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          Spring Term  A.D. 1885
                   Wednesday May 13th 1885

        The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday
        his Honor Thomas F. King Judge presiding

        State of Florida }    Hocker
No 20           vs       } Breaking and entering a building in the night time
        Frank Davis      } with intent to commit a Felony
                           S.Y. Finley for Davis
                    And now the prisoner Frank Davis being into open
        Court as also the Counsel for both the prisoner and the State
        at the Bar of Florida         Sworn and 
            Whereupon the Jury who had been duly^empanelled
        on yesterday and sworn in this Cause was called to wit
        Isaac Mizell L.W. Fennell O.B. Bailey J.S. Crown Jr. C.C. Powell
        and W.H. Williamson who now being in open Court the Cause was
        resumed - and thereafter having heard the balance of the testimony
        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 prisoner
        guilty
                          L.W. Fennell
                              Foreman
        State of Florida }
                vs       } Breaking and entering a building with intent to
        Wm Hoffman       }  commit a Felony
                      And now this cause is Nol Prosed

        State of Florida                  }  Hocker
No 19           vs                        } Assault with intent to Murder
        Allen NelsonSpencer and Ned Barber} Taylor and Sanchez for Allen Nelson Spencer
                              And now this cause coming on to be heard W.A.
        Hocker State Attorney prosecuting in the name and by authority of the
        State of Florida and the Prisoner appearing in open Court in
        his own proper person as well as by Taylor & Sanchez
        his attorneys and now a Severance as to Allen
        Spencer is ordered by the Court and now the
        Prisoner Allen Spencer being forthwith demanded
        how he would acquit himself of the charge
        against him saith that he is not guilty
        Whereupon a Jury was called and there
        Came J.F. Futch, J.B. Dill - W.H.H. Holdridge - E.K.
        Fagan L.W. Fennell and now the venire being
        exhausted there came from the bystanders
        W.H.H. Folk all of whom were duly Sworn
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 7 June 2015
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