Spring Term A.D. 1886
                        Wednesday May 12th 1886

       Country for trial Whereupon a Jury was called and there came
       J.H. Dampier M.G. McCarroll Marion Campbell Jas Croxton J.D.
       Matheson & Jas Bradshaw who were duly sworn and empanelled
       to well and truly try the difference pending between the State of
       Florida and the prisoner at the bar and thereafter after hearing the
       evidence the argument of Counsel and the Charge of the Court
       retired to consider of their verdict under instructions to bring in
       a sealed verdict
       Whereupon the Court adjourned until tomorrow
       morning at half past Eight oclock

       Spring Term A.D. 1886
             Thursday May 13th 1886
       The Court met pursuant to adjournment of
       yesterday His Honor Thos F. King Judge presiding
  
       State of Florida  }
# 65           vs        }  Larceny
       William Testament }
                           And now the Jury in
       this cause came into open Court and rendered
       the following verdict to wit: We the Jury find the
       Prisoner not Guilty        M.G. McCarroll
       May 12th 1886 }            Foreman

       State of Florida }  Hocker & Cochran
# 55            vs      }  Murder
       John Hardy       }  Taylor & Brown
                           And now this Cause came
       on to be heard, W.A. Hocker State attorney pros-
       ecuting in the name and by the authority of
       the State of Florida and the prisoner appear-
       ing in open Court in his own proper person as
       well as by his attorneys R.F. Taylor & J.C. Brown -
       Whereupon a Jury was called and there came
       M.G. McCarroll, D.H. Miller, Marion Campbell, J.D.
       Matheson, W.J. Knight, James Croxton, W.H. Baltzell
       and J.A. Shannon and now the Venire being exhausted
       there came from the bystanders D.A. Robertson W.B.
       Briggs, T.W. Dawkins and S.V. Duke who were duly
       and sworn to well and truly try the diference pen-
       ding and thereafter after hearing the evidence