DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY GEORGIA

       
       
       
DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY GEORGIA      
OCTOBER 1879-OCTOBER 1881      
       
STATE VS CHARGE   DISPOSITION
       
OCTOBER 1879      
       
Lucinda Sanders Misdemeanor Carrying   Oct. 1879 Cont. by Deft.
  of Pistol Concealed   April 1880 Cont. by Deft. for Sickness
      Oct. 1880 Cont. by Deft. for Sickness
      of Counsel
      April 1881 Cont. by Deft. for
      absence of Elliott
      Oct. 1881 No appearance-
      Bond forfeited
      April 1882 Plea of Guilty
       
William W. Mize Misdemeanor Carrying   October 1879 Plea of Guilty
  of Pistol Concealed    
       
William W. Mize Assault with Intent   October 1879-Settled on
  to Murder   payment of costs
       
Louis F. Morris Misdemeanor using   October 1879 Settled on
  opprobious words   payment of costs
  and abusive language    
       
Samuel T. Stokes Midemeanor Carrying   Oct. 1879 Cont. by State
  a Pistol Concealed   Continued every Term until
      October 1882 Nol Prosd.
       
James W. Rucker Malicious Mischief   Oct. 1879 Cont. by State
      April 1880 Verdict
       
Newton Moore Misdemeanor Carrying   Oct. 1879 Cont. by Deft.
  a Pistol Concealed   No appearance from April
      1880-September 1883
       
Green Garner Misdemeanor Carrying   October 1879 Nol Prosd.
alias Green House a Pistol Concealed    
       
Tom Sheridan Misdemeanor   October 1879 Cont. by State
      Oct. 1880 Settled on
      payment of costs
       
Willis W. Moore Misdemeanor Carrying   October 1879 No Arrest
  a Pistol Concealed    
       
Taylor Rucker Misdemeanor Carrying   October 1880 No Appearance
  a Pistol Concealed   and Bond Forfeited
      Continued for every Term until Nol. Prosd.
      on payment of costs
      April 1881
       
Frank Kilgore Assault with Intent to   Oct. 1879-Oct. 1882 Garrett
Walter Garrett Commit Murder   never arrested/Frank Kilgore
      settled for payment of costs
       
William Norwood Assault & Battery   October 1879 No Arrest
      April 1882 Settled on
      payment of costs by leave
      of the Court
       
John Simpkins Misdemeanor Carrying   October 1879 No Arrest
  a Pistol Concealed   April 1880 Continued
      October 1880 Continued
      April 1881 Bond forfeited
      October 1881 Settled for
      payment of costs
       
Sallie Tuggle Simple Larceny   October 1879 Verdict
a person of Color      
       
James J. Turnbull Assault & Battery   April 1880 Settled by
      leave of court for costs
       
James T. Hill Misdemeanor using   April 1880 Settled by leave
  opprobious words and   of court for costs
  abusive language    
       
James T. Hill Assault & Battery   April 1880 Settled
      court on payment of costs.
       
John Wiley Misdemeanor using   October 1880 No Arrest
a person of Color opprobious words and   April 1881 Cont. by State
  abusive language   October 1881 Verdict
       
Micajah Pritchett Assault & Battery   October 1880 Settled
      by payment of costs
       
John Cox and Simple Larceny   October 1880 No Arrest on
Berry Sanders     Cox-Cont. on Sanders
both Colored     April 1881 Verdict on Sanders
      No Arrest on Cox through
      September 1883
       
October 1880      
       
Pat Murphy Burglary   Oct. 5 1880 Verdict
person of Color      
       
Bob Grigsbury Simple Larceny   Oct. 5 1880 Verdict
       
James W. Miller Arson   Oct 5 1880 Cont. by Defts
Robert A. Naves     Miller, Naves and Mize
John T. Mize     Bil Non Prosd.
      New Bill preferred
       
Charles Parker Assault with intent   April 5 1881 No Arrest
  to Murder   Oct 1881-April 1882 No
      Arrest
      March 21 1883 Verdict
      Guilty of Shooting at
      another
       
John Smith Misdemeanor Carrying    
  a Pistol Concealed   April 5 1881-Sept. 1883
      No Arrest
       
W. W. Humphries Misdemeanor Carrying   April 5 1881 No Arrest
  a Pistol Concealed   Oct. 1881 No Appearance
      & Bond Forfeited
      April 1882 Cont. by State
      Oct. 5 1882 Plea of Guilty
       
John Smith Rape   April 5 1881-Sept. 1883
      No Arrest
       
James Sanders Malicious Mischief   April 5 1881-April 1882 No
      Arrest
      Oct. 5 1882 Verdict
       
Thomas A Hayden Misdemeanor   April 1881 Nol Prosd on
      payment of costs
       
B. F. Hammond Misdemeanor Carrying   April 5 1881 No appearance
  a Pistol Concealed   & Bond forfeited
      Oct. 1881 Forfeiture set
      aside on account of the
      Deft. was sick
      Oct. 7 1881 Nol prosd.
       
