Roane Co. TN -  Caleb Wood, Assault & Battery, 1815

Transcribed by:  Tricia Bledsoe  bledsoe@icx.net
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Caleb Wood - Assault and Battery -  April 1815

Roane County, TN Witness Docket Book 1802-1815 shows:

State versus Caleb Wood, Witnesses:  Elisha Williamson, Sally Williamson,
Casey Reynolds, Jesse Matlock, April 1815.

Roane County Court Minutes (located in the new {current} courthouse):

April 20, 1815, The State versus Caleb Wood:  This day came as
well the State by her Attorney Thomas Emmerson, Esquire, and the
Defendant in his proper person, and therefore came a jury to wit:   (long
list of hard-to-read names), who being elected and sworn will and truly
(several unreadable words) a true verdict give.  According to the
evidence, do say the defendant is guilty of the assault in the Bill of
Indictment charged but that he is not guilty of the battery wherefore the
court assesses his fine to fifty cents.  Whereupon Gilbreath Bartow and
William Morgan appeared in open court and confessed Judgment for the fine
and cost.  Therefore it is considered by the court that the State of
Tennessee recover against the Defendant and Gilbreath Bartow and William
Morgan the fine assessed by this court and the cost (can^Òt read this
word) behalf expended. 

Roane County, TN Archives (located in the old, pre-Civil War, courthouse)
has a file folder mislabeled "Caleb Woody"  with the following information:


State of Tennessee, To the Sheriff of Roane County, Greetings.
You are hereby commanded that of the goods, chattels, lands,  and
tenements of CALEB WOODS, Gilbreath Barlow, and William Morgan, his
security (?or surety?) you cause to be made the sum of fourteen dollars,
sixty-six and ½ cents which the state, lately in our Court of Pleas and
quarter (can^Òt read this word) held for the County of Roane.  Recover
against the said Caleb Wood for fine and costs whereof the said Caleb,
Gilbreath, and William are to wit liable as to us appears of record.  And
have you the said money ready to render before the Justice of our said
court at the Courthouse in Kingston on the 3rd Monday of July next.  And
have you then thereby  (can^Òt read this word).

Witness Henry Breazeale, Clerk of our said court at office in
Kinston the 3rd Monday of April 1815 and 39th year of American
Independence.  Signed Henry Breazeale.

On the back of this page, the $14.66-1/2 was split as follows:  Clerk =
$3.00, Sheriff Brown = $1.91-1/2,  Atny Emmerson = $2.50, ?Goins Eblen =
$1.75, Witness E. Williamson = $2.00, Witness S. Williamson = $1.00, Witness
Casey Reynolds = $1.00, Witness Jesse Matlock = $1.00, and a fine of $.50
was added.

Note:  I haven^Òt yet figured out how to find the Sheriff^Òs files to
learn whom Caleb Wood had assualted when he was arrested, or how to find
the bail/bonds files to learn whether Caleb^Òs friends had to post money
or property.  Tricia Bledsoe 7/21/99.


Roane County, TN County Court Minutes (located in the new {current}
courthouse):


July 24, 1822, The State versus Caleb Woods:  Came the Attorney General
and the Defendant in their proper persons who submits to the court and
the court having assessed his fine to $.50.  Daniel Thomas and James
Hankins came into court and together with the Defendant confessed
judgment (can^Òt read two words) give aforesaid and the costs.  Therefore
it is considered by the court that the State recover of the Defendant and
Daniel Thomas and James Hankins the (can^Òt read this word) the fine
aforesaid and the costs in his behalf (can^Òt read this word) for which
execution may (can^Òt read the last word).
Note:  Haven^Òt yet found any record of the charges against Caleb Wood in
this.  Tricia Bledsoe 7/21/99.