we the under named jurors do find in accordance with the opinion of Dr. S. S. Knight. By disease most probably epilepsy caused her death.
do on their oath say that they believe she died of an apoplectic fit, the visitation of God
upon their oaths do say that . . . the said Caswell Waldrop . . . came to his death from the effect of an epileptic fit.
upon their oaths do say that the sd Emma [?] McDonald came to her death by asphyxia of the brain, or some unknown cause
upon their oaths do say that the said John Day came to his death from the natural cause to wit[?] congestion of the brain
upon their oaths do say that the said Mrs. L. B. O'Brien came to her death from a natural cuase to[?] with[?] by a disease known as paralasis of the brain
upon their oaths do say that Sally Foster died of Epileptic Convulsion or as is more commonly called Fitts
came to his death by the act of God in the form of Apoplexy
do say that she came to her death by the act of God in a applect fitt [sic]
do say that the said Lila Gambrell came to her death by mischance produced by personal epolepsy [sic].
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