Spring Term AD 1888
Tuesday May 8th 1888
of the Same as having been duly executed by Summoning the
following named four persons to wit: 1 J.S. Bell 2. T.H. Cato 3
J.B. Coker 4 Benj Haile
Whereupon the Grand Jury was Called and there
Came 1 James Doig 2 Wiley Hines 3. A.G. Colclough 4 Thos
McCredie 5 L.A. Jernigan 6. E.J. Griffin 7. F.A. Rivers
8. J.V. Weeks 9. F.V. Seagle 10 Geo Harris 11. J.R. Faircloth
12 John Slaughter 13 J.W. Burnett Jr. 14. S.W. Vaughn 15.
J.S. Bell 16 T.H. Cato 17 J.B. Coker 18. Benj Haile who
were duly empanelled as the Grand Jury of this
the Spring term of our Circuit Court
Whereupon
it being brought to the attention of the Court
that owing to the almost unprecedented drought in
the County that it would be to the disadvantage of the
farming interest to Continue the holding of this term
at this time the Court ordered that the Grand
Jury be discharged until Monday the 25 day of
June AD 1888 at the Hour of Eleven Oclock of
the forenoon of said day - and that the
Petit Jury be discharged without a day -
State of Florida }
#3 vs }
Peter Davenport } And now this Cause is transferred
to the absentee docket and alias
Capias ordered -
State of Florida }
#4 vs }
Manning Irving } And now this Cause is transferred to the
absentee docket -
State of Florida }
#5 vs }
Elijah Hunter & }
Willis Adkins } And now this Cause is transferred to
the absentee docket =
State of Florida }
#6 vs } Murder
Turner Gray & } And now the defendant Turner
Peter Spann } Gray being Called failed to answer
Whereupon his bond was estreated and Scire Facias
ordered to issue to the Defendant and his Sureties
and alias Capias ordered for Turner Gray -
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