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Plaintiff has brought an injunction against the city, accusing its officials of harassment. Phillips has owned a dry cleaning establishment for many years & has tried to comply with a new city law forbidding the storage or use of certain dangerous fluids. He insists the cleaning fluids he uses are commonly used by housewives, as well as by other dry cleaners, who are not facing the same legal actions.

Co-defendant is Western Fire Assurance Co., of Toronto, Canada. The charge is false arrest under a warrant accusing the plaintiff of arson. The company accused him of burning certain houses and a stock of goods in order to defraud the company of the insurance on that property. His indictment in criminal court on that charge was overturned, and he was discharged.

Bridges accused Logue of stealing 38 pair of saddle bags, some of which contained money, from Bridge's bar room. Logue was convinced of his innocence and sued Bridges for making false claims and attempting to ruin his names.

For threatening to kill Mathew Cooper.

For threatening to sue Henry S. Abrahams for perjury if Abrahams did not withdraw his suit against Bryan.

Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "malicious stabbing." 11/25/14: Add. 20-page transcript added. Odom charged with stabbing Thomas Jefferson Mills in left thigh with knife, not in self defense. Happened at party at def's house, related to county election (Wilder was candidate). Mills intervening in fight.

Plaintiff claims he was falsely accused by the defendant of theft, causing him to be jailed and to undergo a grand jury hearing. Even though the jury found the charges baseless, he says his health and reputation suffered badly from the strain. He sued for $35,000 damages.

Brewer sought to recover damages she sustained on account of malicious prosecution. She alleged that Sydeman had caused her to be arrested, lodged in the county jail, and indicted by a grand jury for disposing of merchandise. Others mentioned: G. A. Brewer, B. L. Lytton, J. B. DeAnda, M. Beckman, Federal Clothing Stores, William Jay Stores, and Sumner Stores.

In September of 1874 an African American man, Felix Swanson shot and killed a valueable horse belonging to Elijah North, also identified as African American. Lots of information concerning the cultural and racial landscape in the neighborhood, discusses issues like "where negroes were allowed to pass" on people's property.

Dice was accused of maliciously breaking down the fence belonging to J. H. Keadle. The cause in the case is stated as "wanton mischief." Documents are very concise.

Additional Complainants: W.A. Childress, C. L. Pearson, J.M. Dodson, B.B. Berry, and W.L. Warren.

Additional parties: W.J. Perry and A.S. Perry.

The victim in this case was a man named John Knowles.

The victim in this case was a man named Newman Stewart.

Defendants, both laborers by occupation, indicted for stabbing Z. T. Tilson on 15 Oct. 1876. Convicted for assault and battery.

The defendant, an African-American, was accused of being "a man of evil fame" who had made threats against owners of a property in Jackson, Tennessee.

Charles White, Tom Day, and two other men whose names are unknown are accused of attacking Charles Jones . . . and "unlawfully, wilfully, feloniously, and maliciously did strike, cut, thrush [sic], stab, and wound him."

The case has a "c" beside Frank Bellote's name.

Writ of scire facias only.

The State charged Blankenship with the "malicious stabbing" of R. L. McDowell. McDowell testified that he went to Gum Springs school with Len Cantrell to peaceably clear up issues with the defendant and he stabbed him. The defendant claimed the plaintiff made repeated threats on his life.