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Coroner's Inquest.-Evidencs a. to
tho Death of lark Prince.

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Evidence OF B.. G.. DuPre:
darkness Primo was in front II the Court
House in q wagon, when ! FIRST SAW him.
cnr1t over with him to the jail, got out OF
wncdh without assistance: seemed in pain.
did no complain, did not sec him oftor put
ting him in cell; not very cold day; was
comfortably clad. b. {. DuPRE.
Evidence of J. re DuPrc:
rroh, II. {. Hnrktcss, Trial Justice, on 10Th
Inst. First I saw OF him at noon; went in
cell and SAW him, asked him his name. he
waslying down; asked him why he did not
walk about; said he was sore all over hurt
rope; did not know who whipped him, as he
wa. blindfnldcd: on dny following saw him
was lying; said could walk but preferred ~
ness in chest could not cat meat, said he
wanted molnsses; Thursday, complained OF
snme; said made him sick to get up Friday
same as on these three days previous ; asked
one; Saturday, morning tho man In cell With
him said nc did not rest well: was worse; /
cnrried him up coffee; snid he could notdrlnk
anything but mclasses and water; three
able fever In head. and looked a little wild;
| wont up street, stated condition to Br. Par
ker, and asked him To come and see patient
there and saw him about 81 o'clock he wns
fut!unal: complained Of chest hurting him 4:
about 10 30 was walked by knocking upstnlrs;
iht1sual noise went up nj once found him
with fram on mouth md grooming; others In
and ordered AZ much water rs he could drink
and ordered him taken to stove 10 Keep MIN
warm: l told them II / was needed TO knock
on floor; ] came down then atl o'clock In
a few moments nurse knocked on floor again {;
| went up he was moaninG;l cent for DR..
Parker; the doctor came, examined him,
gave medicine, left directions. and went
home; / left watch, with directions 10 give
Incident rs ordered by Or. Parker; he had
two fits while the doctor was with him !
went up again In twenty minutes ana iounu
srusm or him, and hcdicd Immediately. with
Srnsm on him. J. r. e.. pul'RE,
Sheriff and Tailor.
DR.. Parker examined testified
came here II o'clock Saturday night, De
ccmber 2ist. ! mund Mr.. J. +. {. Du1're In
hall he was giving hiS attention to the prls-
cner, Hark Prince, In his CELL Hark was
on his pallet, with nurse by him, taking
cnrc OF him. I then examined his pulse
Ter to make me apprchend danger. His
mind was rlondrd. but on repeating question
he answered correctly, saying that he was
sore all over. / then asked him to show me
perfectly. He complained Of no particular
pain : he had had two fits, before came. He
called fnr molnSSes and wafer which was CIV.
en- as soon rs II could DC got. While was
| witnessed. II Was Il severe one. In the
course OF fifteen minutes he had another
| mild tit. give directions, with medicine,
and left patient after examining pulse lilSt
thing, not fearing any Immediate danger l
thought he was suffering from catarrhal AZ
fiction, but from observations during visit
| my opinion was be suffered from congestion
Of liver complicated with affection or StOn-
ach and congestion Uf brain. Loo not think
the bruises found On his back sufficient to
| have produced the causes Of hiSllln~SS. Con
%ScQuently illness must have been brought on
by exposure In some way.
EDWIN PARKER. NJ. d.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
A]BsEvIL.LE DISTRICT.
| An inQuiSitiOn indcntcd, taken at Abber!lle
Court liouS cthe twcntE-Sccond day or Dc
ccmher, A. u. 1878, before =. w. Cochran,
Coroner, upon view OF the body or Hank.
Prince Of AhbcrilIe County, then and there
baing dead by the oatlis or ". Y. Branch. II
7 Tusten. j W Robertson, lanes Shiillto, e
W cannon, W T Penny, Il MEG Hill, \ NJ
| Hill, J y Wallace, \ Is Morse, L & Seal. and
& w Cason, being IL lawful jury OF Inquest.
who being charged and sworn To inquire for
the State Of South Carolina where and by
his death. and upon their Oaths DO say that
IIirk. Prince died OF congestion OF liver com
| plicntrd with affection OF stomach and con-
| gcstion OF brain In Abberlllc county jail ut
one o'clock on The morning OF End OF De-
| cclnbcr, 1915.
In witness whereof I, S. W. Cochran, Cor
oncr aforesaid, and the Jurors aforesaid 10
this inuuiSilion have Interchangeable put our
| hands and seals the day and year above NEIL
toned.
s. W. COCHRAN, q. 81
Coroner for .Abbeville County.
Signed-W. T. Branch, foreman jury OF
inquest; H. 7. Tusten, j. ": Robertson, J.
4. Snillito, X. W. Cannon, W: 7. Penny, 4
n. Hill, A. NJ. Ain, J. n. Wallace, A. b,
Morse. r. e.. Seal, Z. w. .Cason.