The State vs. the Dead Body of Vance Melton

Date: 
January 18, 1930

Deceased

Vance Melton
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Heart
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that he came to his death from natural causes

Coroner

Coroner: 
E. D. Atkinson
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Cheraw
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

I personally examined the body of Vance Milton at 2:15 PM: this date and find that he has probably been dead about 3 hours, and that death was caused by acute chilotatmer of his heart. (natural causes) . . .

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