Early Governors' Papers

State of Tennessee, To the Sheriff of Franklin County,

Whereas complaint was this day been made on oath by Micah Taul, to me James Sharp a Justice of the peace of the County & State aforesaid, that Rufus K. Anderson, late of said County, did on this 24^th day of August in the year of our Lord 1829, with force & arms, wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought make an assault, on the body of Thomas P Taul, and with a pistol loaded with powder & ball, which he then & there held in one of his hands, did wilfully, feloniously and of his malice aforethought, shoot the said Thomas P Taul, giving unto him a severe wound, in the abdomen, immediately above the navel, of which wound the said Thomas P Taul is now languishing, and as the said Micah Taul fears & believes the said wound is mortal -

There are therefore in the name of the state afore= said to command and require you to arrest the body of the said Rufus K Anderson & bring him before me, on tuesday the 25^th of this Instant, at the court house of said county, to answer the premises & further to be dealt with according to Law -

Given under my hand and seal, this 24^th day of August 1829 J Sharp JP (seal)

Summond [sic] for the State the following Witnesses James Woods, Abram Tolles Joseph Bratton

Joseph Hill Thomas S. Logan James Dove

J Sharp JP

And on the back of which there were the following endorsements to wit

Warrant

The State vs Rufus K Anderson

Came to hand and executed and returned for trial on the 24^th August 1829 the witnesses all summoned but Joseph Bratton, him not found

J Handly D Shff

State of Tennessee Franklin County

Came Rufus K Anderson and acknowledged himself to stand justly in= debted to the State of Tennessee in the penal sum of fifteen hundred dollars - William Knox & William Dardis who acknowledged themselves to owe the State the Sum of Seven hundred and fifty dollars each to be levied of their goods and chattles lands and tenements but to be void on condition, that the said Rufus K Anderson doth make his personal appearance before the judge of our next circuit court to be holden for the county of Franklin at the court house in the Town of Winchester on the second Monday of January next then and there to answer to the a charge of the State against

him for an assault and baery on the body of Thomas P Taul with intent to Kill and not depart without leave of the court ~

Given under our hands and seals this 24^th day of August 1829 Rufus K Anderson William Knox Wm Dardis

Witness James Sharp JP. Wallis Estill JP

State of Tennessee Franklin County

I Jonathan Spyker Clerk of the circuit court for said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the warrant and recognizance and the endorsements therein of the State against Rufus K Anderson and that the same was filed in my office 23^th [sic] August 1829 -

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my private seal (having no official seal of office) at office in Winchester this 29^th day of August 1829 -

Jonathan Spyker Clk