MADISON COUNTY, NC - COURT - Court Records for William C. Morris 
				and Manly D. Morris
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Madison County, North Carolina Court Records for William C. Morris and Manly
D. Morris, his son.

Transcribed from Madison County Court Minutes by Marshall Styles,
marshallstyles@yahoo.com

William C. Morris (born 1832, Montgomery County, NC; was living in Madison
County April 1881). The son of Elias and Sarah Morris of Montgomery County,
NC, he was the brother of my great great grandfather, Zebedee William Morris,
and moved from Montgomery County NC to Madison County NC, where they were
neighbors in the 1860's, 70's and 1880's. William married Lucy Jane Ballard,
1856, in Montgomery County. Lucy was the daughter of James B. Ballard and
Lydia Scarboro of Montgomery County..

A deed was recorded in Madison County, page 101, in 1873, "This the 7th Day of
March A.D. 1873. A deed from Jos. M. Ponder & J.E. Ponder to Wm. C. Morris,
dated 28th day of February AD 1873, was duly acknowledged by the makers
thereof. Recorded & ordered Registered. Signed D.F. Davis, Probate Judge"

William was in the Madison County court for an arraignment on Monday, August
30, 1880, in the case of "State vs. W.C. Morris, Slander. W.C. Morris & J.S.
McElroy each acknowledge themselves indebted to the State of NC in the sum of
One Hundred Dollars to be levied of their goods and chattels and lands,
transaction void on condition that the said W.C. Morris make his personal
appearance at the next regular term of this court then and there to answer a
charge of the State against him for slander, and costs. Continued by
consensus."

The next entry was recorded Wednesday, April 6, 1881, "State vs. W.C. Morris,
Slander. For good & satisfactory reasons the solicitor for the State says he
will not further prosecute this cause, Whereupon it is ordered that defendant
be discharged from custody & go hence without delay. That Madison County pay
the bill of cost. Ordered that defendants nor States' witnesses allowed pray
against the County in this case."

Another entry appeared in the records on Friday, March 11, 1882, but I could
not read the charge clearly enough to make a determination, but it includes
the same J.S. McElroy as the first case above, and indicates that William is
in trouble with the Court again "State vs. W.C. Morris: The defendant W.C.
Morris and J.S. McElroy each acknowledge themselves indebted unto the state of
NC in the sum of two hundred dollars to be levied of their goods, chattels,
lands & tenements, to be void on condition that W.C. Morris makes his personal
appearance at the next term of the Court to be held for the County of Madison,
then & there to answer a charge of the State against him, and not depart the
court without leave." No further records of this case have been found. J.S.
McElroy was a Madison County attorney.

In addition to the above, these Madison County court records were located for
William's his son Manly D. Morris:

"Spring Term, Tuesday April 3, 1883, 9:00 a.m. State vs Manly Morris, charge
CCW (abbreviation not known, but common in other court records), page 245,
item #65. "It appearing to the Court that the 'Capias' heretofore issued for
the defendant has been returned unexecuted, it is on motion of the Solicitor
ordered that an 'Alias Capias' be issued for the defendant and a subpoena for
the witnesses for the State to the next term of this court and that this case
be continued."  A second charge, Assault and Battery, is the next record, item
#66. The wording of the Court Minutes, other than the charge, is identical to
item #65. Following this, a third charge, also for Assault and Battery, is
item #68. The wording for item #68 is the same as #66.

The following fall, on Monday, August 6, 1883, the two Assault and Battery
charges carried over from April appear in the records: "Item #36, State vs
Manly Morris, Assault & Battery; It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
that the 'Alias Capias' heretofore issued has been returned not executed, the
solicitor says he will not further prosecute this case, with leave to the
clerk to issue a 'Capias' if he ascertains the whereabouts of the defendant." 
Item #37 follows, and the wording is identical to that of #36.

I was unable to locate further records or final disposition of these cases.

See Madison County Superior Court minutes, 1884-1891.

Manly D. Morris, divorce records:
"Madison County Superior Court Minutes, Fall Term, Tuesday, August 12 1884. 
Alla Morris v. Manly Morris, Divorce: This cause coming to be heard before His 
Honor W.M. Shipp, Judge Presiding, and a jury, being heard and all the issues 
having been found in Favor of the plaintiff. It is therefore on motion of J.S. 
McElroy and Gudger & Carter counsel for the Plaintiff considered and adjudged 
that the bonds of matrimony between plaintiff & defendant be dissolved and 
that the plaintiff be freed and divorced from the defendant, as complete as if 
the rite of matrimony had never been solemnized between the plaintiff and the 
defendant, and it further ordered and adjudged that the defendant pay the cost 
of this action. Signed W.M. Shipp, Judge Presiding"