Spring Term AD 1899
Thursday May 25th
And the jury aforesaid after hearing the evidence and the 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 Gainesville Fla May 25, 1899
We the Jury find the prisoner guilty so say we all
W.R. Thomas
Foreman
Whereupon Court adjourned until 9 oclock tomorrow
morning
-Friday May 26, -
Court met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday his
Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
Matilda Endel }
Vs }
A.B. Meader as Trustee of }
and for The Blymer Ice }
Machine Company }
Motion for New Trial
And now comes the defendant by his attorney W.H. Hampton
esquire & moves the Court to set aside and vacate the verdict
rendered in the above styled cause on May 15 1899 and to grant a
new trial. And now said motion being submitted to the court and
argued by counsel for the respective parties and the court being
advised in the premises doth decide and order that said motion
be and is herein and hereby overruled and denied: to which
ruling and order of the Court the defendant by his attorney then
and there excepted. It is further ordered by the court that the
defendant be allowed sixty days in which to prepare and
settle bill of exceptions W.A. Hocker
Judge
In Circuit Court Fifth Judicial Circuit
Alachua County Florida
A.B. Campbell }
Plaintiff in Error }
Vs } Writ of Error to Alachua Circuit Court
J.P. Whilden }
Defendant in Error }
This cause came on to be heard and
was argued and submitted and the Court being advised in
the premises; thereupon upon consideration hereof It is
ordered and adjudged that the first assignment of Error be
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