The State vs. the Dead Body of Beau Brown

Date: 
August 13, 1933

Deceased

Beau Brown
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
train
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, so say: Beauer Brown came to his Death by being struck by an SAL Train through carlessnes on the part of the Sal rail road emploers

Coroner

Coroner: 
W. E. Redfearn
Coroner Title: 
Coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Patrick
County: 
Chesterfield County, SC

Source

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

Carl Brown being sworn says . . . Boy was lying off railroad track 5 for 5 - feet face toward north. Back hert brown filling station the Boy seem to have last lot blood good bit cold clothed Blood there. Laying on right hand side facing toward Patrick. Noticed Right hand and an body mangled. Rock were knocked up on side of trace.

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