The State vs. the Dead Body of Chas. Youngue

Date (Partial/Ambiguous): 
1892--

Deceased

Chas. Youngue
Sex: 
Male
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
Drowning
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say that-Charles Youngue died from the effect of being drowned

Coroner

Coroner: 
J. S. Worley Cassady
Coroner Title: 
Trial Justice

Location

Inquest Location: 
at the plantation of Dr.[?] B. Estes
County: 
Fairfield County, SC

Source

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

Nick Meadows testified as follows, I was coming to Mr Calloways and saw Chas Young standing in the road, about 1/2 half mile from where he was drowned, I asked him if he was going down the road and he said no, and left him standing there.

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