The State vs. the Dead Body of Lincoln Gregory

Date: 
March 5, 1938

Deceased

Lincoln Gregory
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that Lincoln Gregory received in Chesterfield County a mortal wound by Rifle Shot in the hands of Bryalus McManns

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. E. Redfearn
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Pageland
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Bryalus McManns
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Lincoln Crawford . . . 22 Rifle used -- Lincoln & Bryalus McManns were in road. I went to them -- Bryalus went across woods left in road -- We went up road -- He didn't know we were up there -- We stood in wod for minute. Heard rifle shoot -- I looked around Lincoln fell -- I called Lincoln He didn't ans . . .
William Robinson - I was having class - Lincoln Crawford came running in -- said Bryalus shot Lincoln. He said they had had no hard word

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