DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY GEORGIA

DOCKET BOOK, BANKS COUNTY GEORGIA
APRIL 1872-APRIL 1879
STATE VS.	CHARGE		DISPOSITION
April Term 1872
William D. A. Hardy	Larceny from the House		October 1872 Verdict Guilty
Harris Allen	Malicious Mischief		October 1872 Verdict Not Guilty
Russell Sparks	Misdemeanor		October 1872 Supposed
			to have been entered by mistake
Russell Sparks	Misdemeanor		October 1872 Verdict Guilty
Lucy Cash	Concealing the death		October 1872 Settled as to William
L. Dallas Harper	of a Bastard Child		Acre
William Acre			Oct. 1872-March 1877 No Arrest
Moses Rucker	Affray		October 1872 Plea Guilty by
Thomas V. Forbes			Thomas V. Forbes
			April 1873 Moses Rucker dead
Thomas Parker	Malicious Mischief		No entry
Hilliard Allen
Harris Allen	Misdemeanor		Oct. 1872 Cont.
	True Bill		April 1873-April 1876 No Arrest
	Madison H. Thomas Foreman
Charles Veal	Misdemeanor		April 1873-April 1876 No Arrest
a person of Color
William House	Stabbing		October 1872 Settled
a person of Color
Sarah C. House
a person of Color
Jane Mize	Adultery & Fornication		April 1873 Cont. by State
	True Bill		October 1873 Nol Prosd.
	Mc M. N. Hardy, Foreman
George Brison	Adultery & Fornication		April 1873 Verdict Guilty
	True Bill
	Mc M. N. Hardy, Foreman
October Term 1872
Charles Meaders	Larceny from the House		April 1873 Verdict as to Jacob Butler
a person of color	True Bill		October 1874-April 1876-No Arrest
Alleck Colbert	M. M. N. Hardy, Foreman
a person of color
Jacob Butler
a person of Color
Alleck Colbert	Assault		April 1873-April 1876 No Arrest
a person of Color	True Bill
	M. M. N. Hardy, Foreman
Eli J. Rylee	Misdemeanor		April 1873-illegible
	True Bill
	M. M. N. Hardy, Foreman
April Term 1873	Note-bad handwriting
Toliver Hughes or Hughy	Simple Larceny		April 1873 Plea of Insanity by Deft.
			Ordered to be sent to Lunatic Asylum
Henry Whorton	Misdemeanor		April 1873 Plea of Guilty
Lewis Mintze	Adultery & Fornication		April 1873 No Arrest
a person of color			October 1873 Verdict
John Pendergrass	Misdemeanor		April 1873 No Arrest
			October 1873 No appearance &
			his bond forfeited
Martin Turk	Simple Larceny		April 1873-April 1876 No Arrest
alias Martin Bond
a person of color
John Pendergrass	Misdemeanor		April 1873 No Arrest
			October 1873 No appearance &
			bond forfeited
Martin Bond	Adultery		April 1873-October 1876
alias Martin Turk			No Arrest
a person of color
Robert Keno	Affray		April 1873 Verdict of Guilty
a person of color
Wilmot Fagans
Andrew Wilson	True Presentment		April 1873 Plea of Guilty
a person of color	(no charge listed)
Fletcher Martin, Col.	Misdemeanor		October 1873 Nol prosd.
October Term 1873
Albert Lemaster	Assault & Battery		Oct. 1873 No Arrest
	True Presentment		April 1874 Settled
John F. (?) Moss	Murder		October 1873 No Arrest
			April 1874 Deft. is dec'd ?
John Pendergrass	Simple Larceny		Oct. 1873 No Arrest
			April 1874 illegible
McKiney Sheridan	Assault & Battery		October 1873-Sept. 1875 No Arrest
			April 1874 Verdict
April 1874
Cornelius Smith	Larceny from the House		April 1874 Verdict
a person of color
	Note-the case sheet if faded and practically unreadable.
John S. Stephens	DIsturbing a congregation		October 1874 Cont.
	of persons assembled		April 1874 Settled
	for Divine service
Four other cases unreadable
October 1874
John B. McRay	Misdemeanor		April 1875-Sept. 1875 Nol prosd.
John B. Mc Ray	Shooting at Another		April 1875-Sept. 1875 Nol prosd.
____ Wright	Misdemeanor		April 1875 Indictment, Nol prosd. for Deft.
John Pruitt	Stabbing		No entry
alias Cobb Pruitt
Colored
April Term 1875
John Pruitt alias	Stabbing		April 1874 Plea of Guilty
Cobb Pruitt, colored
October Term 1875
Milton Neal	Assault		April 1876 Verdict
William Holbrooks	Misdemeanor		April 1876 Cont. by State
			October 1876 Cont. by Deft.
			April 1877 Continued
			Sept. 1877 to be settled on payment
			of costs but not ____.
Gus (?) Hopkins	Assault with intent		Oct. 1876 Plea of Guilty to Assault
a person of color	to Murder		& Battery
April Term 1877" on sheet then scratched through
John Moss	Seduction		April 1877 The prosecution was
	William N. Turk		stopped by the marriage of defendant
	Foreman		and Mary F. Walker, the female
			alleged to have been seduced.
James W. Martin	Perjury		April 1877 Continued
			Sept 1877-October 1879 Continued
			April 1880 Settled on payment of costs
April 1877
Bob Hunter, Col	Simple Larceny		April 1877 Plea of Guilty
Charley Hunter	Simple Larceny		April 1877 Plea of Guilty
Joshua White	Misdemeanor Carrying		Sept. 1877 Plea of Guilty
	a Pistol Concealed
Dallas Moore	Murder		Sept. 1877-Sept. 1883 No Arrest
October 1877
Sim Flood	Simple Larceny		Sept. 1877 Orange Jordan not arrested,
Orange Jordan			Cont. for Sim Flood
persons of Color			April 1878 Continued
			April 1879 Verdict for Sim Flood
			April 1879-Sept. 1883 No Arrest for
			Orange Jordan
Josiah Johnson	Larceny from the House		April 1878-Sept. 1883 No Arrests
Hugh F. Johnson
Julia Moore
Josiah Johnson	Kidnapping		April 1878-Sept. 1883 No Arrests
Hugh F. Johnson
Julia Moore
April 1878
Pate (?) Massey	Misdemeanor		April 1879 Cont. for Deft. for absence
			of M. C. Sheridan. J. T. Dye & ?
			March 18__ Plea of Guilty
Jonas A. Martin	Misdemeanor		April 1879 Verdict
Thomas Hayden	Assault & Battery		April 1879 Plea of Guilty (1)
	(two counts)		April 1879 Verdict (2)
John Chambers	Assault & Battery		April 1879 Cont. by Deft.
			October 1879 Plea of Guilty
April Term 1879
James B. Garrison	Murder		April Term 1879 The Deft. James B.
principal in the 1st degree			Garrison put on his trial. Verdict as to
Melvin S. Garner			Garrison.
principal in the 2nd degree			October 1879 Plea of Guilty as to Garner
			of Voluntary Manslaughter
John Simms	Attempt to commit		April 1879 Plea of guilty
person of color	Larceny from a House
John Simms	Misdemeanor carrying		April 1879 Plea of guilty
	a pistol concealed
Source: Original Record, Banks County Courthouse, Homer Georgia
Copy and Copyright 2004 by Jacqueline King