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In the original case, Darnell was accused of unlawfully, willfully and feloniously and maliciously assaulting, beating and wounding a person with a unlawful and deadly weapon which was held in the hand with the malicious and felonious intent to kill and murder against the peace of the state. This is an appeal for a new trial.

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

This is an appeal from the plaintiff in error who was accused of carrying a pistol. The case file includes testimony from James Marler who is a deputy sheriff in Warren County and is noted to live at Mrs. Brown's boarding house, as well as testimony from O. E. Argo who is a policeman in McMinnville, Tennessee.

Additional defendants: William Blake, Robert Black, and Henry Pennington. Black also charged with recognizance.

Incomplete case file. King was accused of stabbing B. N. Myers.

Additional parties: James Rogers and W. T. Murry. Indicted for malicious stabbing of John Macon.

Mr. Martin, an African-American man, was convicted in 1874 for stealing two sides of bacon valued at $3 from Nancy Biles. The second count was for stealing an additional two sides. The third count was for stealing eight sides of bacon and four shoulders valued at $15. Martin said he was unable to get a fair trial in Warren county. The bacon was described as having been gnawed by cats then hung up using dried grass.

Victim: William Sanders and James Sanders Jr.

The victim was Hazel Lee. A.Z Holder also went by the name of Bud Holder.

Charge selling intoxicating liquor within four miles of a schoolhouse. See also Docket Nos. 27276 (MT 152), 27277 (same box), and 27278 (MT 397), which deal with associated cases.

Defendant is being tried for not maintaining a strip of road he had responsibility over.

Defendant is charged with unlawfully assembling slaves on his property, providing them with liquor, and generally disturbing the peace.

Victim: William Gist

Sentenced to eighteen months in the state penitentiary

Indictment of perjury, re: trial of George Holder on the charge of rape of Hazel Lee, a female of the age of seventeen years. Alleged rape occurred on the McMinnville - Shelbyville Pike near a spring known as the "Anderson Spring," 1919, and the Henegar Place.

The State charged Beach with assault and profanity for threatening Mack Milton with a knife, cursing, and threatening to return with his "crowd" to kill Mack, Henry Melton, and H. M. Rogers.

The State charged the defendants with the murder of Carroll Martin during an attempt to rob his family. The State theorized that they were "blacked and in disguise…or else in fact, negroes." Before charging the defendants, black residents were rounded up for identification but the daughter could not ID the perpetrators. Then white suspects were pursued. The venue was moved from Van Buren to Warren County and resulted in a hung jury. At the second circuit trial they were convicted of first degree murder.

Cause of Action: attempted rape of a child under 10 years old. Victim: Georgie Tompkins.

The defendant was charged with carrying a pistol.

Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Noted on the document that he died. No date given for death.

Hon. W. P. Hickerson, Judge, 6th Judicial Circuit. John J. Lowry, Circuit Court Clerk, Warren Co. Additional defendants: Gilbert Flynn, James Flynn; murder of Enoch Cooksey