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Judgment Docket 9
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Judgment Docket 9 Page 194
                                Spring Term AD 1899
                                 Thursday May 18th

        State of Florida }    Syd L. Carter
             Vs          } Breaking & Entering with intent to
        Henry Jackson    } commit a Misdemeanor
                                J.M. Rivers
                And now this cause came on to be heard
        Syd L. Carter State Attorney, prosecuting in the name
        and by authority of the State of Florida and the prisoner
        Henry Jackson being in open Court in his proper person
        was arraigned and upon his arraignment pleaded
        not guilty: Whereupon a jury was called, and there 
        came S.M. Riles, R.W. Hall W.D. Holder J.A. McKinstry
        B.F. Rucker and E.G. Spencer who were duly empanelled and
        sworn to well and truly try the issue between the
        State of Florida and the defendant according to the evidence
              And the Jury aforesaid after hearing the evidence
        and charge of the Court retired to consider of their
        verdict. And after due consideration thereof they returned
        into open Court and rendered the following verdict to wit:
Verdict   We the Jury find the prisoner guilty
                                 E.G. Spencer
                                      Foreman
        State of Florida }
(sentence)         Vs    } Sentence
        Henry Jackson    }
                          And now the prisoner being in open
        Court for sentence was demanded if he had anything
        to say why the sentence of the law should not be passed
        upon him, saith nothing.
               Whereupon the Court sentenced the prisoner as
        follows to wit: the sentence of the law is, that you
        Henry Jackson be imprisoned by confinement in the
        State Prison for one year at hard labor

        State of Florida }   Syd L. Carter
               Vs        } Larceny of domestic animals
        Sue Brown        }    B.A. Thrasher
                    Now this cause came on to be heard Syd L.
        Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the name and 
        by authority of the State of Florida and the defendant
        Sue Brown being in open Court in her proper person
        was arraigned and upon her arraignment saith
        that she is not guilty and for good and evil puts
        herself on God and the Country for trial
                Whereupon a jury was called and there came
Transcribed by Charlotte Vallellanes 18 April 2015
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