The State vs. the Dead Body of James Blocker

Date: 
May 6, 1897

Deceased

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

upon theirs oaths aforesaid do say that the said James Blocker by the pilot on back of [??] him and Knocking him off the track no blame attached to the Rail Road

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Source

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