William Barrett

First Name: William
Last Name: Barrett
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Overdose
COD Method/Implement: 
morphine
COD Inquest Finding: 

by their oaths do say that . . . the said William T Barrett came to his death from the effects of an over dose of morphine administered by himself

COD Short Description: 
overdosed with morphine
Original Record: 
2653

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