Spring Term AD 1900
Thursday May 17th
aforesaid after hearing the evidence the argument of
counsel and the 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 prisoner John Howard guilty of assault
with intent to Murder So say we all W.M. Bradford
Foreman
State of Florida } Syd L. Carter & R.E. Davis
Vs } Altering mark of cattle
John V. Denton }
And now this cause came on to be heard Syd L.
Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the name and by authority
of the State of Florida and the defendant being in open Court
in his proper person as well as by his attorneys J.A. Ammons
& B.A. Thrasher esquires was arraigned and upon his arraignment
pleaded not guilty. Whereupon a jury was called & there came
J.A. McDonald T.A. Sewell J.S. Goode J.H. Goss H.B. Brooker and
W.P. Davis who were duly empanelled and sworn to well and
truly the try the issue between the state of Florida and the
defendant according to the evidence. And the jury aforesaid
after hearing a part of the evidence the further hearing of this
cause was postponed until tomorrow morning at 8:30 Oclock
Friday May 18 1900
Court me this day pursuant to adjournment of
yesterday his Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
State of Florida }
Vs } Altering Mark of Cattle
John V. Denton }
Now this cause coming on to be further heard
Syd L. Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the name and by the
authority of the state of Florida, and the Defendant John V. Denton
being in open Court in his proper person as well as by his
Attorneys J.A. Ammons and B.A. Thrasher Esq, also the jury who
had been duly Empanelled and sworn on yesterday to wit
J.A. McDonald S.A. Sewell J.S. Goode J.H. Goss H.B. Brooker and W.P. Davis
being likewise in open Court the hearing of this causw was resumed
And the jury aforesaid after hearing the balance of 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:
We the Jury find the Defendant not guilty so say we all.
May 18th 1900 J.H. Goss
Foreman
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