Spring Term AD 1897
       Saturday May 22nd 1897

State of Florida }  Syd L. Carter, N.M. Allred
      vs         }   Murder of J.S. Taylor
William G. Shehee} R.W. Davis B.A. Thrasher Evans Haile
                 And now on this day this cause came on to be
further heard Syd L. Carter State Attorney and N.M. Allread as-
sistant State Attorney, prosecuting in the name and by the authority
of the State of Florida and the prisoner William G. Shehee
being in open Court in his proper person as well as by his attor
neys R.W. Davis, B.A. Thrasher and Evans Haile Esqre, And also
the Jury who had heard the balance of the evidence in this cause
and a part of the argument of Counsel on yesterday to wit-:
Rufus Putman, R.S. Bradley, C.C. Morrison, H.R. Fewell
J.H. Osteen, A.L. McRae, E.D. Thomas, G.W. Roberts, P.A. Varnes,
W.H. White, R.M. Davis & W.L. Bruden being likewise in open
Court the hearing of this cause was resumed, And the Jury
aforesaid after hearing the balance of the argument of Counsel
and the charge of the Court retired to consider of their
verdict and thereafter on the same day returned into open
Court and rendered the following verdict, to wit:
  We the Jury find the Defendant "not guilty"
                           Rufus Putnam foreman

                 In Circuit Court Alachua County
                   Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida
The State of Florida          }
          vs                  } Murder of W.S. Hilliard
Wm G. Shehee}
                      This cause having been set for trial on
Tuesday 25th of May 1897 the Judge of the Court in the presence
of the Clerk and Sheriff drew from the box containing the
names of the persons selected by the County Commissioners for
Jurors, the following named Special Jurors for said cause Viz:
1F.M. Cellon, 2W.L. Burnett, 3H.B. Hague, 4Geo K. Broome, 5H.A.
Pickett, 6M.L. McComb, 7E.B. Lewis, 8T.J. Hagan, 9Arch Averett
10J.E. Thrasher, 11T.K. Godley 12G.E. Burnett 13W.B. Doke Jr, 14J.J. Colson
15W.H. Everett, 16F.G. Bauknight, 17J.H. Johnson, 18R.L. Polk 19C.M. Dell
20D.C. McIntosh, 21E.W. Clark, 22C.W. Bauknight, 23M.I. Jones, 24G.L. Denton
25A.T. Duren 26W.B. Riviera, 27Charles McKinney, 28M.H. Slaughter, 29P.B.H.
Dudley, 30N.W. Horn, 31R.B. Hodgson, 32T.J. Rivers 33T.B. Lewis, 34J.W.
Carter 35D.M. Bryan, 36W.R. Moon, 37B.O. Carn, 38E. Anderson
39Geo I. Doig, 40T.W. Clark, 41J.S. Allen 42E.T. Finklea, 43F.D. Irvin
44J.F. Hunt Jr, 45T. Denby, 46B.D. Weeks, 47C.N. Merry, 48O. Gamage
49W.F. Beckham, 50J.O. Trowbridge
   The Clerk will issue a Venire Facias for above named persons