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       Spring Term A.D. 1889
               Monday May 20th 1889 -

       State of Florida             }
                 vs                 }  Sentence
       Charley Richardson otherwise }
       called Charley Williams      }
                                    }  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 Five Years

       State of Florida }  Wigg
# 36           vs       }  Fraudulently Changing mark of an
 #3.   Samuel Hathcock  }  animal -
                        }  S.Y. Finley
                          And now this cause came on
       to be heard William H. Wigg State attorney prose-
       cuting in the name and by the authority of the 
       State of Florida and Now comes the prisoner
       who had been arraigned herein on the 13th Inst
       and withdraws his plea of not guilty - and the
       prisoner being now in open Court was 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
       Whereupon a Jury was called and there came
       J.H. Waters - T.B. Smith H. Levy S.O. Zetrouer T.G. White
       Samuel Abbott who were duly Sworn and em-
       paneled to well and truly try the difference pen-
       ding according to the Evidence 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 prisoner guilty
                                        Samuel Abbott
                                        Foreman of the Jury
       Whereupon
                the Court adjourned until tomorrow
       morning at nine Oclock



Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 1 July 2015
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