DeKALB COUNTY, TN - COURT - Volume U, Minutes Books ----¤¤¤---- 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. ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pattie Cochran EPCOCHRAN@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________