Fall Term A.D. 1889
Friday February 14th 1890
State of Florida }
# 70 vs }
Allen Simpkin } And now this cause is continued
State of Florida }
# 72 vs } Murder
James Rhodes } And now this Cause is continued
State of Florida }
# 73 vs } Murder
William Niblack } And now this Cause is continued
State of Florida }
# 74 vs }
J.J. McAllister} And now this Cause is Continued
State of Florida }
# 77 vs }
Abraham Bell alias}
Dick Bell } And now this Cause is Continued
State of Florida } Wigg
# 75 vs } Forgery
George W. Sparkman} Taylor & Carter
} And now on this day this
cause came on to be heard and William H. Wigg State
attorney prosecuting in the name and by the
authority of the State of Florida and the pris-
oner appearing in open Court in his proper
person as well as by his attorney Messrs Taylor &
Carter and now the prisoner being 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
N.J. Barry Jr. Jasper N. Wilson Reuben May T.R.
Pickett, Henry Willis, J.A. Ryder - who were duly
Sworn and empaneled to well and truly try the
issues between the State of Florida and the Defendant
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 Jurors find the Defendant not Guilty J.N. Wilson
Foreman -
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