Fall Term Ad 1897
Saturday December 18th 1897
State of Florida }
vs } Resisting an officer
Major Reddick } No Bill
Orville B. Bailey Foreman
State of Florida }
vs } Assault with intent to murder
G.M. Garrett and }
M.G. Merritt } No Bill
Orville B. Bailey Foreman
State of Florida }
vs } Murder
Dick Turvin and }
Taylor White } No Bill
Orville B. Bailey Foreman
State of Florida }
vs } Embezzlement
Ben Rush } No Bill
Orville B. Bailey Foreman
State of Florida }
vs } Forgery & uttering Forged paper
M.L. Sherman }
And now this cause came on to be heard Syd. L.
Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the name and by the authority
of the State of Florida and the prisoner appearing in open Court
in his proper person, as well as by his attorney Robt E. Davis Esq
was arraigned and upon his arraignment saith that he is not
guilty of the charge as alleged in the indictment herein against
and for good and evil he puts himself upon God and the
Country for trial, Whereupon a jury was called and there
came R.Y. Tate, A.G. Colclough, J.M. Turner, W.G. Sanders
L.N. Roberts and Henry Parrish who were duly empaneled and
sworn to well and truly try the issue between the state of Florida
and the defendant according to the evidence and the jury afore-
said after hearing the evidence and charge of the Court retired to
consider of their verdict and after due consideration thereof
they returned into open court and rendered the following verdict
to wit: We the Jury find the Defendant guilty of Forgery so
say we all.
R.Y. Tate
Foreman
Whereupon the Court sentenced the prisoner in manner & form as
(sentence) follows, The sentence of the law is that you M.L. Sherman be
imprisoned by confinement in the State Prison at hard labor
for five years.
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