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        Spring Term A.D. 1885
              Thursday May 7th 1885
        Whereupon the Court asked the Grand Jury if
        they were content that the Court shold alter a
        matter of form and not a matter of substance
        to which the Grand Jury assented -

        Whereupon the Court adjourned until tomorrow
        morning at Nine Oclock

        Spring Term A.D. 1885
             Friday May 8th 1885
        The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday
        His Honor Thos F. King Judge presiding

        I.H. Hilliard  }
No 19           vs     }
        John H. Graham }
                       }  And now the Pleas and
        Demur filed herein are withdrawn by Consent of
        the Parties Plaintiff and defendant and the
        Defendant is allowed until Monday next in
        which to file new pleas.

        State of Florida }  Hocker
No 15           vs       }  Breaking and entering a building
        Richard Clark    }  with intent to Commit a Misde-
                         }  meanor
                         }  S.Y. Finley
                           And now this Cause
        Coming on to be heard W.A. Hocker State
        attorney prosecuting in the name and by
        the authority of the State of Florida and
        the Prisoner appearing in his own proper
        person as well as by his attorney S.Y.
        Finley whereupon the prisoner being forthwith
        demanded how he would acquit himself of
        the Charge against him saith that he is not
        guilty as the Indictment alleges against him
        and for good and evil he puts himself upon God
        and the Country for trial - Whereupon a Jury
        was called and there came D.L. Ferguson
        Thos R. Bennett, L.A. Jernigan and Jno W.
        Barrett C.A. Butler and E.C. Garnr who were
        duly Sworn and empanelled to well and truly
        try the difference pending and thereafter
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 20 October 2014
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