Lydia McKay

First Name: Lydia
Last Name: McKay
Sex: 
Female
Child: 
child
Race: 
Black
Cause of Death
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Blunt Instrument
COD Method/Implement: 
stick
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the aforesaid [????] Emanuell Cash did confess before the Jury and say That he did strike diseased after striking her several blows with sticks and a Lightwood knot and the jury aforesaid on this oath do say that the aforesaid Emanual Cash in manner and form aforesaid Lydia McKey then and there feloniously did kill

COD Short Description: 
hit with stick and lightwood knot
Original Record: 
4110

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