William Henry Bess V. State - Murder of Harve Robinson

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: DeKalb, Tennessee, United States
Surnames/tags: Bess Robinson

The following information is taken from the Tennessee State Library and Archives Supreme Court Case of William Bess v. State, 1917 which can be found here:https://supreme-court-cases.tennsos.org and searching for William Bess v. State, 1917: ^[1]

On March, 26, 1916 William Bess shot H.M. Robinson, and although he did confirm that he did, he stated it was justified to prevent robinson from committing a felonious assult upon his daughter, Mrs. Lizzy Malone.

He was tried at the March Term, 1917, of the Circuit court of DeKalb County, Tennessee for the murder of H.M. Robinson and convicted by a Jury.

In the December term of 1917 he would appeal the verdict on the grounds "That the verdict of the Jury was not warranted by the evidence, and that the preponderance is in favor of the innocence of the defendent. This assigment only requires a presentation and discussion of the facts of the case."

The page numbers listed below pertain to the page in the PDF download from TSLA

Witnesses, Jury, and Others named in document

Role	Last Name	First Name	Page	Paid
S.Witt	Adamson	Anzi	page 51	.50
Clerk	Allen	J.S.	page 13, 23,49,50,53
Doctor	Allen	Dr.	Page 36
S. Witt	Anderson	H.L.	Page 52	1.00
	Bain	Andy	page 32
S. Witt	Baine	Joe	Page 51	.50
S. Witt	Baine	Lena	Page 51	.50
S.Witt	Bass	A.M.	Page 51	2.70
	Bass	Archie	page 18
Bondsman	Bess	John	page 24
Father	Bess	Henry	Page 30,31,33,35,36(not referred directly by name just as "My Father" or The deft's father)
	Bess	Lizzy	refer to Malone, Lizzy
Witness	Bess	Mannie	Page 5,7,15,21,26,31,34,35,36,40,41,42
Defendent	Bess	William	All pages
S. Witt	Bluhm	F.J.	Page 51	1.00
Witness	Braswell	Geo/George	Page 15,31,39,52	3.00
	Bullard	Nath	Page 18
Witness	Caskey	James	Page 15,43
Jury	Carter	A.C.	Page 19
S. Witt	Cathcart	Little Nix	Page 51	1.00
	Childress	Fannie	page 18
Witness	Childress	George	Page 15,18,48,51	3.00
S. Witt	Childress	Haskell	page 18,51	.50
	Childress	Willie	page 18
Jury	Chism	C.S.	page 19
Jury	Crawford	J.R.	Page 19
S Witt	Crips	L.C.	page 52	3.00
Jury	Crowder	J.C.	page 19
Attorney for Defendent	Crowley	P.C.	Page 13,23
S Witt	Cubbins	C.P.	Page 52	3.00
S. Witt	Cubbins	G.L.	page 52	1.00
Witness	Curtis	Landy	page 15,49
Witness/Deputy Sheriff	Davis	Bob	Page 15,40,47
Witness	Davis	Felix	Page 15
Judge	Davis	Ewin L	Page 19,20,49
	Davis	Erwin	Page 17
	Davis	F.T.	page 18
	Davis	Felix	Page 2,3,44
Sheriff	Davis	R.L. Shff:	Page 19,20,51	1.25
Witness	Drewery	E	page 15,40
S. Witt	Edge	Ed	Page 51	.50
S. Witt	Ervin	Chub	page 31,51	.50
Witness	Estes	A.L.	page 3,15,27,30,31,46
	Estes	Ella	page 18
	Estes	George	Page 18
Constable	Estes	H.C.	Page 27,51,52	.75 +1.00
Witness	Estes	Harve	page 3
	Estes	Mrs. Jep	Page 18
	Estes	John	Page 27
Witness	Estes	W.J.	page 3,15,46,51	17.40
Witness	Estes	Mrs. W.J.	page 51	17.40
Witness	Estes	W.G.	page 3,15,45
	Evins	Bill	Page 36,42
