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       Spring Term A.D. 1887
              Tuesday May 10th 1887
       6. M.J. Beckham 7 Reuben May, 8. J.I. Holbrood 9. F.X. Miller
       10. J.W. Malphurs 11 T.J. May 12. Wm H. Thompson 13 B.E. Moore -
       14. O.A. Steenberg 15 H.C. Richardson 16. J.J. Tillis 17. J.C. Bell
       18 T.L. Brown

       Whereupon the Court for good Cause shown
       excused F.X. Miller and J.W. Malphurs from
       further attendance on the Court 

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 23           vs       }  Fraudulently marking an unmarked
       Jolly Harrison   }  animal  Hughes
                           And now 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 open Court in his proper person as well
       as by his attorney F.E. Hughes and now the prisoner
       being forthwith demanded how he would acquit
       himself of the Charge against him saith that
       he is not guilty as the Indictment alleges against
       him and for Good and evil he put himself upon
       God and the Country for trial Whereupon a Jury was
       Called and there came J.M. Endel R.E. Wright
       M.J. Beckham Reuben May J.I. Holbrook and
       B.E. Moore who were duly Sworn and empanelled
       to well and truly try the difference pending - and
       thereafter after hearing the evidence the argument
       of Counsel and the Charge of the Court 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 not guilty
                   M.J. Beckham
                       Ford
       Whereupon the Prisoner was discharged

       State of Florida          }
# 29            vs               }
       Samuel B. Smith otherwise }
       known as S.B. Smith       } And now this Cause is nol prosed

       And now Comes William H. Wigg State attorney
       and by leave of the Court first had and
       in open Court filed the following Information
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 16 June 2015
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