Spring Term AD 1900
Tuesday May 15
State of Florida }
Vs } Breaking & Entering with intent to commit a
Ed Brooklen } Misdemeanor
And now this cause coming on to be heard Syd L. Carter
State attorney prosecuting in the name & by authority of the State of
Florida and the prisoner appearing in open Court in his
proper person was arraigned and upon his arraignment
pleaded guilty.
Whereupon Court adjourned until Nine Oclock
tomorrow morning
Wednesday May 16th
Court met this day pursuant to adjournment of yesterday
his honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
And now comes L.W. Fennell Sheriff of Alachua County
and returns the venire issued out of this Court on yesterday
for twelve special jurors from which to complete the panel of
the Jury in the case of the State of Florida Vs James Williams as
having been executed by summoning in person the following
named persons T.H. Bevill S.G. Gay G.L. Taylor H.L. Bevill A.J. DaCosta
M.S. Lanier J.W. Shettleworth S.F. Brooks T.J. Knight L.E. Means
D.J. Richbourg and J.A. Abrams
Whereupon for good and sufficient cause shown
G.L. Taylor, S.G. Gay and J.W. Shuttleworth were excused from further attendance
upon the Court.
State of Florida }
Vs } Murder
Willie Brice }
Now comes the defendant by his attorney
B.A. Thrasher and moves the Court to set aside the verdict rendered
in this cause on the 15th day of February 1900 and grant a new
trial And now said motion having been submitted to the court
and argued by counsel for the respective parties and the court
being advised of its opinion doth decide and order that the same be and
is hereby overruled. To which ruling and order of this Court the
defendant by his attorney then and there accepted
State of Florida }
(Sentence) Vs } Sentence
Willis Brice alias }
William Brice }
And now the prisoner Willis Brice alias William
Brice 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
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