The State vs. the Dead Body of James Anders

his skull was broke and his brains out

Date: 
November 28, 1881

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Method/Implement: 
pistol
COD Inquest Finding: 

he came to his death by the Shooting of some kind of fire arms two holes in his Head and one in the lore part of his Bowels . . .he was shot by a pistol from the hand of one Bengeman

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at M. B. Ander's

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Benjamin McDowell
Inquest Images: 
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