disruptive behavior. |
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View Entry | John Ligon v. State | Disturbing the Peace |
Opinion only. |
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View Entry | J. L. DeBoard v. State | Cocke | Disturbing the Peace |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he prowled houses in the town of Newport at night to see females undressing. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | John Lukowski, in error v. Mayor and Alderman of the Town of Knoxville | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
The mayor and aldermen of Knoxville charged Lukowski with disturbing the peace by assaulting and beating Frank Grechoweiz at the house of Mrs. Soboloskie at the corner of High & Church St. |
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View Entry | John Hutchinson, in error v. State | Union | Disturbance of Public Worship |
In a previous case Plaintiff in error was convicted of disturbing public worship. Plaintiff in error filed this claim as an appeal. |
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View Entry | L. Trigg v. Mayor & Alderman of Knoxville | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
The plaintiff is accused of disturbing the peace by attempting to shoot J. McMillan. The plaintiff is appealing the case. |
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View Entry | Mayor & Alderman of Columbia v. Henry Roberts | Maury | Disturbing the Peace | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Mayor & Aldermen of the Town of Rutherford v. George N. Swink | Gibson | Disturbing the Peace |
Assignment of errors of law. Swink originally charged with violating municipal ordinance against "profane language & boisterous conduct" on 27 April 1889. Offenses took place in Henry Blackburn's saloon & other places about town. |
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View Entry | State v. Nathan Gillaspie et al. | Franklin | Disturbing the Peace |
Additional Defendants: William Gillaspie; James Faris; Thomas Dixon |
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View Entry | State v. George Massey | Putnam | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Defendant was accused of disturbing public worship by noise, profanity, and indecent behavior. |
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View Entry | State v. Columbus Hammer | Warren | Disturbing the Peace |
Indicted by a grand jury for disturbing the peace at an "an assembly for literacy or educational purposes." Defendant moved to quash the indictment with a plea in abatement challenging the testimony of a grand jury witness, J.J. Nomack. Defendant could not write his own name on the court papers instead making his mark, an X, on the them. |
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View Entry | State v. Joseph Turnbow | Lewis | Disturbing the Peace | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. James Wright | Sumner | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Additional parties: William Branham also known as "Buck" Branham, James Branham, and G. Wright. |
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View Entry | State v. Bachus Simpson | Humphreys | Disturbing the Peace |
Official charge is "obscenity." Additional parties: Amanda J. Jones |
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View Entry | State v. Floid Laycock | Jackson | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. David Bell | Dyer | Disturbing the Peace |
Disturbance during a spelling match at a school house. |
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View Entry | State v. W. J. Walpool | Gibson | Disturbing the Peace |
Additional parties: Ellis Davis |
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View Entry | State v. James Brown | Rutherford | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant is charged with giving whiskey to a slave without his owner's permission. |
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View Entry | State v. Eli Steele | Franklin | Disturbing the Peace |
Defendant is being charged with profanity for saying "God damned." |
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View Entry | State v. Charles Durham, et al. | Houston | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Additional Defendants: Charlie Madden, Tom R., and B. Brown. |
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View Entry | State v. Charlie Davidson | Sullivan | Disturbing the Peace |
Cause of Action: Resisting Arrest and Disturbing a Public Assembly. |
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View Entry | State v. Pink Robertson& Offie Robertson | Obion | Disturbing the Peace |
The defendants were accused of indecent conduct toward the school directors during a school exercise in Obion County. |
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View Entry | State v. James Cartwright& Thomas King | Gibson | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. D. W. White | Johnson | Disturbing the Peace |
State charged the defendant with disturbing an educational and literary meeting at Hally Spring's College with noise and rude and indecent behavior. The circuit court jury found him guilty and ordered he pay $20 and cost of suit. |
