The State vs. the Dead Body of Infant of Diliar Harrell

Date: 
September 15, 1905

Deceased

Infant of Diliar Harrell
Description: 
Infant of Diliar Harrell
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Natural Causes
COD: 
Unknown
COD Inquest Finding: 

so the said Jurors aforesaid, upon their oaths aforesaid, do say that the aforesaid child came to death by causes unknown to them.

Coroner

Coroner: 
H. J. Atkinson
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Mr. Douglass's Mill
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Hannah Palson Duley Sworn that for . . Sunday Evening . . . the baby was bornd and when i got there cleaned and put her in bed & the baby was dead it Did not come to its time the baby had some bruses on its back tha was not any other brusis on it I dont think it was done a purpose . . .

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