Hi Jean...the charge was rape..it went before an Grand Jury,,,he was found guilty..would that not have gone to a higher court? Diana -----Original Message----- From: Jean Scarlott <jscarlott@yahoo.com> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 8:02 PM Subject: Re: jeff. co. jails > > > > > >---Matt Majeski <topdog@raex.com> wrote: >> >> I had a relative in Harrison county that went before a grand >jury..and was >> found guilty..would Jefferson County have been the place he was >incarcerated >> ? This would have been in the late 1830's early 1840's. >> Diana Lynne <topdog@raex.com> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Barbara <barbarar@swain.main.nc.us> >> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> >> Date: Monday, January 11, 1999 8:31 AM >> Subject: jeff. co. jails >> >> >> >I had a couple of Jefferson Co. ancestors who most likely saw the >inside of >> >a jail during the mid 1800's. Does anyone know the names of and >locations >> >of any such facilities in Jefferson Co. during that timeframe? Any >> >suggestions would be greatly appreciated! >> >Thank you, >> >Barbara Richardson >> > >> >> >Matt, >He was probably housed at the jail in Harrison Co. at Cadiz. >Jean >_________________________________________________________ >DO YOU YAHOO!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >