Friday December 14th 1855

    The Court convened pursuant to adjournment
           Present His Honor W.A. Forward
Harriet C. Secrest }            Judge &c
           admx &c }   Means
        vs         }
John S. Perry      }   Coker
               Upon affidavit of Defendant filed in this cause, on
motion of Counsel for Defendant It is ordered that the Judgment by
default in this cause entered on a preceding day of this Term, be set
aside and the default opened, and that the defendant have leave
to plead Instanter, the plaintiff reserving the right to go to trial at
this term or not.

Harriet C. Secrest   }   Means
             admx &c }
        vs           }  asst
John Holden          }    Provence & Lancaster
            And now on this day came the parties by their respect-
tice attorneys and thereupon came a Jury to wit
1  William May            7  Joseph Sapington
2  Benjamin T. Reives     8  Horace Merry
3  Stephen L. Nostrand    9  John D.A. Weimer
4  John H. Ellis         10  Elias Earle
5  Oliver Bryant         11  John Crews Pelot
6  Peter Sparkman        12  Charles C. Stewart
who being duly sworn well and truly to try the issue joined
between the parties after hearing the Testimony of witnesses the ar
gument of Counsel and the charge of the Court retired to consider
of their verdict and thereafter to wit on the same day returned
into Court and rendered the following verdict to wit: We the
Jury find for the plaintiff and assess the damages at Eight
Hundred and forty six Dollars, Whereupon It is ordered considered
and adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff do recover and
have of and from the Defendant the said sum of Eight Hun
-Dred and Forty six Dollars for her damages together with her
costs in this behalf expended Taxed at        Dollars
and          Cents, and the Defendant in mercy &c
State of Florida }   Solicitor
        vs       }  Assault with intent to Kill
Archelaus Hague  } Now on this day comes the State of
Florida by James M. Baker Solicitor and moves the Court
for Judgment of Non Pros in this cause, which was or-
dered upon payment of costs by defendant.