Fall Term A.D. 1885
     Thursday December 17th 1885 -
of any disrespect to the Court, Whereupon the said
L.C. Martin was discharged upon the payment of
the costs of arrest

Whereupon the Court adjourned until tomorrow
morning at ten oclock

   Fall Term  A.D. 1885
          Friday December 18th 1885
The Court met pursuant to adjournment of yes-
terday His Honor Thos F. King Judge presiding

William M. Knox   }  Ashby & Thrasher
        vs        }      Libel
Lucius Montgomery }  Taylor & Sanchez
                      And now the Jury who
had retired to consider of their Verdict in
this Cause on yesterday to wit: M.M. May, Roth
Reynolds - Robert Kite - D.R. Fletcher, R.M. Davis
John F. Davidson came into open Court and
rendered the following verdict to wit: We find
the defendant guilty and assess the damages
to the plaintiff at Seven Thousand dollars
($7,000)             Roth Reynolds
                              Foreman
Whereupon it is ordered considered and
adjudged by the Court that the Plaintiff
do have and recover of and from the Defendant
the Sum of Seven thousand ($7,000 00/100) Dollars
for his damages together with his costs in this
behalf expended taxed at Two hundred and
Two ~~~~~~~~~ Dollars and Eighty Three Cents
and the Defendant in mercy &c

  To the Hon Thos F. King  Judge of the Cir-
        Cuit Court of the 5th Judicial Circuit
        Court of the State of Florida
The undersigned having been appointed by an
order of your Honor to examine and report
as to the qualifications of James C. Brown an
applicant for license to practice law respectfully
report that they have discharged the duty imposed
upon them and report that the said applicant
is qualified to practice in the Courts of this State
and recommend that he be admitted as an