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J.K. "Jess" Irby, Esq. - Clerk of the Court
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       Fall Term  AD 1887
         Friday December 16th 1887
       State of Florida }
               vs       }  Sentence
       Rollin Strappier }
                         And now the prisoner being in
       open Court for sentence was demanded if he had
       any thing to say why sentence should not be passed
       upon him saith nothing Whereupon the Court sen-
       tenced the prisoner to Confinement in the States
       Prison at hard labor for the space of Two (2) years -

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 54                    }  Having a Concealed weapon on
       Peter Jackson    }  his person
                           Hughes
                        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 F.E. Hughes
       Esq his atty and the prisoner being demanded if
       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 W.S. Land, W.B. Patterson, Leroy N. Pearce
       Frank X. Miller M.A. Dinsler T.M. Cauthen 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
       Defendant Guilty so say we all
                              T.M. Cauthen   Foreman
       State of Florida }
               vs       }  Sentence
       Peter Jackson    }  And now the prisoner being
                         in open Court for sentence
       was demanded if he had any thing to say why
       sentence should not be passed upon him saith
       nothing. Whereupon the Court sentenced the
       prisoner to pay a fine of Five dollars and
       the Costs of this Court and that he stand
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 29 July 2015
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