The State vs. the Dead Body of B. R. Fry

Date: 
October 29, 1902

Deceased

B. R. Fry
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

by their oaths do say that B R Fry deceast came to his death By a South bound train on the Fla. & West Ind. R R or SAL RY between the hours of 730 on the night of Oct 28th 1902 and 840 of the morning of Oct 29th 1902

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. P. Morrison
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Middendorf, SC in Chesterfield County
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

J A Gamin sworn says My self Charlie & Nelson McLean was swimming up the Rail Road we found B R Fry being dead on the Rail Road between the tracks we went on and told B C Row of the did man on the Rail Road this morning . . .

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