Blunt Instrument

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Susan Medlock aforesaid, Came to her death by injuries inflicted upon her by the hands of Boston Jones Jr

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Method/Implement: 
hoe
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say. . .that the said Bridgett Etheridge aforesaid came to her death from a blow on her head with a [?] Hoe thereby fracturing the scull bone at the hands of Bill Gasten

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Method/Implement: 
hoe
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the said Bill King Came to death from the affects of a wound on the head the wound being inflicted with a Hoe on the hand of Tom Doorn[?]

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

upon their oaths do say ... that the aforesaid Willis Asbell came to his death from wounds received in a fracas or fight, with Nathan Fallow Henry Fallow, Robt Fallow Mary Fallow Anna Fallow and a little boy (Prisoner) name William Ellis

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Method/Implement: 
iron instrument
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their Oaths do say that the said Lee Ryan came to his death from wounds inflicted upon the head by some Iron Instrument in the hands of Some one to the Jury unknown and that Alice Ryan was an accessory to the Crime

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Method/Implement: 
pistol
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That he came to his death from the effect of a blow or blows on his head inflicted by the hands of Wm Pickens Elsmore with a Pistol

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

upon there oaths do say that the said James Reynolds came to his death feloniously at the hand of Joseph Samuel. . .from the affects of a wound inflicted on the head Just above the left ear by a large stick

Description: 
male slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Method/Implement: 
hickory stick
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said male salve, came to his death from a blow upon the left side of the head, from a hickory stick in the hands of a negro slave name Elbert (said to be the property of Evans Permenter[?])

Description: 
Free negro
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Free
COD Category: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

came to her death from a blow from the sweep[?] of a carry[?] log, the property of A J Rambo

Description: 
male slave, child
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Child: 
child
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that they believe that the said male slave Wesley came to his death by blows given by Joe a slave the Property of F Oconner

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