Wednesday December 15         1858

State of Florida   }   J.B. Dawkins
    vs             }    Trading with Slaves
Donald Hemingway   }
Jacin Hemingway
Edwin Hemingway and
Levena Hemingway      On this day came the
Solicitor J.B. Dawkins who Prosecutes the
Pleas of the State in this behalf as well as also
as the Prisoners in Person who having entered
a Plea of not guilty thereupon came a Jury to
wit
1  M.B. Hawkins       7  S.R. Johnson
2  Asy Clark Jr.      8  Henry Fewell
3  James M. Sparkman  9  James M. Richardson
4  John L. Cameron    10 Ben T. Beckham
5  T.W. Perry         11 W.H. Denkins
6  John Little        12 Horace May
Who having being duly Sworn well and truly to 
try and true deliverance make between the State of 
Florida and the Prisoners at the Bar after having 
heard the testimony of Witnesses the arguments of 
Council 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 Jacin Hemingway
guilty and assessed the fine of five dollars and
imprisonment One *** We the Jury find the defendants
Donald Hemingway Edward Hemingway and Levena Heming
way not guilty thereupon it is therefore ordered considered
and adjudged by the Court that the said Jacin
Hemingway do Pay a fine of five dollars