The State vs. the Dead Body of Cane Garlington

Date: 
March 19, 1877

Deceased

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

upon their oaths Do say that the afforesaid Cane Garling in the manner and form aforesaid was shot in the head on the Right sid [sic] & coming out on the back Part of the Head & Braken the scull [sic] by sum [sic] Person un known to us

Coroner

Coroner: 
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at C M Kellets Plantation
County: 

Source

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