The State vs. the Dead Body of John Hayne

Date: 
May 16, 1861

Deceased

John Hayne
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
COD Category: 
Suicide
COD: 
Firearm
COD Method/Implement: 
rifle
COD Inquest Finding: 

do say that he came to his death by an leaden bullet from a rifle gun of the value of five dollars which from all appearances was fired by himself

Coroner

Coroner: 
John C. Hayne
Coroner Title: 
magistrate acting as coroner

Location

Inquest Location: 
At the house of Capt. John Hayne
County: 
Anderson County, SC

Source

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