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View Entry | Audry Collins, Pat Collins, Edward Greene, Jack Lane v. State | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: A. L. Rawlings. County: Unknown. |
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View Entry | Bob Thurman v. State | Rhea | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Burk Milum (col.) v. State | Lincoln | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Plaintiff in error is accused of attempting to rape Alma Hicks, daughter of Lewis Hicks, the plaintiff's employer. Lewis Hicks claims he entered his home to find the plaintiff assaulting his daughter. The plaintiff claim it was Alma who initiated the interaction. |
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View Entry | Clarence Roland v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Nell Conroy; plaintiff in error case; |
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View Entry | Charles Wallace v. State | Knox | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
2 Folders. |
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View Entry | D. B. Plumlee, Jr. v. State | Overton | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Additional parties: J. C. Copeland, Mrs. A. V. Harris, T. B. Ogletree. |
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View Entry | Elwood Lyons, et al. v. State | Unicoi | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Otha Daugherty. Additional Plaintiffs: Kyle Collins and Charles Loveless. |
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View Entry | Ed Cantrell v. State | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Attempted rape of Bobbie Latham. Statutory |
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View Entry | Elias Curry v. State | Madison | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Indictment. |
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View Entry | Edward Isaacs v. State | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
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. |
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View Entry | Fred Vickers v. State | Hamilton | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Fred Vickers was charged with assault with intent to commit rape and sentenced to 15 years in the state penitentiary. He assaulted one Florence Orr. 2 folders. |
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View Entry | Homer Bowling v. State | Scott | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
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. |
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View Entry | Huntley May v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
2 folders. The suit charges that Huntley May "did unlawfully feloniously violently and forcibly" made an "assault and battery on the person of Ruby Bratten, a female, with intent to commit rape" on January 3, 1915. |
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View Entry | Henry Crumpton v. State | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Henry Crumpton was charged with the assault and attempted rape of a woman named Bertha Hester. |
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View Entry | J. A. Williams v. State | Hamilton | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | James W. Foster, in error v. State | McMinn | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
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. |
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View Entry | Jesse& Earnest Manus v. State | Cannon | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim: James St. John of Cannon County. |
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View Entry | Jim Hop Hickey v. State | Putnam | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Additional parties: Lizzie Sullivan |
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View Entry | James Oldham v. State | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Assaulted John Shaw with a knife & razor with the intent to commit murder in the second degree. Order to dismiss the appeal from the Haywood circuit court. Oldham's lawyer had an application for pardon signed by the judge & attorney general. It is not known whether the court was a civil or criminal one. |
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View Entry | John Turner v. State | Knox | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
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. |
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View Entry | Joe Exum v. State | Madison | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Mrs. Cora Ellison. Exum is also charged with breaking and entering Mrs. Ellison's house. |
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View Entry | Kenneth Hackney v. State | Knox | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Case incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Kenneth Lawson v. State | Scott | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Rue Kennedy. |
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View Entry | Lon Wyrick, alias Lon Sharp v. State | Union | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
For assault & attempted rape of Mandie Wallace "a female under 10 years of age..." |
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View Entry | Major, a slave v. State | Putnam | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Defendant is referred to as "Nig" throughout the file. |
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View Entry | Mrs. May Stewart v. Ben Whitson | Dyer | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
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. |
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View Entry | Oscar Naylor v. State | McNairy | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Case went to the Tennessee Supreme Court. Victim: J. E. "Lizzie" Brown. |
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View Entry | R. M. Hodges v. State | Montgomery | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Rich Floyd v. State | Lauderdale | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Richard Floyd originally charged with assault with intent to commit rape on Laura Dickson on 3 Oct. 1906. Laura Dickson African American, age 12; Richard Floyd Caucasian, about 30, with wife & 1 child. Mentioned in case: Rhoda Wortham, mother of Laura Dickson & Lee Wortham, her stepfather. |
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View Entry | State v. Henry, a slave | Stewart | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Henry was a slave who was the property of William Brigham and the woman was Margaret Buchannan who was White |
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View Entry | State v. George Smith (col.) | Franklin | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Ann Landus. |
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View Entry | State v. Elias Curry | Perry | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. Andrew Brown | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim's name was Alventa Tibbs, a child between the age of five and six. The mother was Lucy Tibbs of Memphis. |
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View Entry | State v. John Dalton | Clay | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Contains pictures (A-G) as evidence. The charge also could be known as Felonious Assault. |
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View Entry | Sam Arnold v. State | Bedford | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: D.H. Sneed. |
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View Entry | State v. William Fare | Dyer | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The defendant was accused of assaulting an eighteen-year old woman named Lundy McCoy. Both were African-Americans. |
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View Entry | State v. Eli Maxwell | Coffee | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Assault with intent to commit murder |
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View Entry | State v. Samuel Meyers | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Verdict and Sentence Document Only. |
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View Entry | State v. Isaac Rodgers& Harrison Rodgers | McNairy | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. Tom Hayes | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Cause of action: Assault with intent to commit incest with his daughter, Lou Ella Hayes, a girl aged about 17 years. |
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View Entry | State v. Camel Pratcher | McNairy | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. L. C. Baker | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. James Rhodes | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. George Brown | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victims: Nelson McDonald and Albert Frayson |
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View Entry | State v. Samuel Swanson | Davidson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Swanson was charged with assault with intent to commit rape against the body of Ella Hooper, who was the step-daughter of Swanson. A few months later Ella Hooper alleged Swanson attempted a second attack. The trial focused on the credibility of Ella verses Swanson. The court sided with Ella Hooper, however there were legal questions related to the case. |
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View Entry | State v. Thomas Gardner | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim was Gus Mervine. |
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View Entry | State v. Donald Roberts | Carter | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Georgia Mae Franklin. Exhibits: 2 - items of clothing. |
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View Entry | State v. Frank Lee | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | State v. J. S. Taylor | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
J. S. Taylor is accused of assaulting Parthina Ferguson. |
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View Entry | State v. Mathew Wilson | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim: Mrs. Willie Porter. Case went to Tennessee Supreme Court at Jackson. |
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