The State vs. the Dead Body of Ben Culbreath

Date: 
July 24, 1895

Deceased

Ben Culbreath
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Animal
COD Method/Implement: 
horse
COD Inquest Finding: 

Upon their oaths do say, That he died from the rupture of the left auricle of the heart. . .caused from a tussel with a young horse

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. W. Holston
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Jno A Corleys plantation
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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

Adkin Corley being duly sworn Says I was up the branch and heard the colt Kicking I came I saw the colt Kicking and saw Ben Culbreath holding to the line and dragging and Ben fell backwards laughed but never spok

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