Fall Term AD 1899
Friday Dec 22d
State of Florida }
Sentence Vs } Rape
Sherman Henry }
And now the prisoner Sherman Henry 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 Sherman Henry be imprisoned by confinement in
the State Prison for your natural life
Pedrick & Smith }
Vs } Replevin
Sherwood and Harvard }
Motion for a New Trial
Now came the defendants by their attorney E. Haile Esq
and move the Court to set aside the Verdict and judgment rendered
in said cause and grant them 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
and it being admitted that the foregoing motion was not placed upon
the Motion Docket within four days after the verdict was rendered
and for this and other caused the same is overruled To which
ruling of the Court the defendant excepts
It is further ordered by the Court that the defendants
be allowed sixty days in which to settle bill of exceptions
Whereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow morning at
Nine Oclock
Saturday December 23d 1899
Court met this day pursuant to adjournment of yesterday
his honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
Louis Clemmens and Roland Thomas }
as deacons of New Hope Church }
Appellants } Writ of Error to
Vs } Alachua Circuit Court
Joel W. Malphurs Appellee }
This cause came on this day to be heard and was argued by
Counsel and submitted and the Court being advised in the premises thereupon
upon consideration hereof it is ordered and adjudged that the first and
second assignment of errors be and the same are hereby sustained
and the order made and rendered in this cause on September 16th 1899 by the
Justice of the Peace of the 7th Justice District of Alachua County Florida
wherein and is hereby the Verdict and judgment made and rendered by the said
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