Showing posts with label James. Show all posts
Showing posts with label James. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2011

St. Charles Parish Inquest Book #1--March 1877-December 1886

RPage 113--Inquest held on 29 May 1885 on the body of Jacob Warnner lying dead at Bealmon Place. Jurrors verdict is that he came to his death by natural visituation of God and not otherwise. There being no marks of violence on his body and no guilt attaches to any person. Jurors were John Alexander, Alex Jupiter, Jh (G?)ailes, Abe Alexander, Stephen Moore and Clement Colly, Coroner.

Page 114--Inquest held on 23 June 1885 on the body of Jh. James, colored, lying dead in front of Alise Plantation. The verdict of the jurors is he came to his death by some unknown disease. Being a stranger about here, but gave the name as A. Jn. James before he died, a native of Alabama,the deceased was about 5 feet 6 inches of height and about 35 years of age. Jurors were Joseph Williams, Jacko Joseph, Antoine Robberson, Baptiste Johnson, Isaac Brown and Cement Colley, Coroner.

Page 115--Inquest was held on 7 July 1885 on the body of Ben Harriaon lying dead on the Jackson RR at the 25 mile post. The jurors verdict is that he came to his death by being run over by the cars on the Jackson RR and no guilt attaches to any person. Jurors were James McChutchen, R. H. Hull, Joseph Hopkins, Henry Warner, Amoes Williams and Clement Colly, Coroner.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Inquest Record Book #1 March 1877-Dec 1886

Page 103--Inquest was held on 22 Feb 1885 on the body of an unknown white man found drowned in the Mississippi River in front of Lone Star Plantation. The jurors verdict was that the deceased was about 35 years of age and having no identification came to his death by being drowned in the Mississippi River, cause unknown. Jurors were Henry Fry, Jacko,fils, Sam Joseph, Jos,fils, G. Williams and Clement Colly, Coroner.

Page 104--Inquest was held on 25 March 1885 on the body of Marie Lavergne, lying dead at the residence of Mr. Leopold Lavergne. The verdict of the jurors is that she came to her death by committing suicide by hanging herself by the neck with a rope and that guilt attaches to no person. Jurors were J. C. Triche, Abe Strauss, Claiborne Strawily, Ed LeBoeuf, Robert Pierre, and Clement Colly, Coroner.

Page 105--Inquest was held on 31 Mar 1885 on the body of Frank Johnson lying dead between the 30th and 31st mile posts on the Morgan LA and TX RR. The jurors verdict is that he came to his death by accidentally falling from a tree while gathering moss and that no guilt attaches to any person. Jurors were Achille James, John Williams, Adolph Scott, Christophe Weniplay, Jonna Ward, and Clement Colly, Coroner.