Samuel J. Stokes Assault with intent   April 1881 Nol Prosd.
  to Murder   on payment of costs
       
B. F. Hammond Misdemeanor retailing   April 7 1881 No Arrest
  without a license   Oct 7 1881 Plea of
      Guilty
       
James W. Miller Arson   April 6th 1881 James W. Miller
Robert A. Naves     placed on trial and Verdict
John T. Mize     of Not Guilty
      April 7 1881 Contd. by State
      as to Naves and demand
      Oct 4 1881 Naves discharged on
      demand
      Nol Prosd. as to Mize
      heretofore
       
Samuel T. Stokes Misdemeanor   April 5 1881 Continued
      Oct. 7 1881 Continued
      April 5 1882 Cont. by Deft.
      by Consent of Solicitor General
      the Deft. agreeing to plead guilty
      next Term
      Oct. 5th 1882 Plead Guilty
       
Samuel T. Stokes Midemeanor using   April 1881 Settled by leave
  opprobious words and   of the Court on payment of
  abusive language   costs
       
April Term 1881      
       
Emily Faulkner Larceny from the House   Oct. 7 1881 Verdict
a person of color      
       
Elizabeth Lockwood Bigamy   Oct. 1881-Sept. 1883
a person of color     No Arrest
       
Henry Guest Misdemeanor Carrying   Oct. 1881-Sept. 1883
a person of color a Pistol Concealed   No Arrest
       
Alfred Jarrett Murder   No entry see Oct. Term
a person of color     1881
       
       
October Term 1881      
       
Milton Lynch Assault & Battery   October 1881-March 21
      1883 No appearance and Bond
      forfeited
      April 17 1883 Plea of
      Guilty
       
Augustus C. Moss Assault   Oct. 1881 Plea of Guilty
       
Henry David Stabbing   Oct. 1881 Plea of
      Guilty to Assault &
      Battery
       
Alfred Jarrett Murder   Oct. 7 1881 Verdict
a person of color     Guilty-Court recommendation
      of imprisonment for life
      in Penetentiary
       
Thomas Hayden Misdemeanor using   Oct. 1881 no entry
  opprobious words   April 5 1882 Verdict
  & abusive language    
       
John Parks, col. Riot   Oct. 7 1881 Demand for
Henry Hawshaw, col.     trial as to Al Hubbard, plea
Alf Jarrett, col.     of Guilty as to Charley
Charley Crawford, col.     Crawford, No arrest as to
Joe Bird, col.     others, Alf Jarrett in Penetentiary
All. Hubbard, col     for life for Murder. No Arrest
Anderson Pierce     except as to Al Hubbard & Anderson
      Pierce
      April 5 1882 Al Hubbard
      discharged on demand, Anderson
      Pierce's bond forfeited
      March 19 1883 Nol. prosd.
       
John Pruitt Assault & Battery   Oct 1881-April 5 1882
a person of color     No Arrest
      March 17 1883 Cont. by Deft.
      Sept. 19 1883 Verdict
      Guilty
       
Lafayette Dodd Misdemeanor Carrying   Oct. 1881-Sept. 19 1883
  of a Pistol Concealed   No arrest
       
David C. Nelms Murder   April 1882 No arrest
      Oct. 5 1882 Contd. by Deft.
      for absence of James Savage & of
      his Counsel
      March 21 1883 Cont. by Deft.
      on account of his sickness as
      certified by Physician in Affidavit
      Sept. 19 1883 No appearance
      & Bond forfeited
       
Clark Moss Malicious Mischief   April 5 1882 Cond. by Deft. for
person of color     absence of Marion Moss
      March 21 1883 Cont. by Deft. for
      sickness of himself
      Sept. 19 1883 Cont. by State
       
Source: Original Record, Banks County Courthouse, Homer Georgia      
Copy and Copyright 2004 by Jacqueline King      

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