Testimony Taken. Postmortim Examination of the body of Charlotte a slave the property of J. J. Wortham who was found dead in the Conwayboro Jail on the 22.nd Feby 1862. This body had received four distinct gunshot wounds Viz in left hand left mamary gland left cheek and left temperal region, I made an inscision from the left ocipits panrietal region across the Temple and on cutting up the intrigmuent found that although the projectiles were small they had entered in a cloister and had broekn out or rather driven in a piece of the skull about one inch square and penetrating the brain this was evidently the fatal wound and the jury being satisfied no further desection was made. Feby 23.rd 1862 (signed) J. F. Harrell, M, D.r

Joel C, Bridger--Being duly sworn says he was Keeper of the Jail and Charlotte was put in on the 15.th Feby. that he identifies the body as that of Charlotte she was there till the 20.th near about sunset, that James J. Wortham requested me to let him to see her, went in and says how are you Charlotte, he advanced up to her and fired four times she then fell she lived some 20 hours, he said shot her for attempting to poisen his wife, the Jailor produces a commitment by the Provost Marshall of Horry District for attempting to poisen Mrs J J Wortham

J. T Harrell M D being duly sworn I think the wound in the head was sufficient to have killed her

Jos C Bridger being recalled says that the wounds inflicted upon the dead body of Charlotte the slave here lying dead before us was by a six barreled repeater in the hands of James J Wortham