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       Spring Term A.D. 1888
          Monday July 23rd 1888

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 49          vs        }  Keeping a room for purposes
       Sherman Fair     }  of Gambling
                        }  S.Y. Finley
                           And now this Cause came on
       to be heard William H. Wigg State attorney prosecu=
       ting in the name and by the authority of the
       State of Florida and the prisoner appearing
       in open Court in his proper person as well as
       by S.Y. Finley his attorney and 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 himself upon God and
       the Country for trial

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 49           vs       }  Keeping a room for purpose
       Sherman Fair     }  of Gambling - S.Y. Finley
                           And now on this day Comes
       the prisoner and withdraws his plea of not
       guilty and saith that he is guilty as the
       Indictment alleges against him
       Whereupon the prisoner was remanded to Jail

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 51           vs       }  Gambling
       Sherman Fair     }
       Sam Cunningham   }  S.Y. Finley, M.M. Lewey & Hughes
       Robert Perkins   }
                          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 of Florida and the
       prisoner Sherman Fair and Sam Cunningham being
       in open Court in their proper persons as well as by
       their attorneys were demanded how they would acquit
       themselves of the Charge against them saith that
       they are not guilty as the Indictment alleges against
       them and for good and evil they put themselves
       upon God and the Country for trial



Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 11 June 2015
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