The State vs. the Dead Body of Henry Peterson

Date: 
June 13, 1893

Deceased

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

upon their oaths do say That the deceased Henry Peterson came to his death by being crushed [?] while passing between two sections of freight cars

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Ridge Spring

Source

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