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       Spring Term A.D. 1889
             Wednesday May 29th 1889
       The Court met this day pursuant to adjournment
       of yesterday His Honor J.J. Finley Judge presi-
       ding

       State of Florida }  Wigg & Carter
# 52            vs      }             Murder
       Isaac Montgomery }   Finley
                               And now William H.
       Wigg State Attorney prosecuting in the name
       and by the authority of the State of Florida and
       also the prisoner Isaac Montgomery being in
       open Court in his own proper person as well
       by his attorney S.Y. Finley Esqr as also the
       Jury who had been duly Sworn and empan-
       elled herein on the 27th Instant to wit: J.H.
       Waters  W.W. Carter  Martin Huggins, James Croxton
       J.D. Martin  J.B. Davis, W.J.G. Adams  W.K.
       Boston Osborn Ellis  W.W. Mott  J.G. Hodges
       J.I. Roberts being now in open Court the
       hearing of this Cause was resumed and the
       Jury aforesaid after hearing 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
       defendant guilty of manslaughter in the third
       degree                              W.W. Carter
                                   Foreman of the Jury -

       State of Florida  }   Wigg & Carter
# 40            vs       }  Breaking and entering
       William Canty     }  a building in night
       Anderson Williams }  time with intent to
       William Purrey    }  Commit a Felony
       Henry Haile       }  Finley Cone & Fildes
                          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 Anderson Williams
       appearing in open Court in his own
       proper person as well as by his attorney
       was demanded how he would acquit him-
       self of the Charge against him Saith
       that he is not guilty as the Indictment
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 9 February 2015
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