The State vs. the Dead Body of William Rosborough

Date (Partial/Ambiguous):

1900--

Deceased

William Rosborough

Sex:

Male

Race:

White

COD Category:

Homicide

COD:

Firearm

COD Inquest Finding:

upon their oaths do say, that that the said William Rosborough was willfully, unlawfully and maliciously killed by a gun shot wound and that he was willfully killed and murdered[.]

Coroner

Coroner:

T. M. Cathcart

Location

Inquest Location:

at Winnsboro

County:

Fairfield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History

Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator:

William White, Sam Craigh, John Rowe

Inquest Images:

Transcription:

William Smith being duly sworn says Last night we had board meeting about church. At St Pauls Baptist Church Whilst we was all setting talking, somebody rapped on the church door. (Witness indicates the nature and kind of rap) As quick as they rapped I went from the other brethren to the door. When I pulled the door open I said come in, the answer they made to me was... to step up to M John Williams house that there was a lady there wanted to see him. I did at once go back and tell him the word, said and took my seat, that is all I know about it...

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