Posted on: Bradford County Biographies Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Fl/BradfordBios/11 Surname: Hilliard, Alvarez ------------------------- "Florida Weekly Advocate, 30 Mar 1899" Circuit Court convened here this week. Not many cases were tried and consequently the term was a short one. Court adjourned Thursday at noon. The most important case tried was Edward ALVAREZ charged with murdering Sam HILLIARD some 5 years ago. The jury brought in a verdict of murder in the second degree and the Judge sentenced Alvarez to prison for life. His attorney pled for a new trial but it was overuled by the Judge. They will appeal to the Supreme Court.