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Circuit Court Minute Book 1847-1852, page 464

Tuesday, February 25th, 1851

Indictment with the indorsements [sic] thereon in the following words and figures to wit —

STATE OF TENNESSEE }
HAYWOOD COUNTY }
Circuit Court February term in the year of Our Lord eighteen hundred and Fifty one.

The Grand Jurors of the State of Tennessee, elected, impanelled, Sworn and Charged to inquire in August for the County of Haywood upon their oath present that ROBERT WEBB (Junior) late of said County not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and Seduced by the instigation of the devil, on the Seventh day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and fifty one, with force and arms in the county aforesaid in and upon one WILLIAM WEBB in the peace of God and the said State, then and there being feloneously, wilfully and of his malice aforethought, did make an assault, and that the said ROBERT WEBB with a certain Knife of the value of fifty cents, which he the said ROBERT WEBB in his right hand then and there had and held, the said WILLIAM WEBB in and upon the left breast of him, the said WILLIAM WEBB, then and there feloneously, wilfully and his malice aforethought did strike and thrust, giving to the said WILLIAM WEBB, then and there with the Knife aforesaid. in and upon the left breast of him the said WILLIAM WEBB one Mortal wound, of the depth of three inches, and the breadth of one inch, of which said Mortal wound, the said WILLIAM WEBB, then and there in the County aforesaid instantly died.

And so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid, do say that the said ROBERT WEBB ___ The said WILLIAM WEBB, in Manner and from aforesaid, feloneous, wilfully and of his Malice aforethought, did kill and murder to the evil example of all others in like case offending and against the peace and dignity of the state.

TIMOTHY P. SCURLOCK Attorney General of the tenth Judicial Circuit Court.

Endorsed this ___. ASBURY M. WEBB, Prosecutor.

Witnesses for the State, ELIZABETH MOORE, ROBERT WEBB, Senr. , JAMES TRUMAN (?).

Sworn in open Court and Sent to the grand Jury 25th of January 1857. J. M. RUTLEDGE Clk.

A True Bill. JONATHAN F. JACOCKS foreman of the grand Jury.

Court adjourned until 8 o’clock. JOHN READ.