The State vs. the Dead Body of Seware[?] Stuart

Date: 
November 4, 1893

Deceased

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

upon their oaths do say that the said Seware Stuart Came to his death by the accidental discharge of a 38 caliber Pistol, in the hands of William Griffith, holding by the brick[?] and seware Stuart carelessly playing with it, and said Pistol fired. . .it was intirely accidental

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at J.[?] E. Griffiths

Source

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