Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Greene County

This day personally appeared before me Joseph Brown an acting Justice of the peace for s^d County W^m K Vance, Jailor for said County, who being duly Sworn, according to Law, deposeth, and saith, that on the night of the 21^st July (Inst) the Jail of this County was forcibly broken open when the following described prisoners made their escape there from (To wit) Michael Hill charged with the wilfull murder of Henry Brown

James M^cGill charged with Stealing one bay mare & sundry articles of Clothing the property of James Courtney.

Thomas Ferguson Jun^r charged with stealing one curb bridle with a plated bit the property of Cornelius Newman

W^m K Vance Jailor

Sworn to & subscribed before me the 29^th of July 1818 Joseph Brown Justice of the peace

Indictment

State of Tennessee Maury County, Court of pleas and quarter Sessions Be it remembered That at July Term of 1820 of said Court the following Bill of Indictment was returned into Court by the Grand Jury in the words and figures following (To wit)

Maury County Court of pleas and quarter Sessions, July Term 1820. The Grand jury of the State of Tennessee, elected empanelled Sworn and charged; to enquire for the Body of the County of Maury aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid do Say, that heretofore (To wit) on the first day of January Eighteen hundred and twenty Alfred Wallis, of said County [illegible], with force and Arms, in the County of Maury aforesaid, did feloniously Steal take and carry away, one half pound of Coffee, of the value of twenty five Cents; the property, and proper goods and Chattels, of Joseph Brown, and John T Brown, then and there being, Contrary to form of the Statute in such cases made and provided and against the peace and Dignity of the State.

Robert L. Cobbs Solicitor General of the ninth Solicitorial District of the State of Tennessee

John T. Brown Prosecutor

Endorsed

State vs Alfred Wallis

Indicment Petit Larceny John Knox Sworn and Sent to the Grand Jury Joseph B. Porter Clerk

A true Bill John T. Moore foreman of the Grand jury Charged in proper person and pleads not guilty [illegible] whereupon the following entry was made upon the common minuty of Court in the words and figures following To Wit

State vs Alfred Wallis

Indicment for Petit Larceny

This day came as well the Solicitor General for the State as the defendant in proper person and the Bill of Indictment being read to and