Fall Term AD 1898
Thursday December 15th
State of Florida }
V } Assault with intent to Murder
Jim Smith }
Now this cause coming on to be heard
Syd L. Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the name &
by authority of the State of Florida and the prisoner Jim
Smith appearing in open court in his proper person was
arraigned and upon his arraignment pleaded guilty
to the charge alleged in the indictment against him
State of Florida }
Sentence V } Sentence
Jim Smith }
And now the prisoner Jim Smith
being in open Court for sentence was demanded
if he had anything to say why the sentence of the
law should not be passed upon him saith nothing
Whereupon the Court sentenced the prisoner in manner
and form as follows: the sentence of the law is that you
Jim Smith be imprisoned by confinement in the State Prison
at hard labor for ten years.
State of Florida }
V } Assault with intent to Murder
Garfield Wilson }
And now this cause coming on to
be heard Syd L. Carter State Attorney prosecuting in the
name and by authority of the State of Florida and the
prisoner Garfield Wilson being in open Court in his proper
person as also his attorney Christopher Matheson Esquire
was arraigned and upon his arraignment saith that he
in not guilty of the charge alleged in the indictment against
him and for good and evil puts himself upon God and
the Country for trial
Whereupon a Jury was called and there came
S.R. Harville, J.A. Simonton, W.S. Turner, Geo R. Taylor
D.J. Richbourg and W.C. Matheson who were duly Empanelled
and sworn to well and truly try the issue between the
State of Florida and the defendant according to the
evidence And the Jury aforesaid after hearing the
Evidence the argument of counsel and charge of the
Court retired to consider of their verdict; and after due
consideration thereof they returned into open Court and
rendered the following verdict to wit:
Verdict We the Jury find the defendant not guilty
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