The State vs. the Dead Body of John David Twiggs

Date: 
September 15, 1864

Deceased

John David Twiggs
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Homicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon there oaths do say that Doct J D Twiggs came to his death by Pistol shots in the hands of R. J. Butler sen on the Publick Rode

Coroner

Coroner: 
William Hill
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
in Hamburg
County: 
Edgefield County, SC

Source

South Carolina Department of Archives & History
Columbia, SC

Perpetrator

Perpetrator: 
Robert J. Butler
Inquest Images: 
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Transcription: 

I then saw John David Twiggs seize a Double Barrel shot gun and jump from his buggie and commence fireing on R J Butler I then saw Mr Butler fireing at Mr Twiggs with a Pistol I saw Mr Twiggs fall

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