The State vs. the Dead Body of Frank Flowers

Date: 
January 31, 1921

Deceased

Frank Flowers
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

We the Jury . . . find that the Said Frank Flowers came to his death by gun Shot in the had of Dan Bittle

Coroner

Coroner: 
T. L. Teal
Coroner Title: 
Magistrate

Location

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

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Daniel Bittle
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Frank[ie] Jame Bittle wife of Daniel Bittle . . . says . . . Hailerd & ask Leroy was Dan there & She told him He was & He said to [???] out there well that was all Right & then Both waked in [arm?] reached up to Bed & Shout at Dan over the Brf Frank went after Dan in Bed with Knife & Dan Shot hir . . .

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