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A.E. Foreman had been regularly paying alimony to Daisy when she had waylaid him on the highway, drew a pistol, and shot him in the left groin and hip. Defendant had apparently threatened him with a pistol on two earlier occasions. Plaintiff sought to stop paying alimony and wanted a complete divorce from defendant. 2 folders.

Victim: Mollie Turner

Also named State v. Buzz McClain. Assault victims: W. T. Bishop, Sam Bishop, Jay Vaughn

Victim: F. M. Hays.
Also charged in a 2nd, related case (also in WT 770) w/ charge of carrying an illegal weapon.

This is an appeal. Original case saw C.W. Davies accused of assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree. On June 26, 1888, Davies was said to have attacked Harry D. Martin with a club. Incident began over a perceived slur from Martin. Attack took place at Glendale Park, where Davies was a policeman, on the porch of the Casino, an amusement hall.

Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Victim not listed.

This is an appeal. Original bill saw indictment of King on charges of assault with intent to commit murder in the second degree. On Oct. 27 1887, King said to have attacked & wounded Reuben Sullivan with a knife. Sullivan rented land from King. Sullivan stated he was hauling corn for King who confronted him in the field & stabbed him multiple times incurring shoulder, arm, torso & abdomen wounds. Argument possibly over percentage of crop each was due. King sentenced to 18 mos. In TN Penitentiary

Partin was sentenced to 2 years. While in prison, he argued for a new trial based on his accusation that it was W. F. Warden who attacked him and provoked the fight. Partin claimed that he was defending himself. Witnesses: Ludie Herdon (?), E. J. Houston, William Lavery, Joe Fuller, S. W. Snider, Gat Burchet (?), Dr. R. M. Brown (?), Millie Wilson (colored), and Thomas Hays. 2 brads not removed. Several sheets of browned pulp paper are fragile.

Victim: William Merres

Victim: M. D. Smith alias Watt Smith. Assault with loaded pistol. Minus Miller listed as additional defendant

Plaintiff in error and Alex Hodge were accused of shooting Ike Blair with intent to kill. Blair testified that he was attending a dance given by Robt. Wilson on the farm of Harve Temple when the plaintiff attacked him without provocation. Witnesses testified that it was Blair who first showed a pistol.

2 folders. Plaintiff was originally indicted for a charge of assault and battery upon Emmett Dement with a pistol with the intent to commit murder in the first degree. This file is an appeal to the original bill.

Fields was convicted of shooting Howard Ward because he was peeping through a hole in a carnival tent.

For assault with intent to kill on George Cook. Philip Wilson also took part in assault but was tried separately.

Damage for train killing a mule. Brief only.

Victim: J. H. Gardner. Assault with a knife and pistol.

This case file is an appeal of a felony assault conviction. Plaintiff convicted of slitting his wife's throat with a razor.

Cause of action: Felonious Assault. Coats is charged with assaulting B. A. Wilson with a pistol with malice and "aforethought to kill and murder." See WT1733 for related case.

In this appeal, plaintiff had previous judgment of guilt regarding an assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree and malicious shooting case. Victim was Laura D. Carney. Result of jury trial was sentence of 10 yrs. in TN State Penitentiary Plaintiff, who lived at the Carney Boarding House and had been engaged to Laura, attempted to kill her once she ended their relationship. Plaintiffs lawyers claimed insanity, as two Monahan first cousins suffered this condition.

Opinion document. Turley charged with felonious assault upon George A. Greenlee using a pistol with intent to murder. Jury found Turley guilty and fined him $50 and sentenced him to 3 months in jail.

Ross Graves is charged with "assault with intent to commit murder upon Jesse Browner."

Defendant is charged with attempting to kill Will Thomas by shooting him after an altercation at a neighboring store, even though Robinson's original quarrel had been with a man named Jim Morgan.

Leak was charged with assaulting John Maples "with rocks, sticks, and pistols" and with intent to murder Maples.