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        Spring Term A.D. 1885
               Thursday May 14th 1885
        Whereupon a Jury was called and there came Simeon
        Fagan Isaac Mizell, J.S. Crown Jr J.F. Futch W.H.H.H. Holdridge
        and 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   Isaac Mizelle Foreman

        State of Florida }
                 vs      }  Sentence
        William Hoffman  }
                             And now the prisoner
        William Hoffman being in open Court for
        sentence was demanded of if he had any
        thing to say why sentence should not be passed
        upon him saith nothing, whereupon the Court
        sentenced the prisoner to confinement in the
        County Jail at hard labor for the space of
        Three months

        F.W. Fontane and      }
        B.W. Fontane he       }  Taylor & Sanchez
        Husband               }
No 15            vs           }  Asspt
        The North British and }
        Mercantile Insurance  }  W.W. & C.O. Hampton &
        Company               }  S.Y. Finley
                              }
                                And now this Cause
        Coming on to be heard and the parties plaintiff
        and Defendant appearing in open Court by their
        respective attorneys and now the issues being
        joined a Jury was called and there came
        E.K. Fagan, W.B. Hodgson, J.B. Dill, and now
        the venire being exhausted there came from the
        bystanders B.W. Waits, C.F. Jolly- and Chas J.
        Mixson who were duly Sworn and empanelled
        to well and truly try the issues joined and there-
        after after hearing a part of the evidence



Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 4 February 2015
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