Special Term Circuit Court AD 1900
                         Wednesday February 14th
        J.L. Crawford A.A. McRae T.J. Griffin B.T. Hampton G.W. Sanderson J.C. Peach
        who were duly empanelled and sworn to well and truly try and true deliverance
        make between the State of Florida and the prisoner at the bar whom
        you shall have in charge according to the evidence
          And the Jury aforesaid after hearing the evidence 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 as charged in the indictment
        and recommend him to the mercy of the Court
        This Feby 14, 1900                    B.F. Hampton
                                                       Foreman
          Whereupon for good and sufficient cause shown Robert McClellan
        J.H. Vidal and Charles Scarratt three of the Special jurors summoned to
        complete the panel in the case of the State of Florida V Willis Brice
        were excused
                 Whereupon Court adjourned until tomorrow morning
        at nine o'clock
                   - Thursday February 15th -
          Court met this day pursuant to adjournment of yesterday
        his Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
             In Circuit Court of Alachua County Florida
                   Special Term February 15th 1900
        State of Florida }
              Vs         }  Indicted for Murder
        Willis Brice     }
                          On this 15th Feby 1900 the pleas in abatement filed
        by defendant came on to be heard and were argued and submitted.
        The first pleas were filed before arraignment on 14th Feby 1900 which
        was not discovered until order of the Court had been made on the
        demurrer to those pleas. After arraignment on yesterday the
        defendant was permitted to plead in abatement again and filed
        the first pleas and additional ones, all of which are before me
        now on demurrer of state attorney. Upon consideration of the said
        pleas and the demurrer to them, his ordered that the demurrer
        to each and all of said pleas, be and the same is hereby sustained
        to which ruling the defendant excepts. The Defendant is required to
        plead over.
        Feby 15th, 1900                    W.A. Hocker
                                                  Judge