Transportation

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that Hart Byrd came to his death due to careless & reckless driving at the hands of Luther Reynolds

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, so say: Beauer Brown came to his Death by being struck by an SAL Train through carlessnes on the part of the Sal rail road emploers

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths aforesaid, do say, that the aforesaid H.R. McLeod came to his death by means of an accident unavoidable

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

We find Samuel Garry came to his death by an unavoidable accident

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

the Said Fred Walker came to his death by being run over by a Seaboard train

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that he came to his death by reckless driving by himself

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: He came to his death by being struck by a car being driven by Toby P Brown - accidentally

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
motorcycle
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that Burton A. Root came to his death as a result of striking a car with the motor cycle he rode, said car being driven by one R. E. Randall. We do here by exonerate the said R.E. Randall of all responsibility for said accident.

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that he came to his death by unavoidable automobile accident, Driven H. F. Baker

Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

the verdict was brought out. . .That one Emma Ellerbe in manner and form aforsaid came to her death by misfortune and Accident. By being struck by auto accidently.

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