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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
Ancient Records
Judgment Docket 9
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                Fall Term AD 1899
                   Tuesday Dec 19th
S.H. Montgomery & J.M. Rivers esquires was arraigned and upon his
arraignment saith that he is not guilty of the charge as alleged
in the indictment against him and for good and evil puts himself
upon the country for trial
        Whereupon a jury was called and there came J.L. Neal
J.A. Manning, M.A. Densler W.L. Hill, W.R. Stevens J.L. Tillman
C.L. Thigpen. And now the regular panel of the jury being
exhausted by reason of challenge and otherwise the Court ordered
the sheriff to summon talisman from the bystanders or the
body of the County to complete the panel And there came
E.B. Lewis E.F. Zetrouer J.H. Keys T.E. Brown and J.Y. Bradley
who were tendered by the State and accepted
   Whereupon the further hearing of this cause was
postponed until tomorrow morning
   Whereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow morning
at Nine O'clock

              - Wednesday December 20th -

  Court met this day pursuant to adjournment of yesterday his honor
W.A. Hocker Judge presiding

   Whereupon the Grand Jury came into open Court and made
the following report to wit

State of Florida }   Indictment for Murder
      Vs         }     A True Bill
James Williams   }  James R. Flewellen Foreman of the Grand Jury

State Witnesses: Dr C.H. Carroll  Jim Adkins  Harmon Mann  Alfred
                   Williams & Will Jones

State of Florida }  Indictment for
      Vs         } Assault with intent to murder
James Williams   }  A True Bill
                    James R. Flewellen Foreman Grand Jury
State Witnesses  Dr C.H. Carroll  Jim Adkins  Harmon Mann  Alfred
                 Williams and Will Jones

State of Florida   }   Indictment for
      Vs           } Accessory after the fact. Murder
Augustine J. Moore }       A True Bill
                  James R. Flewellen Foreman of the Grand Jury
State Witnesses: B.C. Hodges, C.C. Barr, H.K. Lynn, Jasper Osteen Sally Patterson R.B. Rivers
                  C.C. Harwell  A.E. Cone, J.H. Doone  N.K. Parrish
Transcribed by Charlotte Vallellanes 24 May 2015
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