DeKALB COUNTY, TN - COURT - Volume U, Minutes Books
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                         CIRCUIT COURT CLERK’S OFFICE
                      Minutes Books, Civil and Criminal
                     Vol. U         July 1892 - July 1893


July 16, 1892
Page 107
The State  
Vs.                      	/Carrying a Pistol
Rich Johnson
In this case it is ordered by the Court that an ALIAS CAPIUS issued for
Deft. (defendant) 
(If the order of the court was not executed a second order was issued - it
was called an ALIAS CAPIUS. If a third order was needed it was called
PLURIES CAPIUS.)

July 16, 1892
Page 107
The State 
Vs.                       	/Carrying a Pistol
Wm. Robinson

In this case by consent the Deft came with W. B.CORLEY his security and
they acknowledged themselves justly and severally indebted to the State in
the sum of $250.00 to be levied of their goods, land and tenements to the
use of the State but to be void if Deft makes his personal appearance before
the Judge of this court at the Courthouse in Smithville, Tennessee on the
next Wednesday after the 2nd Monday in November 1892 and abide by and
perform the orders of the court in this case.


Date - November 16, 1892
Page 151
The State
Vs.                           	/Carrying Pistol
Wm. Robinson 
It appearing to the court that the deft (defendant) has been pardoned of the
fine and imprisonment in the case by the Governor of Tennessee and that
Deft has paid the cost of the case. It is ordered that deft be discharged. 

Date - July 11, 1893 
Page 316
GEORGE BLANKENSHIP, JR, Indicted by Grand Jury
This day came the Grand Jury and filed in open court the following
indictments to wit: The State of Tennessee, DeKalb County, July term 1893,
Circuit Court
The Grand Jury for the county and state above said, upon their oath present,
that on the 3rd day of June, 1893 in DeKalb County, Tennessee one
GEORGE BLANKENSHIP, JR. did unlawfully, willfully, feloniously, and
maliciously assault, beat and wound one R. L. McDOWELL, with a certain
knife, then and there held in the hand, with the unlawful, willful, feloniously
and malicious intent to commit a felony to wit: the crime of MURDER in
the second degree upon the body of the said R. L. McDOWELL, against the
peace and dignity of the state. 
                               Signed: WM. V. WHITSON, ATTY.  GEN.
 
2nd COUNT -- The Grand Jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid
further present, that upon the day and year aforesaid in the County and state
above said, the said GEORGE BLANKENSHIP  did unlawfully, willfully
and maliciously cut and stab one R. L. McDowell, against the peace and
dignity of the state.       
                      	Signed: W. S. TYREE
 
ENDORSED: State of Tennessee against GEORGE BLANKNEHIP
malicious stabbing etc, R. L. McDOWELL, Prosecutor.
 A. True Bill,                 	         Signed:   W. S. TYREE, Foreman. 
 
Summon for the State R. L. McDOWELL, M. D. WALKER, A. COPE, and
L. CANTRELL.                   
   	                 Signed: WM. V. WHITSON, ATTY. GENERAL

--------------- Sworn by the Foreman to testify before the Grand Jury upon
the bill of indictment. This July 10, 1893. 
                          Signed: W. S. TYREE, Foreman 

My notes:
1. True Bill: The written decision of a Grand Jury (signed by the Grand
Jury foreperson) that it has heard sufficient evidence from the prosecution
to believe that an accused person probably committed a crime and should
be indicted. Thus, the indictment is sent to the court.
2. There is a William S. Tyree, age 50, living in DeKalb Co. in 1900.
3.  I believe George Blankenship, Jr. was George James Blankenship named
after his uncle George James Blankenship who was living in DeKalb
County during this time. They both lived in the 6th district so I will assume
the community may have used Junior to distinguish the two Georges. 


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