Thursday December 10th 1885

  The Grand Jury came into court and returned the
following Bills of Indictment consenting that the court may
alter matters of form not altering matters of substance, to wit:

The State of Florida}     Solicitor
       vs           }  Indictment for Murder
Henry Sweeney       }  A True Bill
                         Samuel R. Pyles Foreman

The State of Florida}     Solicitor
       vs           }  Presentment for assault & Battery
James Saunders      }

The State of Florida}
       vs           }  Indictment for assault carrying arms
William D. Clarke   }  Secretly
                         Not a True Bill
                             Samuel R. Pyles
                                      Foreman

The Grand Jury then read to the court their General
presentment as follows to wit: and their being no further
business before them they were discharged.

William W. Scott      }
      vs              }
Solomon F. Halliday & }
wife Mary J. Halliday }
                       And now on this day came the
parties by their respective Attorneys and the defen-
dants saying nothing in bar or preclusion of the plain-
tiff's said action hereof against them. It is ordered by
the Court that the plaintiff do have his judgment
by default for want of a plea and that the Clerk do
assess the damages. Whereupon the Clerk having
assessed the damages at Eight hundred and thirteen
Dollars and Eighty four cents.  It is further or-
dered considered and adjudged by the Court
that the said plaintiff do have and recover
of and from the said defendants the said
sum of Eight hundred and thirteen Dollars
and eighty four cents. together with his Costs
in this behalf expended, taxed at Four
Dollars and Ninety five cents, and the
defendants in mercy & C

[Written sideways in margin of page:]

This judgment is settled in full
this Dec 28th 1995
Attest          }       W.W. Scott
J.A. Carlisle   }
Clerk Cir Court }