The State vs. the Dead Body of George Bowers

The mule frightened at something George fell off and got his foot hung in the trace Mule ran about 200 yards with him hung to him

Date: 
May 26, 1891

Deceased

George Bowers
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Transportation
COD Method/Implement: 
mule
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that George Bowers came to his death by misfortunes or being thrown from a Mule getting his foot hung in trace and dragged to death

Coroner

Coroner: 
F. V. Cooper
Coroner Title: 
trial justice acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
at Kenards bend
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

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