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Spring Term A.D. 1886
      Tuesday May 11th 1886

State of Florida }  Hocker
       vs        }  Carrying on business of Land Agent without License
L.B. Lipsey      }
                      And now this cause is Nol Prossed

State of Florida }  Hocker
       vs        }  Larceny
Morris Jackson   }  Goss & Cone
                  And now this cause coming on to be heard and the William 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 attorneys Messers Goss & Cone. Whereupon
the prisoner being 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 puts himself upon God and the Country
for trial Whereupon a Jury was called and there came J.M. Dampier
M.G. McCarroll D.A. Miller Marion Campbell Jas Bradshaw and Robt
McClellan who were duly sworn and empanelled to well and truly try the
difference pending between the and thereafter after hearing the evidence and
the case being submitted without argument rendered the following verdict
to wit We the Jury find the prisoner Guilty
May 11th 1886             R.M. McClellan
                                         Foreman
State of Florida }
       vs        }  Sentence
Morris Jackson   }
                  And now the prisoner Morris Jackson being in open
Court for Sentence was demanded if he had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon him saith nothing. Whereupon
the Court sentenced the prisoner Morris Jackson to confinement in the
States Prison at hard labor for the Space of one year

State of Florida             }   Hocker
       vs                    }  Braking & Entering a dwelling house with
Caledonia Smith Jim Mickle & } intent to commit a felony
Alfred Densey                }
                               And Now this cause is Nol Prossed








Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 28 January 2015
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