The State vs. the Dead Body of John Prince

Prince pulled off coat & pond it to [?] for 1/2 gallon whiskey

Date: 
July 15, 1856

Deceased

John Prince
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Exposure
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that he came to his death . . . by the excessive use of [?] liquors and lying in the hot sun.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Henry M. Smith
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Miles[?] Southerns[?]
County: 
Greenville County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
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