The State vs. the Dead Body of Elizabeth Hughes

Date: 
December 26, 1935

Deceased

Elizabeth Hughes
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
automobile
COD Inquest Finding: 

that Elizabeth Hughes received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by unavoidable automobile accident in the hands of Mrs. Rubye Brown on the 22 day of December 1935, and that from such mortal wound deceased died in Camden Hospital

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. E. Redfearn
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at McBee
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Mrs. Rubye Brown
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Jone A. [???], being first duly sworn, says: I examined the dead body on Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes . . . In my opinion the wounds described were caused by Cesident Ceu[???]bile, and the cause of death was sock following exposer to Cael and effects of injury

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