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        Fall Term A.D. 1889
         Saturday February 8th 1890
       Frazier Thomas  Thos Brown from further attendance on
       this Court

       State of Florida }  Wigg, S.Y. Finley & Taylor & Carter
# 49           vs       }      Murder
       Dave Lewis       }  C.L. Fildes
                          And now on this day this cause
       came on to be further heard and William H. Wigg State
       attorney prosecuting in the name and by the authority
       of the State of Florida and the prisoner Dave Lewis
       being in open Court in his proper person as well as
       by his attorney Chas L. Fildes and also like wise the
       Jurors who had been selected herein on the 6th instant
       to wit T.E. Horn, N.W. Horn, H.L. Hilliard S.J. Collins being
       in open Court and now the Juror N.W. Horn being sick
       by Consent of both the State and the Defendant by his
       attorney the said Juror N.W. Horn was set aside - and
       there comes as Jurors in said Cause T.E. Horn H.L.
       Hilliard S.J Collins Henry Thomas John Edwards
       John Simmons Charney Thomas Daniel Mott
       James Slater Daniel Chesser F.W. Carroway W.S.
       Jackson who were duly Sworn and empanelled to well and
       truly try and true deliverance make between the State of
       Florida and the prisoner at the bar according to the evidence

       Whereupon the Court issued the following order
       to wit:
              it appearing to the Court that is
       is necessary for a Petit Jury for the 8th week
       of this term it is ordered that the County
       Judge and the Sheriff and the Clerk of the
       Circuit Court of Alachua County do forthwith
       and in open Court draw from the Box Con-
       taining the list of three hundred the names of
       Eighteen (18) persons to Serve as Petit Jurors for the
       8th Week of this term and also that the Clerk
       of this Court do issue a Venire to the Sheriff
       of the County Commanding him to Summon the
       Said Eighteen persons so drawn said Venire to be
       made returnable to Wednesday the 12th day of
       Feby at Ten Oclock A.M.
       Fall Term A.D. 1889  Feby 8th 1890
       In open Court          J.J. Finley
                                         Judge

Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 12 July 2015
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