The State vs. the Dead Body of [illegible] [illegible]

Date: 
November 17, 1920

Deceased

[illegible] [illegible]
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Electrocution
COD Inquest Finding: 

We the Jurors find that the Cause to her death by Coming in Cantack with live wire [???] Light & [???] [???]

Coroner

Coroner: 
T. L. Teal
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Chesterfield County, South Carolina
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

M. C. Spence Sworn Say I walked down there found Her Lying ded that was about 8 oclock this morning

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