Monday Morning April 5th A.D. 1869

      Court met pursuant to adjournment Criminal Docket
Taken up

State of Florida   }   Solicitor        }
       vs          } Larceny            }
Joseph Speed       }     Arnow          }  Verdict for Defendant

   On this day came the Solicitor "Archibald T. Banks" who
Prosecutes the pleas of the State in this behalf, as well as the prison=
er, in person who having entered a plea of not guilty there upon came a
Jury to wit
    1   Henry Avera          5  Walter Price          9   Peter Spann
    2   D.C. Hart            6  Ishmael Jenkins       10  Christopher Cummings
    3   Butler Chisholm      7  Primus Player         11  John Grimes
    4   Henry Thomas         8  Benj Welcome          12  Henry James who
having been duly sworn well and truly to try and the deliberation made
between the State of Florida and the prisoner at the bar, after having heard
the testimony of the witnesses, the arguments of Counsel and the charge of the Court
retired in charge of a Bailiff, to consider of their verdict, and afterwards
to wit on the same day returned into Court and rendered the following
Verdict = We the Jury find the defendant (Prisoner) not guilty = The Judge there=
upon ordered the prisoner released, and finally discharged -

State of Florida    }            Solicitor  }
     vs             }  Larceny              }      Not Guilty
Hezekiah Fason      }            Arnow      }
           On this day came the Solicitor Archibald T. Banks who
prosecutes the pleas of the State in this behalf, as well as the prisoner, in per=
son who having entered a plea of not guilty thereupon came a Jury 
to wit
    1   D.C. Hart            5  Walter Price          9   Benjamin Welcome
    2   Butler Chisholm      6  Primus Player         10  Peter Spann
    3   Frank Whitaker       7  Christopher Cummings  11  Henry James
    4   Ishmael Jenkins      8  Charles Thomas        12  Arthur Simmons
who having been duly Sworn well and truly to try and the deliberations made
between the State of Florida and the prisoner at the bar
After having heard the testimony of the Witnesses, the ar=
=guments of Counsel and the charge of the Court retired in 
charge of a Bailiff to consider of their verdict, and after
wards to wit on the same day returned into Court and ren
=dered the following Verdict = We the Jury find the defendant 
prisoner not Guilty = thereupon the Judge ordered the prisoner 
released and finally discharged 
                  Court adjourned until tomorrow morning 9 oclock