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                       Spring Term AD 1900
                        Saturday May 19th
          came as Jurors in this cause H.B. Brooker  J.A. McDonald  T.A.
          Sewell, J.H. Goss, Albert Endel and John T. Woods, show were duly
                                well and truly
          Empaneled and Sworn to^try the issue between the State of Florida
          and the Defendant according to the Evidence so help you God. -
          And the Jury aforesaid, after hearing the Evidence, and the
          charge of the Court, retired to consider of their verdict
          and after due consideration thereof they returned in open
          Court, and rendered the following Verdict to wit: -
Verdict   We the Jury find the Defendant Guilty so say we all
          May 19th 1900                      J.H. Goss  Foreman
          State of Florida }
                Vs         } Breaking and Entering with intent to commit a
          Robert Liggon    }          Misdemeanor
          Now this cause coming on to be heard Syd L. Carter State Attorney
          prosecuting in the name and by authority of the state of
          Florida and the prisoner Robert Liggon being in open
          Court in his proper person was arraigned, and
          pleaded Guilty. Whereupon the Court sentenced the
Sentence  prisoner in manner and form as follows.
          The sentence of the law is that you, Robert Liggon
          be imprisoned by confinement in the state prison
          at hard labor for one year.
            Whereupon Court adjourned until Monday morning next at
          10 O'clock
                     - Monday May 21st -
                Court me this day pursuant to adjournment of
          Saturday last his Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding
            And now comes L.W. Fennell Sheriff of Alachua County and
          returns the Venire for twelve jurors issued out of this Court on the 18th
          day of May 1900 to serve as petit jurors to serve for the third week
          of this present Term of the Court an having been executed by
          summoning the following named persons to wit J.R. Eddens
          E.E. Camron J.T. Collins, Fernando Sanchez F.F. Paulling H.S. Sikes
          John Vaughn C.C. Neal James Holder L.C. Lynch W.J. Matthews
          & J.T. Stokes in person Whereupon for good and sufficient cause shown
          the Court excused C.C. Neal and L.C. Lynch from further attendance
          upon the Court



Transcribed by Charlotte Vallellanes 20 June 2015
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