Tuesday May 12 1857

John Doe, on the      }   Dewson & Sanderson
demise of Philip Dell }
        vs            }   Ejectment
Adam Clay             }   
  tenant in possession}   McLin
                        And now on this day came
the parties by their respective Attorneys, and there-
upon came a Jury, To Wit:
1  John E. Thompson      7  Alex A. Perry
2  Hardy Havard          8  Hardy Howard
3  R.E. Johnson          9  James B. Scott
4  Thomas C. Colson     10  John G. Rawls
5  Jeremiah Gamage      11  Andrew Jackson
6  John A. Dean         12  Wiley Barnett, Who
being duly sworn to well and truly try the issue
joined between the parties, after having heard
the testimony of witnesses, the argument of Counsel
and the charge of the Court, retired the to consider
of their verdict, and thereafter to wit on the same day
returned into Court and rendered the following
verdict "defendant Guilty and assess the dama-
ges at One Cent".  Whereupon It was further
ordered considered and adjudged by the Court, that
the said plaintiff do have and recover of and from
the said defendant the said sum of one cent for his 
damages together with his Costs in this behalf expen-
ded taxed at Eighteen -------- Dollars and forty
----- cents, and the defendant in mercy &c


William E. Sharpe  }  Rogers & Johnson
      vs           }  asst
John D. Hennis     }
                     On motion of Plaintiffs
counsel, It is ordered that this cause be
discontinued, with leave to withdraw the
papers

     The Grand Jury came into Court and presented the
following Bill of Indictment, to wit:
  The State of Florida  }                               No 2
      ---- vs -----     }  Assault and Battery with intent to Kill
  Simon a Slave         }        A True Bill
                        }        Giles N. Ellis
                                   Foreman
and on being asked if they were content the Court should alter matter of form and not alter matter of substance
replied they were, and having no further business were discharged