The State vs. the Dead Body of Hancock Porter

took his musket went to his Blacksmith shop and took the barrel out of the stock made a fire in his forge put the brick in the fire held the muzel to his throat and the gun went off

Date:

May 29, 1852

Deceased

Hancock Porter

Sex:

Male

Race:

White

COD Category:

Suicide

COD:

Firearm

COD Method/Implement:

musket

COD Inquest Finding:

uppon their oaths doo say that . . .the deceast Hancock Porter took his musket went to his Blacksmith shop and took the barrel out of the stock made a fire in his forge put the brick in the fire held the muzel to his throat and the gun went off then and therefore voluntarily and feloniously him self did kill