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State of Tennessee
Second Judicial Circuit
Knox County

February Tenn 1815

The Grand Jurors for the State
of Tennessee, elected impannelled [sic]
sworn and charged to enquire for the body of
Knox County within the Second Judicial Circuit of
the State of Tennessee, upon their Oath present and
say that a certain De Townes Madox late of Sevier County
Soldier, not having before his eyes the fear of God, but
being ^moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on
the Night of the 21^st of September in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and fourteen, with force and
arms (at to wit) at the Tavern of John Anthony in the town
of Knoxville in the County of Knox aforesaid and
within the Jurisdiction of this Court in and upon one
Andrew Morris in the peace of God and the State then and
there being, Feloniously, Wilfully and of his Malice afore-
thought did make an assault, and that he the said De
Townes Madox with a [?] spear made of Iron and
Steele of the value of one Dollar which he the said De
Townes Madox in his right hand then and there had and
held, the said Andrew Morris in and upon the right side
of the body and near the navel of the belly of him the
said Andrew Morris then and there feloniously wil-
fully and of his Malice aforethought did Strike, thrust
and stab giving to him the said Andrew Morris then
and there with the Spear aforesaid in and upon the right
side of the body and near the navel of the belly of him the
said Andrew Morris one mortal wound of the breadth of
one quarter of an Inch, and of the depth of Six Inches of which
said mortal wound the said Andrew Morris (at to wit) at the
Tavern of John Anthony in the Town of Knoxville in the County
of Knox aforesaid, and within the Jurisdiction of this County
then and there instantly died, and so the Grand Jurors aforesaid
upon their Oaths aforesaid do say that the said De Townes
Ma-