The State vs. the Dead Body of John Dean

Date: 
December 29, 1848

Deceased

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

do say from the evidence produced and all other circumstances he came to his death by intoxication together with the wet and coldness of the night having been seen late on the eavening [sic] before in a state of intoxication within a half a mile of the place where he was found also having a bottle with him--with whiskey in it which was found by him nearly empty.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
on the publick [sic] road leading from William McMurry's, Esq to J. L. Kenedy's

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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