The State vs. the Dead Body of George Washington Crowder

found George Washington Crowder wraped [sic] around the shaft, the clothing all wound up around the shaft the body was not dead at that time, the shaft was running though not at full speed

Date: 
October 19, 1866

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

by there oaths do say that the said George Washington Crowder came to his death became entangled in the bands[?] carried the factory at Grannetville in the state aforesaid and was drawn up by a board of the of the shaff[?]. . . by Misfortan or accident

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Grannetville

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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