The State vs. the Dead Body of John Jefferson

Date: 
March 17, 1936

Deceased

John Jefferson
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that John Jefferson received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by Draarn in the hands of Aiken Jefferson

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. E. Redfearn
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Chesterfield
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Aiken Jefferson
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Aiken Jefferson -- I am about 15 yrs old. I pushed John into a wooden tub of water and held him in there 2 or 3 minutes I took him out of tub & sprcad quiet over him. I called Mt. Galbut & told him baby was drowned, Mother was at Wayne McBride working. Galburt went on house & told mother

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