The State vs. the Dead Body of Margaret Scanlon

Date: 
April 12, 1872

Deceased

Margaret Scanlon
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Other
COD: 
Alcoholism
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that the said Margaret Scanlon came to her death at her residence ... by the excessive use on her part of spiritous liquors

Coroner

Coroner: 
David Schrock
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Margaret Scanlon's residence
County: 
Kershaw County, SC

Source

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

The deceased had been drinking ardent spirits very heavily since last Sunday was a week. she was intoxicated during the whole of that time.

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