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      Special Term A.D. 1891
          Friday February 6th 1891
      State of Florida      }  Wigg & J.L. Frazer
#5           vs             }  Murder
      Barton Albert Thrasher}  Carter R.W. Davis Leggitt
                               And now this Cause came on
      to be heard William H. Wigg State attorney of the Fifth
      Judicial Circuit prosecuting in the name and by 
      the authority of the State of Florida and the prisoner
      appearing in open Court in his proper person as well
      as by his attorneys S.L. Carter, R.W. Davis, J.N. Leggitt, Hugh
      Miller and Ashby & Davis, and now the prisoner Barton
      Albert Thrasher being brought to the Bar here under the
      Custody of L.W. Fennell the Sheriff of Alachua County
      to which Sheriff he is also likewise committed was demanded
      how he would acquit himself of the charge against him
      Whereupon comes the Prisoner by his attorneys Sought to
      interpose a Demur to the Indictment To which inter-
      posing of said demur being filed the State by Honr William
      H. Wigg States attorney objected on the ground that said
      demur was not certified to by Defendants Counsel as
      required by the rules of this Court and now before the
      Court had ruled upon the motion and before
      plea had been made to the Indictment this Cause
      is Nol Prosed by the State.

      State of Florida     }
#13            vs          }
      Fulton Hunter        }
                             And now this Cause is Continued on
      affidavit of Deft and now the Cause is nol
      prosed by the State

      State of Florida    }
#61           vs          }
      Frank Gaines &      }
      George Smith        }  And now the Defendant Frank
                             Gaines being called failed to answer
      whereupon his Sureties Henry Gaines, H.C. Denton and J.Z.
      Feltner were thence called and commanded to bring the body
      of Frank Gaines into Court as they had obligated to do
      and in default thereof that their bond would be forfeited
      And now the securities having failed to produce the body of
      Frank Gaines the Bond was ordered to be estreated and
      that a Scire Facias against the Defendant and his
      Sureties be issued returnable to the next term of this Court
      and alias Capias ordered for Frank Gaines
Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 5 November 2013
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