The State vs. the Dead Body of James Turner

Date: 
June 27, 1889

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the deceased James E. Turner came to his death by injuries received by jumping from the second class car, or platform thereof, of the passenger train, No. 51, of Atlanta and Carlotte Division of Richmond & Danville Railroad, near Thickety Station ... and from the evidence before us we attach no censure or blame to the said railroad

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at or near Gaffney City

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
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