Spring Term A.D. 1881
      Monday May 2nd 1881

State of Florida }  Thrasher & Hampton & Geo T. Turner
         vs      }  Rape & incest
Hiram R. Smith   }  Taylor & Sanchez
                 }  and now this Cause coming
                 }  on to be heard Mess Thrasher
                 }  & Hampton & Geo T. Turner pros
ecuting in the name and by the authority of the
State of Florida and the prisoner appearing in
his own proper person as well as by his attorneys
Mess Taylor & Sanchez. And now the prisoner being
brought to the Bar here under the Custody of
John W. Turner Sheriff of Alachua County to
which sheriff he is also likewise Committed and
being forthwith demanded how he would ac-
quit himself of the Charge against him
saith that he is not guilty as the Indictment al-
leges against him and for good and evil
he puts himself upon God and the Country
for trial, Whereupon a Jury was called and
there Came, C.T. Collins, W.W. Mott, J.T. Weeks, B.P.
H. Dudley Jr.  Dennett Webb, R.T. Powell, M.D. Saunders
W.H.H. Folk, F.S. Roux, W.H. Bracey, T.W. Dawkins
D.A. Robertson, who were duly sworn to well
and truly try the issue joined between the State
of Florida and the prisoner at the par according
to the evidence and thereafter after hearing a
part of the evidence

Whereupon the Court adjourned until to-
morrow morning at half past Eight O-
clock -
           Spring Term
         Tuesday May 3rd 1881
State of Florida   }  Thrasher & Hampton & Geo T. Turner     
        vs            }  Rape & Incest
H.R. Smith            }  Taylor & Sanchez

Whereupon the Court met pursuant to
adjournment of yesterday his Honor James
B. Dawkins Judge presiding
State of Florida  }  Thrasher & Hampton & Geo T. Turner 
       vs         }  Rape & Incest
H.R. Smith        }  Taylor & Sanchez
                      And now the Jurors