The State vs. the Dead Body of J. M. Clark

Date: 
July 19, 1897

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that J.M. Clark came to his death by Gun shot wounds inflicted by the hands of Willie Franks on the 10th day of June 1897 and that his father F.B. Franks was accessory to the act.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at J.M. Clark's residence
County: 

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Willie Franks & F.B. Franks
Inquest Images: 
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