Contributed by Paul Lemasters

“Jamestown.” March 13th. The COOK murder case, which was transferred from the Circuit Court of the County to Cookeville, Putnam county, was tried there on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd February, resulting in a conviction of involuntary manslaughter, with sentence to the penitentiary for three years. [Source: Rugbeian, Morgan Co., Tn, Sat., 17 March 1883, Vol. III, No. 78, p2.]