DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA

 

       
DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY, GEORGIA      
OCTOBER 1870-OCTOBER 1871      
       
STATE VS. CHARGE   DISPOSITION
       
October Term 1870      
       
William Messer Misdemeanor   April 1871 Verdict
  True Bill, T. B. Griffin Foreman   Not Guilty
       
Permelia Headen Robing (sic)    
John R. Norris True Bill, T. B. Griffin, Foreman   April 1872 No Arrest
       
Bluford Pearce Riot   April 1871 Verdict
Thomas Pearce True Bill, T. B. Griffin   Not Guilty
Samuel Flinn      
       
John Messer Midemeanor   Misdemeanor
  True Bill, T. B. Griffin   April 1872 Verdict
      Not Guilty
       
Mary A. Messer Malicious Mischief   April 1872 Cont. for providential
Terrell Messer True Bill, T. B. Griffin   cause by Defts.
John Messer     Oct. 1872 No Arrest of Terrell Messer
      & Cont. by the State
      April 1873 Cont. by the State
      Oct. 1873 Cont.
       
Terrell Messer Assault & Battery   April 1872 No Arrest
  True Bill, T. B. Griffin   Oct. 1872 No Arrest
       
Henry Ellison Malicious Mischief   April 1871 Verdict
Colored True Bill, T. B. Griffin   Not Guilty
       
Manly Lawrence Misdemeanor    
  No Bill, T. B. Griffin, Foreman    
       
Joseph Lawrence Misdemeanor    
  No Bill, T. B. Griffin, Foreman    
       
April Term 1871      
       
Thomas Pearce Assault & Battery   April 1872 Cont. by Deft
  True Bill, F. G. Moss, Foreman   Oct. 1872 Cont. by State
      April 1973 Cont. by State
      Oct. 1873 No appearance
      April 1875 No appearance
      April 1876 No appearance
      March 1877 No appearance and
      transferred to ____ docket
       
Powel A. Waters Malicious Mischief   Oct. 1872 Settled
  True Bill, F. G. Moss, Chairman    
       
R. Calhoun Waters Affray   April 1871 Plea of Guilty
Samuel W. Pruitt True Presentment   by Waters
  F. G. Moss, Foreman   April 1872 No arrest of Pruitt
      Oct. 1872 No arrest of Prewitt (sic)
       
Charles Jordan Assault & Battery   Oct. 1871 Plea Guilty
Colored True Presentment    
  F. G . Moss, Foreman    
       
James Broom No Bill    
  F. G. Moss, Foreman    
       
Sarah Murray No Bill,    
  F. G. Moss, Foreman    
       
October Term 1871      
       
Thomas Pearce Assault & Battery   April 1872 Cont. by Deft.
  True Bill   Oct. 1872 Cont. by State
  C. S. Weld, Foreman   Oct. 1873 No appearance-Bond forfeited
      April 1874 Plea of Guilty
       
Thomas Pearce Assault & Battery    
  No Bill    
  C. S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Nancy Thacker Assault & Battery    
Elizabeth Kirkland No Bill    
Adaline Smith Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
Lafayette Dean      
       
Thomas Pearce Assault and Battery    
  No Bill    
  C. S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Henry Mathews Larceny from the House   Oct. 1871 Plea Guilty
a person of Color True Bill    
  C. S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Moses Johnson Assault with Intent to   Oct. 1871 Plea Guilty of
a person of Color Murder   Assault & Battery
  True Bill    
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Moss Bush Misdemeanor   April 1872 Cont. by consent
a person of Color True Bill   Oct. 1872 Cont. by State
  C. S. Weld, Foreman   April 1873 Cont. by State
       
Benson Dalton Assault & Battery   April 1872 Plea Guilty by
Chappel Dalton True Bill as to Benson   Benson Dalton
Franklin Massey Dalton   No Arrests of the others
Josiah Holcomb No Bill as to others    
James Dalton C. S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Fletcher Martin Misdemeanor   April 1872 No Arrest
a person of Color True Bill   Oct. 1872 No Arrest
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Abraham D. Chenault Assault & Battery   April 1872 Plea Guilty
  True Bill    
  C. S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Ross Bush Misdemeanor   April 1872 Cont. by consent
a person of Color True Bill   Oct. 1872 Cont. by State
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman   April 1873 Cont.
       
Randle Bush MIsdemeanor    
a person of Color No Bill    
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Lewis House Misdemeanor   Aoril 1872 No Arrest
a person of Color True presentment   Oct. 1872 No Arrest
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Ruben Messer Riot   April 1872 No Arrest
William Messer True Bill   Oct. 1872 No Arrest
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
Dick Brison MIsdemeanor   April 1872 No Arrests of
Andrew Brison True Bill   any Defts.
George W. Cline Calvin S. Weld, Foreman   Oct. 1872 No Arrest
Andersin Kelly      
Dick Cline II      
William Kimball      
       
Littleton Fagans Assault & Battery   April 1872 Plea Guilty
Wilmot Fagans True presentment   by both Defts.
  Calvin S. Weld, Foreman    
       
William Kimbal Misdemeanor   April 1872 No Arrests of any
Elizabeth Kimbal True Presentment   of the Defts.
Andrew Brison Calvin S. Weld, Foreman   Oct. 1872 No Arrests
       
Frank Anderson Playing and betting at   April 1872 Rigney dead-no
a person of Color a game of cards   arrests of any of the other
Daniel Caboniss     Defts.
a person of Color     Oct. 1872 Rigney dead and
Willis Jackson     no arrests of other Defts.
a person of Color      
J. Hanks Rigney      
       
Source: Original Record, Banks County Courthouse, Homer Georgia      
Copy and Copyright 2004 by Jacqueline King      

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