Spring Term A.D. 1887
Friday May 13th 1887
in the County Jail at hard labor for the space
of Six months
State of Florida } Wigg
# 56 vs } Larceny
Derry Nettles } Thrasher & Hughes
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
his attorneys B.A. Thrasher & F.E. Hughes and now the
prisoner being arraigned upon his arraignment says
that he is not guilty as the Indictment alleges
Whereupon a Jury was called and there came -
B.E. Moore, S & C Richardson J.C. Bell J.L. Spears
W.H. Hagan Dote Weeks who were duly Sworn
and empanelled to well and try 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 not guilty
B.E. Moore
Foreman
Whereupon the prisoner was discharged -
# 58
State of Florida } Wigg
vs } Carrying a tool into Jail with
Major Meekins otherwise} intent to facilitate the escape
Known as Major Mickle } of a prisoner Sanchez
} And now this Cause Came
on to be heard W.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 E.C.F. Sanchez his
atty and now comes the States attorney and
moves the Court to nol pros the Indictment as
to the 2nd & 3rd Counts. Whereupon the prisoner
being arraigned upon his arraignment saith
that he is guilty as to the 1st Count in the
said Indictment
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