Tennessee Research Search

Case file is incomplete; opinion only.

Victim: Nell Conroy; plaintiff in error case;

Additional parties: J. C. Copeland, Mrs. A. V. Harris, T. B. Ogletree.

Attempted rape of Bobbie Latham. Statutory

Amanda Hudson was in her home when a described Negro man came into her kitchen and tried to grab her. She and her children ran outside, grabbed rocks and sticks, and beat the man until he ran away when he saw a neighbor coming with a shotgun. He was apprehended 4 miles away. Defense claims the police arrested the wrong man because they lost the actual perpetrator.

Homer Bowling is charged with assault with the intent to rape a 69 year old woman by the name of Sylvania Newport….what makes this case unusual is that she is also the step grandmother of Homer Bowling. He was given a sentence of one year in prison. Homer Bowling claims that his step grandmother was trying to rummage through his pockets while he slept and when he woke up she had his dollar and was tucking it in her shirt. That is why he said he attacked her. He said he had no intention of raping her.

Henry Crumpton was charged with the assault and attempted rape of a woman named Bertha Hester.

Foster was accused of attempting to kill William T. Wattenbarger. He hid in the bushes in broad daylight while Wattenbarger approached on the road. The defense argued that the jury was coerced in its decision. The main evidence was a pair of shoes worn by Foster the day of the shooting, and the tracks they made in the freshly plowed soil of the corn field.

Additional parties: Lizzie Sullivan

Made an assault upon Irene Owenby with the intention of forcibly having carnal knowledge w/her. In a motion for a new trial, E. R. Mynatt brought new evidence of the physical impossibility of committing rape in the coal truck cab. Owenby claimed she was walking home from the Appalachian Mills when defendant stopped and said, "Sweetheart you are going w/me." Evidence includes a swatch of plaid cloth and what looks to be the second page of a letter.

Case incomplete; opinion only.

For assault & attempted rape of Mandie Wallace "a female under 10 years of age..."

Whitson was charged with breaking into the Stewart home, lying in bed with Mrs. Stewart, lifting her night dress, and placing his hand between her thighs. May is also listed as Mary in some of the court documents. Housed in 2 folders.

Henry was a slave who was the property of William Brigham and the woman was Margaret Buchannan who was White

Contains pictures (A-G) as evidence. The charge also could be known as Felonious Assault.

The defendant was accused of assaulting an eighteen-year old woman named Lundy McCoy. Both were African-Americans.

Verdict and Sentence Document Only.

Cause of action: Assault with intent to commit incest with his daughter, Lou Ella Hayes, a girl aged about 17 years.

Victims: Nelson McDonald and Albert Frayson

The victim was Gus Mervine.