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| View Entry | Andy Williams v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Related documents may be located in ET 814. Andy Williams, also known as Andrew Williams or Henry Williams is accused of murdering Adolph Dutch, by beating him with a stick or club. Adolph Dutch was a jail guard who took his prisoner, Andy Williams, to look for a watch he had stolen and hidden near Birds Mill, 6 miles from Chattanooga. On their journey Williams hit Dutch from behind, killing him. |
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| View Entry | Beauregard De Foor v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
De Foor was tried for murdering Joe Williams in 1888. Transcript contains colorful testimony. Witness said that she and Williams were furnishing music for a lawn party given at a private home. Near midnight, defendant remarked that there was his cousin dancing with "Big Sis," a reference to Joe's wife. This offended Mrs. Williams, so she sought and received an apology; Joe asked likewise. Shortly, a gunfight and chase ensued, ending in Joe's death. Hand-drawn map shows key locations on street & alley. |
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| View Entry | Bill Durham v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Durham is accused of shooting Leroy Barnes. Durham was previously in jail on a liquor charge. |
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| View Entry | Beauregard De Foor v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
De Foor was tried for murdering Joe Williams in 1888. Transcript contains colorful testimony. Witness said that she and Williams were furnishing music for a lawn party given at a private home. Near midnight, defendant remarked that there was his cousin dancing with "Big Sis," a reference to Joe's wife. This offended Mrs. Williams, so she sought and received an apology; Joe asked likewise. Shortly, a gunfight and chase ensued, ending in Joe's death. Hand-drawn map shows key locations on street & alley. |
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| View Entry | Bill Hayle v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Bill Hayle is accused of killing eighteen year old Charlie Stewart, shooting him with a single barrel shotgun. Hayle testified that Stewart was a young bootlegger with a temper who employed foul language. The night of the shooting he was verbally ass- faulting Hayle and his wife, while brandishing a knife. Witnesses testified that Hayle suffers mental illness caused by pelagra. |
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| View Entry | Charles Hawkins v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
2 folders. |
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| View Entry | C. D. Ford Jr. v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
3 folders. |
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| View Entry | Chester Horn v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Victim: Chester Pendergrass. More of case can be found in box ET 1395. |
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| View Entry | Charles Gorman v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
2 folders. Exhibits include correspondence. |
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| View Entry | Charles Kennedy & Clarence Bridges v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiffs appeal murder conviction in the death of Ed Hogue. Few details. |
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| View Entry | D. C. Key v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Key is accused of assaulting with intent to kill Jane May Hutchenson with a knife and murdering Tuck Joiner on August 15, 1944. Joiner and Key were friends before the murder. Key claims Joiner was choking him and that is why he stabbed him with his knife. |
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| View Entry | Dave Johnson v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Newspaper article: "Judge says negro juries needed to slash murder rate." Death by electrocution. |
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| View Entry | Eugene Mack v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the First Degree. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | Eddie Jones v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Death by electrocution. |
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| View Entry | Earnest Davis v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Victim: Azel Webb |
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| View Entry | Elias Wells v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff and John Wells were convicted of killing Thomas W. Denney [?] by shooting him to death. The Wellses used pistols. Eyewitness testimony provides details. |
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| View Entry | Eugene Drake v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Final Decree only. |
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| View Entry | Floyd Abbot v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the Second Degree. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | Floyd Westfield v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Final Decree only. |
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| View Entry | George Mapp in error v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
The State charged Mapp, alias Mich Morgan, and Buddie Wooten with the shooting assault and murder of Marion L. Ross, a saloon keeper. See related case, Buddy Wooten in error v. State, in same box, ET 2060. |
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| View Entry | Hezikiah Odom v. State | Hamilton | Murder | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Irene Talley v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the Second Degree. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | John Giles v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | James Bolton v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the First Degree with mitigating circumstances. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | James Wallace Cobb v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Cobb was charged with unlawfully carrying a pistol and the murder of Frank K. Evatt. Cobb and Evatt had a disagreement over a hand of cards. |
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| View Entry | John Livingston v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Livingston was charger with murdering Terry Callahau |
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| View Entry | John & Emma Jordon v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Incomplete document: Motion for a new trial only. Unnamed victim. Motion filed partially because of the Attorney General's inflammatory closing arguments about sentence leniency. |
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| View Entry | Jackson Nelson v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the Second Degree. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | J. S. Brown v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Most likely related to exhibit of soiled clothes located in ET OV 7. |
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| View Entry | Joe A. Williams v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Williams is accused of shooting Herman Christopher in June 1942. Williams and Christopher had been in a fight the night before he was killed. |
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| View Entry | Jack Harrison v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Jack Harrison is charged with the murder of Earl Travis |
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| View Entry | Jack Ridge v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Victim: Lewis Hines. |
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| View Entry | Murrell Davis v. State | Hamilton | Murder | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | Murphy Wade v. State | Hamilton | Murder | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | R. A. McKissick v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | Roxie Wilson v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the Second Degree with mitigating circumstances. Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | Robert Hall v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Sentence: Death by electrocution. 2 folders. |
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| View Entry | Robert Curry v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Murder in the 2nd Degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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| View Entry | State v. John Cowan& Nancy Hopkins | Hamilton | Murder |
Plaintiff (State) appeals Hamilton County court ruling of jeopardy in the above styled murder case. |
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| View Entry | State v. Helen Hudgens | Hamilton | Murder |
Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. Defendant is African American, and argues that a jury composed of all white members violates her rights. |
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| View Entry | State v. Ocie alias Acie Thomas | Hamilton | Murder |
Verdict: Guilty, reversed on appeal to Supreme Court. |
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| View Entry | State v. Coleman J. Heard | Hamilton | Murder |
Charge reduced to Voluntary Manslaughter. Verdict: Guilty, affirmed on appeal to Supreme Court. Exhibits include lead bullet. |
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| View Entry | State v. Billie McBride | Hamilton | Murder |
Add. Cause of Action: Felonious Assault. Murder charge reduced to Voluntary Manslaughter. Verdict in both cases: Guilty, affirmed on appeal. |
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| View Entry | State v. Noah Moore et al. | Hamilton | Murder |
Verdict: Guilty, afformed on appeal to Supreme Court. Exhibits include 2 large B&W photos, 2 bus schedules. Additional Defendant: Thomas Oliver Moore. |
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| View Entry | State v. George McFarland | Hamilton | Murder | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | State v. Sevier Fryer | Hamilton | Murder |
The name of the victim in this case was Harry Lee Tollett, who the defendant said was killed accidentally by a premature discharge of a shotgun. |
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| View Entry | State v. George Jones | Hamilton | Murder |
The victim in this case was a sixteen-year-old named Hugh Gober. The defendant was charged along with Fred Lee Gray. |
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| View Entry | Sam Jones v. State | Hamilton | Murder |
Victim: Albert H. Sledge. |
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| View Entry | State v. James Hamilton | Hamilton | Murder |
The victim's name was James Nash. |
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| View Entry | State v. George Jones | Hamilton | Murder |
The victim's name in this case was Hugh Gober. |
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