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          Friday June 28th  1867

Met pursuant to adjournment

John C. McMillan      }    Fleming & Daniels
      v/s             }  Asst
J.B. Brown            }         Dawkins
                     And now on this day came the parties by their 
respective Attorneys and the defendant saying nothing in bar or in 
preclusion of the plaintiff's right to recover on motion of the plaintiffs 
Attorney it is ordered that the plaintiff do have his Judgement against 
the defendant by default and that the Clerk do assess the dam
-ages whereupon the Clerk having assessed the damages at
   Fifty five-----------------------------------------------   Dollars 
and  Sixteen ------------------- Cents it is ordered Considered and 
adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff do have and recover off and 
from the defendant the said Sum of
    Fifty five                          Dollars and  Sixteen     Cents 
for his damages together with his cost in this behalf expended 
taxed at Five
Dollars and Ninety  cents and the defendant in mercy &c

Written in left margin:
See papers in this case on note in suit
In Memoranda of settlement

State of Florida        }     Solicitor
     v/s                } Assault & Battery
James Cheser            }     Spencer
                        On this day came the Solicitor George J. Arnow Esqr
who prosecutes the pleas of the State of Florida in this behalf as well also
as the prisoner in person, who having entered a plea of not guilty therefore
came a Jury to wit
1                           7
2                           8
3                           9
4                           10
5                           11
6                           12
who having been duly sworn well and truly to try and true deliverance
make between the State of Florida and the Prisoner at the bar after having
heard the testamony and of witness the Argument of the Council and
the charge of the Court retired in charge of a sworn Bailiff to consider
of their verdict and afterwards to wit on the same day returned into
Court and rendered the following verdict to wit, We the Jury find the
Defendant Guilty of an assault and battery and assess the fine at
One Dollar whereupon it is ordered Considered and adjudged by the
Court that the said defendant do pay a fine of one Dollar
together with his cost of this prosecution and it is further ordered
that the defendant do stand Committed untill the Same be paid
and the defendant in Mercy &c

Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 4 March 2011
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