Allen, FL, 1860

ces have transpired that induce the jury that tried the
slave ISRAEL to change their view of the case, they there-
fore unanimously recommend that his sentence ,be commuted to
hanishment from the state, By order of the Jury. J. M,
Commander, foreman.! The COMPANION states that the “xecu-
tive Committee, appointed to carry out the will of the meet,
ing, discharged its duty." TIMES, New York, N. Y., April
65 1660 102/12)

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ces have transpired that induce the jury that tried the
slave ISRAEL to change their view of the case, they there-
fore unanimously recommend that his sentence ,be commuted to
banishment from the state, By order of the Jury.
Commander, foreman.' The COMPANION states that the 1
tive Committee, appointed to carry out the will of the m
ing, discharged its duty." TIMES, New York, N, Y., April
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jointed to canry out
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"The HOME COMPANION ef Ocala, Fla., states the proceedings
f the meeting of citizens held in that place on the 1Oth |
nd lth ult., to consult ss to the measures to be taken
LO sefure the punishment of the murderers of the late Dr,
William J, Keitt, brother of the Representative in Con-
gress from South Carolina, A Gommittee of Thirty, appoin
ted at the first meeting, rendered the following verdict
at the second meenting: 'That the slaves ISRAEL and ALLEN,
of the Late Dr, Keitt, be hung and that JOHN and ZELIUS,
also slaves of Dr. Keitt, receive each 50 stripes a day,
and the woman MELVINA, 25 stripes a day, for ten consecu-
tive days, Sundays excepted, and that they be banished
fhom this state." At a later hour of the day, the Jury,
through their foreman, returned the following amendment
to their verdict, which was adopted: ‘wherein chrcumstan=

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ALLEN (Slave) candies |
"The HOME COMPANION of Ocala, Fla., states the proceedingg
of the meeting of citizens held in that place on the 10th
and 1th ult., to consult as to the measures to be taken
to sefure the punishment of the .mrderers of the lite Dr,
William J, Keitt, brother of the Representative in Con-
gress from South Carolina, A Gommittee of Thirty, appoin-
ted at the finst meeting, rendered the following verdict
at the second meenting: 'That the slaves ISRAEL and ALLA,
of the Late Dr. Keitt, be hung and that JOHN and ZELIUS,
also slaves of Dr. Keitt, receive each 50 stripes a day,
and the woman MELVINA, 25 stripes a day, for ten consecu-
tive days, Sundays excepted, and that they be banished
fhom this state." At a later hour of the day, the Jury,
through their foreman, returned the following amendment
to their verdict, which was adopted: 'wherein chrceumstan=

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ae cbicaliie punishment of the
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ecting, rendered the following verdic
cond menting: 'Ihat the slaves ISRAEL and ALLA,
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late Dr, Keitt, be hung and that J6HN
slaves of Dr, Keitt, receive each 50 stripe:
and the woman MELVINA, 25 stripes a day, for ten
tive days, Sundays excepted, and that they b
fhom this state." At a later hour 2 the day, the Jury,
through their Dory e foll an’
dict, which was adopt