The State vs. the Dead Body of W. G. Rivers

Date: 
June 15, 1888

Deceased

W. G. Rivers
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
child
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: That the said W J Rivers came to his death by som natural caus or causes to the jury unknown

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. D. Tiller
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at F. W. Rivers
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

F. W. Rivers Sworn Deceased W. G. Rivers is my Son when we retied last night about 10 oclcok the child as well when we went to bead The child was about 4 weeks old . . . I got up I called my wife and She was a sleep and when She woke up She Said the child was dead. The child was out out bed and there was nothing on the child when I went to the bead the child was warm when I got to it dont think it was dead long.
T. E. Lucas M. D. Sworn I think mite of been caused by the mild entering the [???]pipe which produced strangulation on account of the musles.

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