The State vs. the Dead Body of Samuel Whillow

Date: 
December 17, 1818

Deceased

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

We the Jurors after having been lawfully summoned, & sworn by James Watts having examined the body of decsd. Give it as our opinion that sd. Whillow came to his death by reason of his being very much intoxicated with ardent spirits & in attempting to go home some time about dark forced his young horse in saluda river at Childs' Ferry & drowned...

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Justice

Location

County: 

Source

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