The State vs. the Dead Body of Meredith Griffin

Date: 
February 15, 1889

Deceased

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
Black
Parent(s): 
Turner Jones
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say That Turner Jones did discharge the contents of a shot gun in the body of Meridith Griffin thereby killing him about 8 Oclock on the Evening of the 14 Feb 1889. And the jurors aforesaid upon their Oaths do say the killing was done in self defence.

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at F D Hunters
County: 

Source

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