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In Powhatan County Court April the 2nd 1866

Aaron Smith a freedman having been Committed to the Jail of this County by Warrant from a Magistrate charged with Petit Larceny, was set to the Bar in Custody of the Sheriff of this County and the Court being opened for his trial, on the motion of the Attorney for the Commonwealth leave is granted him to file an Information against the prisoner, which was filed accordingly, charging him with having on the 16 day of March 1866 in this County feloniously stolen, taken and carried away the saddle skirts from two saddles and one bridle and bridle reins and one saddle blanket of the value of $15 the property of John S. R Burwell in this County and within the last six months. And the said prisoner being arraigned of the premises pleaded "Not Guilty" and for his trial put himself upon the Country, and Tho K Weisiger and Edward S. Brown Esq. appearing as his counsel, thereupon came a Jury trial Ben H Palmere, John A Scott, Henry Mclaurine  Spencer C Palmere, Thomas I Green, Wm H  Baugh, Jas D Mesly  James M Palmere, Luther K. Justis, Henry H Lewis, Wm. A. Thaup and Thomas I. Utley who being elected tried and sworn the truth to speak between the Commonwealth and the prisoner at the bar, and having heard the evidence of the Witnesses on both sides and the arguments of counsel, upon their Oaths, returned a verdict in these words, "We the Jury find the prisoner Guilty - Wm. A. Thaup". Therefore it is considered by the Court that as a punishment for the said offence the prisoner be confined in the Jail of this County for the term of two months from this time and then discharged  And it is ordered that the Sheriff of this County cause execution of this Judgment - And the prisoner is remanded to Jail.

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