Fall Term A.D. 1898
                        Friday December 16th
           Paul Washington who had been arraigned herein to day and
           pleaded not guilty having now in open Court in his proper
           person as also his attorney J.M. Rivers Esq announced ready and
           puts himself upon the country for trial
              Whereupon a jury was called and there came
           J.A. Simonton   W.S. Turner   Geo Snowden   J.G. Sherouse
           R.R. Ormond   J.V. Denton who were duly empanelled
           and sworn to well and truly try the issue between the
           State of Florida and 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:
                               Gainesville Fla Dec 16, 1898.
Verdict         We the Jury find the defendant guilty, so say we all
                                                 J.V. Denton
                                                  Foreman
             Whereupon Court adjourned until nine o'clock
           tomorrow morning

                            Saturday December 17th.
                Court met pursuant to adjournment of yesterday his
           Honor W.A. Hocker Judge presiding

            Whereupon the Grand Jury came into open Court
           and made the following report:

           State of Florida }   Indictment for
                 V          } Breaking & Entering with intent to
           Moses Neal and   }  Commit a Felony
           Melton Anderson  }     A True Bill
                              James M. Everett Foreman Grand Jury
           State Witnesses: R.B. Hodgson, T.E. Bridges

           State of Florida }  Indictment for
                  V         }    Murder
           Willis Brice     } A true Bill
             alias          } James M. Everett Foreman Grand Jury
           William Brice    }
           State Witnesses   Chas G. Mann  J.T. Toy  P.D. Brown,
                              Joel Washington   E.R. Trammell