Fall Term A.D. 1887
        Wednesday December 14th 1887
     State of Florida  }  Wigg & Lambeth
#50         vs         }  Larceny of a Domestic Animal
     John Clifton      }  Dewson
                          And now this cause came on to
     be heard W.H. Wigg State atty 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 W.E.W. Dewson his atty
     And now the prisoner being 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 him-
     sef upon God and the Country for trial Whereupon
     a Jury was called and then came W.S. Land
     W.B. Patterson, Leroy N. Pearce Frank X. Miller
     M.A. Densler and T.M. Cauthen who were
     duly Sworn and empanelled to well and truly
     try the Difference pending and thereafter after
     hearing the evidence and 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
     Whereupon
           the Court adjourned until tomorrow morning
     at Nine Oclock -