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         Tuesday April 6th A.D. 1869

    Court met pursuant to adjournment Criminal Docket
Continued

State of Florida   }        Solicitor         }
       vs          } Larceny from a           }
Gilbert Jones      }    Building              }  Verdict not Guilty
and Mitchell Lewis }        Arnow             }
   On this day came the Solicitor Archibald T. Banks who
prosecutes the plea of the State in this behalf as well as the 
prisoner in person who having entered a plea of not guilty 
thereupon came a Jury to wit
    1                        5                        9   
    2                        6                        10  
    3                        7                        11  
    4                        8                        12              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 Arguments of 
Counsels 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  }    Verdict
     vs             }  Larceny              }       for
Edward Paine        }            Gardener   }         Defendant
  On this day came the Solicitor Archibald T. Banks who
prosecutes the plea of the State in this behalf, as well as 
the prisoner in person who having entered a plea of 
not Guilty thereupon came a Jury to wit
    1   Butler Chisholm      5  Walter Price          9   Henry James
    2   Frank Whitaker       6  Christopher Cummings  10  Arthur Simmons
    3   Henry Thomas         7  Benjamin Welcome      11  Isaac Peach
    4   Ishmael Jenkins      8  Peter Spann           12  London Addison  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 Arguments of 
Counsils 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 = 
thereupon the Judge ordered the prisoner released and finally 
discharged 
         Court adjourned until tomorrow morning 9 1/2 oclock
                 
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 11 May 2011
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