Fall Term AD 1899
                        Thursday Dec 21st
        Two hundred and seventy eight seventy 75/100 Dollars as and for his damages and the further
        sum of     Dollars for costs by him expended in this suit here taxed by the Clerk
        and the defendant in mercy &c

        State of Florida }             Syd L. Carter  R.E. Davis
              Vs         } Rape           
        Sherman Henry    }              H.L. Montgomery  J.M. Rivers

          And now on this day this cause came on to be further heard Syd L. Carter
        State Attorney prosecuting in the name and by authority of the State of 
        Florida and the defendant Sherman Henry being in open Court in his
        proper person as well as by his attorneys H.L. Montgomery and J.M. Rivers Esquires
        as also the Jury who had been duly empanelled & sworn herein to wit: J.L. Neal
        J.A. Manning M.A. Densler W.L. Hill W.R. Stevens J.L. Tillman C.L. Thigpen
        E.B. Lewis E.F. Zetrouer J.H. Keyes T.E. Brown J.Y. Bradley being likewise in open Court
        the hearing of this cause was resumed
          And the jury aforesaid after hearing the balance of the evidence and the
        argument of counsel 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 defendant guilty. We recommend him to the mercy of
        the Court                         C.L. Thigpen Foreman
                                          W.L. Hill
                                          M.A. Densler
                                          J.Y. Bradley
                                          J.A. Manning
                                          J.W. Keys
                                          T.E. Brown
                                          E.R. Lewis
                                              his
                                          W.R. x Stevens } Witness
                                              mark       } W.L. Hill
                                              his
                                          J.L. x Tillman
                                              mark
                                          E.F. Zetrouer
                                          J.L. Neal
        Whereupon the Grand Jury having completed their labors came into
        open Court and offered and had read their general presentment
             Thereupon they were discharged sine die

            Whereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow morning
        at Nine oclock
                            }
                            }
                            }
                            }