Fall Term AD 1883
             Tuesday December 11th 1883
       State of Florida    }   Hocker
              vs           }   Malpractice in office
       T.J. Knight         }   Gardner
                           }
                              And now this cause is continued on
       the affidavit of the Defendant

       State of Florida    }   Hocker
No 61         vs           }     Larceny
       Chapman Haile &     }   Goss & Dunson
       Allen Lewis         }
                           }
                               And now this Cause came on
       to be heard W.A. Hocker State attorney prosecu
       ting in the name and by the authority of the
       State of Florida and the Prisoner Chapman Haile
       above appearing in his own proper person as well
       as by his attorneys Mess Goss & Dunson and being forth
       with demanded how he would acquit himself saith that
       he is not guilty whereupon a Jury was called and
       there came 1. M.M. Tillman 2. M.S. Cheves 3. John
       Chesser 4. Thomas Kirby 5. N.C. Pettit 6. S.J. Kennard Jr.
       who were duly Sworn and empannelled to well and
       truly try the Defence pending and thereafter after
       hearing the evidence 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 N.C. Pettit Foreman -

       Whereupon the Court adjourned until ten oclock
       tomorrow morning