Alcoholism

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said David W. Laney came to his death from the [?????] [?????] of ardent Spirts

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that in their opinion the said Solomon Wilks come to his death by drinking too much whisky

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: The Said Willie McDuffey came to his death By Drinking Intoxication Liquors given By Some unknown hands to us

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say the said J. E. Black came to his death by accessive drink of intoxicating spirits

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say. . .he came to his Death by Excessive hard Drink

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say upon their Oaths, that he John Matthews died a natural death in William Adams lane then and there in a State of intoxication

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

Upon their Oaths the Jurors aforesaid do say, that the said H.P. Church. . .had been intoxicated for several days or weeks and in that situation he decd. . .died in consequence of drinking intoxicating liquors to excess

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said R Mackgrath came to his death . . .by an act of Providence, or some other cause unknown to the Jurors probably bt the effects of [?] Spirits

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that they suppose the deceased came to his death by the hand of providence or some other cause unknown

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say on our Oaths, that the Sd Waganan not Standing in the fear of god and not having a deep consideration of his immortal soul, did drink Spirit[?] Liquors . . .that it cuased him to come to his untimely death

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