Spring Term  AD 1889
            Tuesday May 21st 1889 -
       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 53           vs       }  Assault with intent to
       Romeo Jones      }  Rob -
                           Axtell -
                          And now this Cause came
       on to be heard William H. Wigg State attorney
       prosecuting in the name and by the authority
       of the State of Florida and the prisoner ap-
       pearing in open Court in his proper person
       as well as by his atty E.P. Axtell Esq was
       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 he puts him-
       self upon God and the Country for trial
       Whereupon a Jury was called and there
       came J.H. Waters T.B. Smith H. Levy S.V.
       Zetrouer W.W. Carter Samuel Abbott 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 ac-
       cording to the evidence and thereafter after
       hearing the evidence and the Charge of the
       Court retired to consider of their verdict and
       and on the same day returned into open Court
       and rendered the following verdict to wit:- 
       We the Jury find the Prisoner Guilty
                              Samuel Abbott
                              Foremon of Jury -

       State of Florida }
                 vs     }  Sentence
       Romeo Jones      }
                         And now the prisoner 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 to confinement in the States
       prison at hard labor for the space of
       Five years