Sumner County Loose Records
Sumner County, TN Archives
Lawsuit # 9307
State of Tenneessee
To the Sheriff of Sumner County---Greeting:
We command you to summon Leaton(?) H. Turner, James Roney, Linsey(?)
___, Simon Hiatt personally to appear before the judge of our 4th
Circuit court, now sitting at the courthouse in the town of Gallantin
there to testify and the truth to say in behalf of the State in a
certain matter of controversy in our said court depending, wherein the
State is plaintiff, and William Hiatt and Matty Cavit are defendants;
and this they shall in no wise omit, under penality prescribed by law.
Witness M. Baldridge, clerk of our said court, at office, this 2nd
Monday in ___ A.D. 1832
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State of Tenneessee
To the Sheriff of Sumner County---Greeting:
We command you to take the bodies of William Hiatt and Matty Cavet if
they be found in your county and thus safely keep, so that you have them
before the Judge of our 4th Circuit, at the nest circuit court to be
held for the county of Sumner at the court-house in the town of Gallatin
on ___ __ after the 2nd Monday in March next, to answer the State of
Tenneessee on a punishment for open and nortorious lewdness.
Herein fail not; and have then there this writ.
Witness, M. Baldridge, clerk of our said court, at office, the 2nd
Monday in March A.D. 1832
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State of Tenneessee
To the Sheriff of Sumner County---Greeting:
We command you to take the body of William Hiatt and Matty Cavett if
they be found in your county, and them safely keep, so that you have
them before the Judge of our 4th Circuit, at the circuit court now
setting for the county of Sumner at the court-house in the town of
Gallatin on the 2nd Monday in September to answer the State of
Tenneessee on a punishment for open and notorious lewdness.
Herein fail not; and have then there this writ.
Witness, M. Baldridge, clerk of our said court, at office, the 2nd
Monday in September A.D. 1832
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State of Tennessee, Sumner County to ___:
The Grand Jurors for the State of Tennessee duly elected enpanneled,
sworn and charged to inquire for the body of the County of Sumner ___ __
their oath present that William Hiatt late of the county aforesaid,
yeoman and Matty Cavitt late of the county aforesaid ___ with force and
arms at the county aforesaid upon the first day of January in the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-two being persons of
evil conviction and regardless of the obligation of morality and decency
unlawfully, wickedly, openly, notoriously, lewdly and indecently and did
live together and carnally know each other as husband and wife without
having been previously and lawfully married and that they __ there so
lived together and carnally knew each other from day and year aforesaid
to the day of finding of this ___without ever having been lawfully
married. And to the jurors aforesaid do say that they the said William
Hiatt and Matty Cavitt then and there in manner and ___ aforesaid have
been committed and were guilty of open and notorious lewdness and
indecency, to the great damage and common nuisance of the people of said
State to the evil example of all others in the like care offending and
against the peace and dignity of the State. We find the ___ bill to be
__ ___.
Signed
Tho R. Anderson
Joshua W. Talley
John T. Carr
E. L. Douglas
Saml Davis
George Hull(?)
Levi Donnely
James L. Martin
Tha. C. Beard
W.Matten
John Martin
J. A. Patterson
Seaton H. Turner