Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee Robertson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May Term 1833

Present the Worshipped John Hutchison, William Wisener, James Sawyer, Robert Green, Warren S. Payne, Moses M. Carely, William S. Armstrong, Joseph Felts, Benjamin Kirby, [Abraham B. Gosing|Abrm. B. Gosing]], Christopher Williams, Henry Frey, George S. Clark, Jacob Birkley, Joseph Washington, John Forbes, Anthony Jones, John Draughan, Joseph Johnson, James Spurns, Richard Jones, William Pope, George Murphy, William C. Conrad, Matthew Powell, Richard Benson, Meredith Walters, Joel Moore, Alfred Justin, John S. Hutchison, James Shannon, Bartley Pitts, Milton [Bousen?], John C. Straughan Esqrs. Justins presiding The Court there proceeded to elect a sheriff and upon ballotting therefor [sic] Josiah W. Hicks is duly and constitutionally elected sheriff for Robertson County for the ensuing two years who entered into bond with security conditioned as the law directs and qualified arguable to law -

I certify the above to be a true copy of the Recerd [sic] of the proceedings had in the election for Sheriff & In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the seal of said Court at office in Springfield this 16^th day of May 1833

W. Seal Clerk of Robertson County Court

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" States warrant was issued on the information on oath of siad Johnson and a constant with unwarned posse wnet to the river and Island but the murderers made this escape into Arkan sas - A Coroner inquest was held on the body of [Songers?] and the verdict [was?] "murder"- said not also took said Henry Jones and two men by the [river?] of [Hanach?] ^who were at the hands of sd. Johnson and beat the said Jones until they left him for dead, they struck one of the [Hands?] on the back of the head with a Rifle gun inflicting a severe wound on the back part of his head thereby- and took him to Arkansas when they fled - The whole circumstances of this [?] considered, The [hope?] your excellency will [exicise?] the dis cretionary power vested in you by [laws?], by offering a reverend for each of siad Murderers, so far as they have ascertained - They are as follows, to wit: John Boothe aged about thirty five years, about 5 feet 10 or ^11 inches high, [?] made,

[Right Page] stoop shoulders, Samuel J. Bell aged about 35 years about 5 feet 10 inches high, fair haired & of sundy complexion & blue eyes William Biven, aged about 36 years is about 5 feet 11 inches high, black hair and eyes of a very dark complexion, very thin [?] Martin Normand, about 31 years of age, about 5 feet 10 inches high, ^four [?] with fiar hair and blue eyes, with very thick lips - Thomas Pullerton, aged about 40 years, red haired, inclined to be bald headed, blue eyes, about 5 feet 11 inches, high - Robert M^cGines aged about 30 yeras dark complicted [sic], black hair and eyes, about 5 feet 9 inches high, rather heavy madeHighlett White, aged about 30 years about 5 feet 10 inches high, [spand?] made, black hair & eyes - John Hutchison aged about 18 years, about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches high rather [spare?] made, black hair and eyes Alexander Wilson aged about 33 or 34 years, about 6, feet 1 inch high