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