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John Gourd on Jury for Wyatt Russell, Thursday, January 18, 1821

White County, Tennessee - Minute Book 6, 1820 - 1823
WPA Records
Note - some of the minutes included in this series are for families known to have been connected with the Goads in Virginia.

State vs.Wyatt Russell   (certfd.) 

 Indt. for an affray
Prest of Grand Jury

 This day came as well the Solicitor as the defendant in his proper person who being arraigned and charged upon the bill of indictment pleaded not guilty thereto and for his trial put himself up on the Country whereupon came a Jury of good and lawful men Towit Matthias Anderson, George Anderson, Jeremiah Denton, John McKinny, Phillip Ussery, Abraham Sauls, Nathan Earls, Jenky Jenkins, William Kirk, Robert Webb, John Gourd, Joseph Wilson, who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak upon the issue of traverse joined upon their oath do say that the defendant is not guilty in manner and form as charged upon the bill of Indictment as in pleading he hath alleged.  Therefore it is considered by the court that the defendant go hence and recover gives the County of White also costs in this behalf expended and that certificate issue to the trustee of White County &c.


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