Spring Term A.D. 1889
Wednesday May 22nd 1889
and the prisoner appearing in open Court in
his own proper person as well as by his attys
M.M. Lewey Esqr 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 W.W. Carter who were duly Sworn and
empanelled to well and truly try the difference
pending 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
H. Levy
Foreman of the Jury
State of Florida }
vs } Sentence
George Stewart }
} 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
confinement in the States prison at hard
labor for the term of one year.
State of Florida } Wigg
# 67 vs } assault with intent to
William Lonesome } Murder -
}
And now 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 appearing in open Court in his
own proper person 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
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