Early Governors' Papers

December 17^th 1820 upon the evidence of Daniel Monaghon Joseph Foster Andrew Bailey We do believe the said [Lesin?] to be guilty of the written charges

John W [Camdon?] JP [Adam?] Kuy[illegible] JP

and at August Sessions of the court of pleas and quarter sessions aforesaid the following rule of [illegible] was found by the jury viz -

State of Tennessee Franklin county Court of pleas & quarter sessions February Term [1821?] illegible] impanneled sworn and charged The Grand jurors for the State aforesaid [illegible] Sworn and charged to inquire for the [body?] of Franklin county aforesaid upon their oaths do present and say that a certain Richard Tyson late of the county aforesaid [labourer?] on the sixteenth day of December in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty at Court in the county aforesaid with force [Larry?] in [illegible] on the body of one Hugh [Hopewell] Adams in the peace of the State thru and there being did make an assault on him the said Hugh [Hopewell?] Adams did then and there Violently beat [illegible] [illegible] & stab and illy treat and other wrongs and enomities to the said Hugh [Hopewell?] Adams then and there the said Richard Tyson did to the great damage of him the said Hugh [Hopewell?]

Adams to the evil example of all persons in like Cases of offending & against the peace and dignity of the State

Argyle Campbell Solicitor General Pro Tem

And on the back of which [illegible] of endict ment there appeared the following endors ments viz Hugh H Adams Prosecutor David Monagan Joseph Foster Andrew Bailey H. H. Adams sworn & [illegible] grand jury 1^st March 1821. -

A Free Bill William J Trigg fourman [sic] of the Grand jury. -

There this cause was coutinued from day to day untill [sic] February Term 1821 and on the 4^th day of said Term the said [Coun?] came on to be tried viz -

State Richard Tyson Indictment Assault & Battery This day came the Solicitor who prosecutes for the State in His behalf or well as the Defendant in his proper person and the said Defendant and having heard the said indictment read Says he is there of guilty and puts himself upon the grace and mercy of the court It is therefore considered by the court that the Defendant for such his offence he be fined fifty dollars and be imprisoned sixty days and pay the costs