The State vs. the Dead Body of Edward Norris

Date: 
December 26, 1882

Deceased

Edward Norris
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Injuries
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That on Friday the 22nd day of December 1882 Bil Norris went to Greenwood, and returned home late in the night, very drunk, and that on Saturday morning the 23rd day of Dec about 9 o'clock am the boy Edward decd. Was kicked by Bill Norris in his right-side the decd. lingered til the 26th day of December and died...

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. O. Watts
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the residence of Aaron Wells
County: 
Laurens County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

Laura Norris - lives with her parents on Aaron Wells plantation saw her Father kick her mother the decd., Edward Norris - Bill, her father was drunk - witness don't think her father intedned to hurt Edward her mother.

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