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           Fall Term A.D. 1886
            Friday December 10th 1886

       State of Florida }  
# 17          vs        }  
       Robert Cope      }  And now this Cause is Continued

       State of Florida }
# 18          vs        }  
       Cooper Scurry    }  And now this Cause is Continued 
                             

       State of Florida }
# 25          vs        }  
       Hampton Elms     }  And now this Cause is Continued

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 27           vs       }  Having a Concealed weapon on his
       Barney Meakins   }  person,    Lewey
                            And now on this day this 
       Cause came on to be heard William H. Wigg State 
       Attorney prosecuting in the name and by the authority 
       of the State of Florida and the prisoner appearing in 
       his own proper person as well as by M.M. Lewey his
       his attorney; and now the prisoner being forthwith demanded 
       how he would acquit himself of the charge against 
       him saith that he is not Guilty Whereupon a Jury 
       was called and there came D.J. Dinkins, Jos A. Shannon
       Daniel Chesser W.J. Knight, Marcus Endel John
       Chesser who were duly sworn and empanelled to well 
       and truly try the difference pending and thereafter after 
       hearing the evidence retired to consider of their 
       verdict and thereafter on the same day returned into 
       open Court and rendered the following verdict to 
       wit: We the Jury find the prisoner Guilty  
                                          Jos A. Shannon
                                             Foreman
       Whereupon the Court Sentenced the prisoner Barney
       Meakins to confinement at hard labor in the
       County Jail for Three months.

       State of Florida }
# 30          vs        }  
       Peter Green      }  And now this Cause is Continued

       State of Florida }
# 33          vs        }  
       George Markey    }  And now this Cause is Continued

Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 19 June 2014
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