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    Fall Term  A.D. 1887
      Wednesday December 14th 1887
    Rose Scott Amy Miller B.C. Lenning S.H. Wienges
                        William H. Wigg
                         State Attorney
    State of Florida }
#           vs       }  Having a Concealed weapon
    John J. Hewitt   }  on and about his person
                        And now this Cause is
    nol prosed -

    Whereupon
             Comes Wm H. Wigg States attorney and
    by leave of the Court in open Court
    presents and files the Information of
    The State of Florida }
                vs       }  Having a concealed
    John J. Hewitt       }  weapon on his person
    State witnesses
             U.A. Wright Jesse E. Wright
                      William H. Wigg
                          State attorney

    State of Florida }  Wigg
             vs      }  Having a Concealed
    John J. Hewitt   }  weapon on his person
                     }  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 pris-
    oner appearing in open Court in his proper
    person was demanded how he would acquit
    himself of the Charge against him saith that
    he is not guilty as the Information 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 W.S. Land
    W.B. Patterson Leroy N. Pearce Frank X. Miller
    M.A. Densler - T.M. Cauthen who were duly Sworn
    and empanelled to well and truly try the dif
    ference pending and thereafter of the 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 Defendant not guilty  W.S. Land  Foreman
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 29 July 2015
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