Matthew Murphy from Wayne County – Offence Larceny

Sentence 3 years. Received at State Penitentiary March 26th 1839. He is 28 years old, weights 167 lbs. 5 feet 10 inches high. Born and brot up in Lawrence District S. Carolina. his father John Murphy lives in Lauderdale County Alabama 13 miles north of Florence. his wife and one child is living with his father. he has 4 brothers and four sisters. the all live in Lauderdale County Ala. he is a farmer by profession.
(Record of Convicts, Rec. Group 25, Volume 45, p. 114. TSLA)

Matthew Murphy, received 27 Mar 1839, Grand Larceny from Wayne County. 28 years old farmer, 3 year sentence. born SC. Released 12 Feb 1842. Pardoned by Gov. Jones. — (Convict Record, Rec. Group 25, Ledger 86, TSLA)

The trial of Matthew Murphy on an indictment for Grand Larceny was held in Wayne County Circuit Court 1838. He was convicted and sentenced to three years. Case was appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court but not record of case found in Supreme Court records. Minutes of the case are lost. Only record in Wayne County is the Docket Book for 1836 – 1842 which lists the case.

Submitted by Edgar D. Byler, III