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View Entry | State v. John Murr | Greene | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. Charles Jennings | Maury | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. James Townsell | Sevier | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Opinion only. It quotes state law on the definition of disturbing a worship service. Also contains references to English law. Townsell charged with disturbing a Baptist congregation by cursing, making a loud noise, laughing, throwing dirt, and being drunk. Judgment was quashed. |
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View Entry | State v. Charles Seward | Roane | Disturbance of Public Worship | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. C. B. "Charly" Wright, Jr. & Buddie Burrow | Macon | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Charged with disturbing the service of Ebenezer Church. |
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View Entry | State v. John H. Cockreham | Hawkins | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Defendant accused of interrupting a congregation of Methodists assembled to worship by "talking, cussing and swearing with a loud voice" and so disturbing public worship, said disturbance to be "against good morals" & "in contempt of religion." Transcript notes that one potential witness, William King, was "objected to as incompetent being of mixed blood." Also, judge told jury all that was necessary to constitute a disturbance was that 1 individual be disturbed, not entire congregation. |
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View Entry | State v. William Hicks& Nathaniel Hicks | Campbell | Disturbing the Peace |
William and Nathaniel are accused of beating, wounding and ill treat George Braden to the great damage and evil example of all others offending and against the peace and dignity of the state. |
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View Entry | State v. Steve Brittain | Claiborne | Disturbing the Peace |
The defendant failed to keep his slaves clothed in the public view. The state states that what should have been concealed was publicly imposed the good people of the state. |
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View Entry | State v. Albert Hartman | Washington | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Hartman was charged with disturbing a gathering of people for the purpose of public worship. |
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View Entry | State v. Aus Harman | Maury | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Plaintiff is accused of disturbing worship in Lasea Church in Maury County by making loud noise and behaving in a way that was indecent and profane. |
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View Entry | State v. Robert Martin | Jefferson | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Martin charged with tickling, scratching, and scoffing Jacob Palmer Jr. and Alexander Biram during a congregation. Jury found him guilty and fined him $20. |
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View Entry | State v. Thomas Sawyers | Cocke | Disturbing the Peace |
The State claims that the defendant did unlawfully run a horse race on a public road against the peace and dignity of the State. |
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View Entry | State v. Wallace Adams | Knox | Disturbing the Peace |
Cause of action listed as "disturbing educational and literary meeting." For disturbing a meeting at Methodist church in Eastport. See also State v. Lee Beaty in ET 1687. |
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View Entry | State v. Park Saylor et al. | Hamblen | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Add. Def: Elbert Dyer, Carl Bernard, and Jim Atkins. This is an appeal by the State from an order sustaining a motion to quash. Def. are accused of disrupting a religious worship by loud and indecent talk, and throwing mud balls. |
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View Entry | State v. James Bennett | DeKalb | Disturbing the Peace |
Incomplete case file. Defendant is accused of disturbing an Alliance meeting, assembled to promote agriculture, by exhibiting indecent behavior and profane discourse. |
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View Entry | State v. Dock Allen | DeKalb | Disturbance of Public Worship |
The defendant is accused of entering a church and disrupting worship by speaking and shaking hands with members of the congregation. Witnesses note that the defendant was noticeably intoxicated at the time of the disruption. |
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View Entry | State v. W. T. Donoho | Trousdale | Disturbance of Public Worship |
The defendant was accused of disturbing pubic worship during a Sunday service. Name of the church was unknown. Defendant admitted to making a disturbance at the church but stated that it was well before service began. |
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View Entry | State v. Jack Anderson | Putnam | Disturbance of Public Worship |
Jack Anderson was charged with disturbing religious worship services by using "pofane discourse" and having "rude and indecent behavior." |
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View Entry | State v. Pitser Camp, Bob Camp, Humphrey Camp, Lewis Camp | Hardeman | Disturbing the Peace | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. John Brown | Henry | Disturbance of Public Worship |
On September 20, 1870 John Brown willfully interrupted, disturbed and disquieted a congregation for public worship by playing at the door of the church a Jew's harp(actual instrument) and by rude and improper behavior. |
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