The State vs. the Dead Body of Prince

Date: 
January 15, 1865

Deceased

Prince
Description: 
slave
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Owner: 
John Seigler
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Sharp Instrument
COD Method/Implement: 
knife
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that the boy Prince came to his death by a stab with a knife or some sharp pointed instrument in the hands of Jef a slave of John Seiglers

Coroner

Coroner: 
James Murrell
Coroner Title: 
coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at John Seiglers
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Jef
Perpetrator Description: 
slave
Perpetrator Slave Status: 
Enslaved
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

say Price came up to the fire to where Jef was lying by the fire whitling with his knife Jef commenced Jokeing him about lice Prince told him he was as clean as he was Jef told Prince to open his collar he wanted to ketch them lice Then Prince struck Jef and the Jef struck Prince with his knife then Amas parted them They always appeared to be friendly until Prince struck Jef they only appeared to be Joking each other

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