Spring Term A.D. 1885
                      Tuesday May 12th 1885
         Court in his own proper person as well as by his Attorney
         F.E. Hughes and now 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 J.D. George  J.F. Futch, J.B. Dill, Simeon
         Fagan, W.B. Hodgson  L.W. Fennell who were duly Sworn
         and empanelled to well and truly try the difference
         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 Guilty of an aggrivated assault so
         say we all         J.B. Dill  Foreman

         State of Florida }  Hocker
No 18           vs        }  Assault with intent to Murder -
         William Canty    }  J.O. Cosby
                          }  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 open Court
         in his own proper person as well as by his attorney
         J.O. Cosby and now 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 J.F. Futch, J.B. Dill, Simeon Fagan
         W.H.H. Holdridge, W.B. Hodgson, E.K. Fagan who 
         were duly Sworn and empanelled to well and truly 
         try the difference 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 Guilty 
                                     J.B. Dill  
                                        Foreman