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       Fall Term A.D. 1889
         Tuesday January 14th 1890

       State of Florida  }  Wigg
# 57           vs        }  Larceny
       William Merrett   }
       otherwise known as}
       Jessie Merrett    }
                           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 appearing
       in open Court in his proper person and being
       demanded how he would acquit himself of
       the charge against him saith that he is guilty
       as the Indictment alleges against him

       State of Florida    }
               vs          }  Sentence
       William Merrett     }
       alias Jessee Merrett}
                         And now the prisoner being
       in open Court for sentence was demanded
       if he had anything 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 Three (3) Years
       at hard labor

       State of Florida }  Wigg
                vs      }         Larceny
       Wayne Certain    }  Taylor & Carter
                          And now on this day this
       Cause came on to be further heard
       William H. Wigg State atty prosecuting in
       the name and by the authority of the State
       of Florida and the prisoner who had been
       arraigned herein in the 13th instant being
       in open Court in his proper person as
       well as by his atty Mess Taylor & Carter whereupon
       a Jury was called and there came A.J. Palmer
       J.M. Miller Jr. E. K. Roberts T.E. Jones Louis
       Kinsey Robert McClellan who being duly
       Sworn and empanelled to well and truly try the
       difference pending according to the evidence
       and thereafter after hearing the evidence the
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 9 December 2014
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