Fall Term A.D. 1887
   Wednesday December 21st 1887
The Court met this day pursuant to adjournment
of yesterday His Honor J.J. Finley Judge presiding

State of Florida }  Wigg & Arnow
        vs       }      Murder
Samuel W. Polk   }  Taylor & Carter
                 }  And now the States attorney William
H. Wigg and the prisoner being in open Court as also
by his attys Taylor & Carter and likewise the Jury who 
had been duly Sworn on yesterday to wit Charles L. 
Slaughter Samuel Fewell, P.B.H. Dudley J.B. Coker Thos 
Fisher J.A. Tucker S. Shiretzki J.I.P. Johns J.M. 
Guinn W.J. Knight, J.M. Slater and Ferd Bayer being 
now in open Court the hearing of this Cause was
resumed and thereafter after hearing a part of
the evidence 
Whereupon the Court adjourned until tomorrow morning -
at nine oclock

Fall Term A.D. 1887
   Thursday December 22nd 1887
The Court met this day pursuant to adjournment
of yesterday His Honor J.J. Finley Judge presiding

State of Florida }  Wigg & Arnow
        vs       }      Murder
Samuel W. Polk   }  Taylor & Carter
                 }  And now the States attorney William
H. Wigg and the prisoner being in open Court in
his own proper person as well as by his attys Taylor & Carter
and likewise the Jury who had been duly Sworn and
empanelled herein on the 20th instant to wit Charles
L. Slaughter Samuel Fewell P.B.H. Dudley, J.B. Coker
Thos Fisher, J.A. Tucker S. Shiretzki J.I.P. Johns
J.M. Guinn, W.J. Knight, J.M. Slater and Ferd Bayer
being now in open Court the hearing of this cause is
resumed and thereafter after hearing the balance
of 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: Gainesville Fla Dec 22/87
We the Jury find the Defendant "Not Guilty"
                  Ferd Bayer Foreman