Spring Term A.D. 1899
                       Wednesday May 24th

        State of Florida }
                Vs       } Murder
        Elias Griffin    }
                         And now this cause came on to be
        further heard Syd L. Carter State Attorney prosecuting
        in the name and by the authority of the State of Florida
        and the prisoner Elias Griffin being in open Court in his
        proper person as well as by his attorney J.A. Williams Esquire
        as also the Jury who had heard a part of the evidence in
        this cause on yesterday to wit: L.A. Dunnaway  J.H. Harris
        Z.M. Sanders, J.H. Avera Jr.  David Roe  J.F. Brush  W.E. Brown
        H.R. Stokes, S.D. Tillman, Geo M. Desha  A.A. McRae  and J.U. Stephens
        being likewise in open Court the hearing of this cause was
        resumed and the Jury aforesaid after hearing the balance
        of the evidence the argument of counsel and the charge of the
        Court retired to consider of their verdict: And failing to
        return into Court with a verdict at ten oclock
        P.M.
           Thereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow
        morning at Nine oclock

                 - Thursday May 25th -

          Court met this day pursuant to adjournment
        of yesterday his Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
        State of Florida } Syd L. Carter  E.A. Pinnell
              Vs         } Murder
        Elias Griffin    } J.A. Williams
                      Now this cause coming on to be
        further heard Syd L. Carter State Attorney prosecuting
        in the name and by authority of the State of Florida and 
        the prisoner Elias Griffin being in open Court in his proper
        person as well as by his attorney J.A. Williams Esquire
        And the Jury who had heard the evidence in this
        cause and retired to consider of their verdict on yesterday to wit
        D.A Dunnaway J.W. Harris Z.M. Sanders J.H. Avera Jr
        David Roe J.F. Brush W.E. Brown H.R. Stokes S.D. Tillman
        Geo M. Desha A.A. McRae and J.U. Stephens, returned into
        open Court and rendered the following verdict to wit:
Verdict    We the Jury find the defendant Elias Griffin
        guilty of murder in the first degree and recommend the
        prisoner to the mercy of the Court so say we all
        May 25 1899          A.A. McRae  Foreman