Attorney General	Fairbanks	W.W.	page 18
Witness	Ferrell	A.M.	page 15,48
Sheriff	Frazier	A.B.	Page 50	8.75
	George	Jep	page 18
S Witt	Geroge	R.T.	Page 52	2.00
Attorney for Defendent	Gothard	J.A.	Page 13,23
Bondsman	Grooms	H.F.	Page 24
Sheriff	Hall	C.D.	Page 19,20,50
Witness	Hall	Charley	page 13,16,40,41	6.25
S Witt	Hathaway	Marvin	Page 52	2.00
J.P.	Hollin	Obe	Page 18,51	3.25
	Hooper	T.M.		3.25
Attorney for Defendent	Jackson	Charley	Page 23
Witness	Jackson	Dr. TJ	page 2,8,11,16,18,25,26,51	6.44
Jury	Jackson	Wm	page 19
S. Witt	Johnson	Andrew	Page 52	1.00
D-Shff	Johnson	I.N.	Page 50	.25
D. Shff	Jones	J.E.	Page 50	.25
Wtiness	Jones	Jim	page 18
Bondsman	Keaton	W.T.	Page 24
Witness	Keith	Jim	page 16,43,51	1.00
Witness	Keith	Sam	page 16,43
Jury	Knowles	C.L.	page 19
	Malone	Bob	Page 32
Witness	Malone/Bess	Mrs. Lizzie	Page 2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,16,21,22,28,30,32,36,38,40,41,45,46
Witness	Mason	Levi	Page 16,40
D. Shiff	Miller	Page 50	.25
Witness	Mosier	Bob	page 16,47
	Mosier	Daniel	Page 32
	Neal	Harrison	page 33
	Pack	Neal	Page 18
Jury	Paris	A.B.	page 19,34
Witness	Parker	Alf	Page 16,42
Witness	Pack	Elbert	page 16 ,18,51	1.50
	Pack	Everett	Page 31,33,38
	Preston	Bob	Page 47
	Preston	Will	Page 47
Sheriff	Puckett	G.C.	page 25,37,39,47,50	6.50
Witness	Puckett	GG	page 16	6.50
Witness	Rhody	Henry	Page 16,39,40,52	3.00
	Roberts	A.H.	Page 17
Prosecuter	Robinson	Cannie	Page 23
Witness	Robinson	Mrs. Cannie	page 2,18,25
Victim	Robinson	Harve (H.M.)	Referred to in all pages
Witness	Robinson	Joe	Page 2,9,16,18,26,51	3.50
	Robinson	John	page 43
Witness	Robinson	Mrs. Vannie	page 16
Bondsman	Saddler	F.A.	Page 24
Attorney for defendent	Smartt	R.W.	page 13	23
Jury	Smith	W.P.	Page 19
	Snow	Jno Lee	Page 18
S. Witt	Stanely	Alvin	Page 51	.50
Witness	Stanely	Bill	Page 3,5,7,10,11,16,18,22,25,28,31,33,34,35,36,37,41,51	2.50
	Stanley	Mr Stanley's son	Page 34
Witness	Stanley	W.B.	page 23,35
	Stanley	William	Page 2
	Talley	Columbus	page 18
D. Shff	Taylor	C.C.	Page 50	.25
D. Shff	Taylor	D.J.	Page 51	1.75
s. Witt	Taylor	Exum	Page 51	.50
	Taylor	Zele's Daughter	Page 38
Sheriff	Terry	F.E.	Page 18,50	1.01
Witness	Thompson	Willie	page 16
S. Witt	Tomason	Harrison	Page 51	.50
S. Witt	Thomason	Mrs. Harrison	Page 51	.50
Thomason	Tom	Page 32
Witness	Tramel	James	page 16,41
Witness	Tramel	S.E.	page 16,42
Witness	Tramel	WM/William	page 16,41
Jury	Trapp	J.F.	page 19
Witness	Taylor	Willie	Page 16,41
	Taylor	Mrs. Exum	page 18
	Thompson	Willie	Page 48
Foreman Grand Jury	Tubb	Jep	Page 18
S. Wit	Vickers	Chas.	Page 51	.50
Witness	Vickers	Shelah	page 16,47
Witness	Vickers	Lum	page 16,47
Prosecuting Lawyers	Wade	T.W.	Page 37
	Walden	Ridley	page 5,6
Witness	Waldon	Riley	page 16,28,30,35,38,51	.50
S. Witt	Waldon	Delia	Page 51	.50
D. Shff	Walker	J.D.	Page 50	.25
	Webb	Bob	page 31
Witness	Whaley	Tom	Page 16,48
S. Witt	White	W.B.	Page 52	2.00
Witness	Wilkins	James	Pge 42
Witness	Wilkins	Jim,	page 16,31,51	.50
Jury	Williams	J.H.	page 19
Jury	Willoughby	Ollie	page 19
Bondsman	Wilson	D.B.	Page 24,39