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
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