The State vs. the Dead Body of James Hillian

Date: 
November 21, 1911

Deceased

James Hillian
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Suffocation
COD Inquest Finding: 

[No official declaration]

Coroner

Coroner: 
C. M. Hunt

Location

Inquest Location: 
[no location given]
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Austin Hillian sworn says The he is the Father of Jas Hillian now lying dead. My wife found him dead in the bed, he had cover over him & had the appearance of being smothered. We left him in bed & went to the cotton patch & went we came back found the child dead. saw no appearance of its being hurt any way, the child was about 5 months old.

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