Spring Term A.D. 1888
Tuesday July 3rd 1888
The Court met this day pursuant to adjournment
of yesterday His Honor J.J. Finley Judge presiding
State of Florida } Wigg
# 17 vs } Larceny of a Domestic
David Welch } Sanchez Animal
}
And now the hearing of 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 own
proper person as well as by his attorney E.C.F.
Sanchez whereupon a Jury was called and there
came P.J.J. Burton, John F. Donaldson James
Ritchie A.O. Steenburg -, W.H. Davis, Marion Osteen
who were duly Sworn and empanelled to well
and truly try the difference pending and the
Jury aforesaid after hearing a part of the
evidence Whereupon the Jury now in open
Court rendered the following verdict to wit:
We the Jury find the Prisoner not guilty So say
we all W.H. Davis Foreman
July 3rd 1888
Whereupon
the Prisoner David Welch was discharged
from custody -
State of Florida } Wigg
vs } Larceny
Abram Bell otherwise } Geo J. Arnow
known as Dick Bell } 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
who had been arraigned on yesterday
of Florida and the prisoner^appearing in
his own proper person as well as by Geo J. Arnow
his attorney a Jury was Called and there came
James Ritchie, M.I. Jones W.H. Davis Daniel Vaughn
Marion Osteen and J.T. Woods 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 |