St. Charles Parish Inquest Book #1

ZPage 116--Inquest held on 14 Jul 1885 on the body of an unknown colored man lying dead between John Volman aand Frank Harvey Place. The jurors verdict is that he came to his death by being drowned in the Mississippi River. There were no marks of violence on the body. Jurors were Simmon Mathew, Anthony Labranche, Alfred Anderson, Ussin Eugene and Clement Colly.

Page 117--Inquest was held in the city of New Orleans on 20 Jun 1885 before Dr. J.F. Fenney, coroner, on the body of Henry Williams,lying dead at Charity Hospital and after careful autopsy find death to have resulted from a gun shot wound of the abdommen producing internal hemumorrhage. Henry Williams, male,black, native of LA.,age 23, resident of this city since by occupation a laborer residing at Boutte Station, dead of internal hemumorrhage on 29 Jun 1885 at 12 o'clock from a gun shot wound of abdomen. Jurors were A. C. Seymour, Daul Maloney, M.L. Tinney, and J. T. Tinney, MD Coroner.

Page 118--Inquest held on 18 Aug 1885 on the body of Emma Thomas, lying dead at the Oakland Plantation. The jurors verdict is that she came ro her death by sunstroke and not otherwise, there being no marks of violence on her person. The jurors were Chas Ellis, James Harris, Leon Louis, Jesses Zino, and Clement Colly, Coroner.

Inquest Records Book #1 March 1877-December 1886

Page 89.   Inquest was held on the body of Alex Washington on 6 Jun 1884 at Bayou LaBranche before 5th Ward JP Antoine Clark. The jurors' verdict say that Aron Thomas of St. Charles Parish on the 5 Jun 1884 in the peace of the State then and there being Alexander Washington at the hour of 12 o' clock on the Jackson Railroad at a place called Bayou LaBranche did there and then threaten to kill Aron Thomas and with his weapon, a shotgun in his hands with malice aforethought did make an assault and him, the said  Aron Thomas fired and used every effort as to prevent from committing himself left the said Alexander Washington and  flee from there in fear of death could not escape so the said Aron Thomas himself in the preservation of his life against the said Alexander Washington to defend and in his own defense him the said Aron Thomas defended his life by shooting the said Alexander Washington in his jaw and throat with a musket of which  caused death instantly in his own defense. Jurors were William Erwing, Louis Williams, Joseph Eugene, Joseph Schexkemberger, and C. C. A. Stephens, Antoine Clark, 5th Ward JP. Filed J.B. Martin, Clerk.


Page 90.   Inquest was held upon the body of Victor Joseph on 4 Jan 1884, lying dead, before Coy Clinton, 1st Ward JP acting as Coroner. The jurors' verdict is that he came to his death by being frozen to death back of Hahnville. Jurors were Paul Johnston, Charles Thomas, Robert Pierre, Michel Pierre, Bazil Pierre, and Coy Clinton, acting Coroner. J. B. Martin, Clerk. 

St. Charles Parish Inquest Records------Mar 1877-Dec 1886

34.  Inquest held on the body of Drosin Pierre on 12 Jan 1880. The verdict is that he was killed in the swamp of Philip Thomas in the rear of Davis Plantation and while there employed and while cutting trees, a tree fell and struck a side branch which broke and struck him on the head, causing death instantly. Jurors were Max Gugenheimer, John Blair, Peter Alexander, James J?ksen, Prosper Williams, and Jos. Stein, Dy. Coroner.

35. Inquest held on the body of  Francis Carter on 6 Oct 1879, found dead on Fashion Plantation. Inquest was held before 5th Ward Justice of the Peace, acting as Coroner. The verdict is that she came to her death by hard drinking. Jurors were Arthur Stread, Jeffery Dymer, Edward Steward, Joseph Williams and H.L. McCutcheon, Justice of the Peace.

36. Inquest held on the body of Charlie Miller on 5 Nov 1879 at the 14 Mile post on the Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad in St. Charles Parish. Inquest held by S.D. Gustave, Mayor and Ex-Officio Justice of  the Peace for the city. The verdict is he came to his death by being accidentally killed by a south bound engine on the Jackson Railroad. Jurors were Geo. Becker, J.J. Bauer, G.M. Becker, G. McIntyre, Wm. Morrison and S.D. Gustave.

37. Inquest held on the body of Samuel Williams on 10 Nov 1879 found dead at Hahnville. The verdict is that he came to his death on 9 Nov 1879 by having both of his arms smashed in the cog wheel at Mr. Bealman's sugarhouse, two miles from Boutte Station, on 8 Nov 1879 about 10 A.M. Jurors were Rober Robertson, Bazile Aldridge, Augustave Jacobs, Zeno Eugene, Alexander Washington and Jos. Stein, Dy. Coroner.