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       Spring Term A.D. 1887
            Thursday May 12th 1887
       State of Florida }  Indictment for
              vs        }  Having a Concealed weapon and
       John J. Hewitt   }  about his person
                           A True Bill
                             Joseph A. Shannon
                             Foreman of the Grand Jury
       State witnesses  U.A. Wright Leroy Wright
                             William H. Wigg
                               State attorney
       State of Florida }  Indictment for
              vs        }  Larceny of a Domestic Animal
       George Jackson   }   A True Bill
                            Joseph A. Shannon
                             Foreman of the grand Jury
       State witnesses        J.T. Collins M.F. Coward Stoke Strong
                              William H. Wigg
                                  State attorney
       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 22          vs        }  Breaking and entering a building with
       William Smith    }  intent to Commit a misdemeanor
                        }  Dunson
                         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 own
       proper person as well as by his attorney W.E. Dunson
       And now the prisoner was 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 puts 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, T.J. May 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 the prisoner Guilty
                              J.M. Endel
                                  Foreman



Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 18 June 2015
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