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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
County of Aeoeville.
An inquisitiou. indented. taken al Long Cane
Crock. 10 Abssyilis CoSntys on The l@.n s,o.T day
10 Tor aid county, upon view Of the body 81
Morgan Bslcher, then and there being dead.
oy the oaibs of J. y. Carter, B. w. Jones. n.
n Patterson. 4. e. Wilson. James TsxgarLs; Il =; =,
Fortescue, WIN. Martin. james Crawford and
Wexford Carter, being Q lawful Jury Of Inquest
who, being charged and sworn TO Inquire ior
what means the said Morgan Belcher came TO
his death, upon their oalhs do aay. that from
the evidence the said Morgan Belcher came To
Sy ss hands Of rae
In witness, I, w. B. Going. Coroner, and
the Jurors Aforesaid 10 the ioquisition here.
under, have interchangably pu, our hands and
seals the day and year aeoye w %ens,GSed. naGSe
Coroner Abbevilie County.
J. n. Wilbsms. Foreman. IL. b.
K G. Wilson, a. ~
II. N. Patterson, IL b.
James TAggart, Il. 81
Wexford Carter, H. 81
W. .. Wilson, IL. 81
b. w. Jones, IL. 81
J. y. Carter. H. 81
J. y. Crawford, IL. 81
J. J. Wells. IL. ~
Il n; for,sseas; M.,.,s q; 81
r. T.. Harrison being duly sworn testifles as
have .ae bs
caused by Two or moro wounds on his face
| and lett side OF head. caused by some sharp
'n'''0 dsiFnedS " f. +. Z. Harrison. n. d.
Richard Jordan being sworn, says:
live In Ab6eyille county. He was at my
hat IL the last l have seen or heard OF him.
He holp$d me hang doors on that day; he
went right on home from my house; have moi
| e.n or heard from him since. de- not know
Mo1san @sa "ss sns SAID be-
home on Saturday night she thought to vi.ii
his mother. Got along all right with Mr
y hen he got back from Verdery know thu
clothes he has ON ara the ones he had on when
| last seen by me ON Saturday two weeks ago.
Richard x ( Jordan.
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Martha Belcher, sworn says:
live In Abbeviile county. South Carolina
cannot tell any thing about his death cap
only tell OF Conversation before Christma'
With his wife. Morgan and she had some
words before Christmas. She was at my house.
| shs ssid Morgan cant 20 down on Long
Cane and treat me Ike he does and livc."
am Morgan's mother: he did not come 70 my
Mr.. Fuller said hr and Morgan had not had
arr worda That vas Wednesday week ago.
Mr.. Tullis says mis- life told him he LEFT home
ON Saturday night two wesks ago about sun
down. her
Martha X Belcher.
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Tom Beicher being duly sworn. says:
| live In Greenwood county. Sorry do not
know anything 'of his death, only before
Christmas was at my mothers house and
sue told me Morgan and hts wife had had
some difficulty aud that Morgan could not
treat her as he was doing and live. DO not
| know how Morgan and his Wife got along
Il have never been to his house. Never ask cd
eithor of them whether they got well or
4 not. am his brother have not seen him since
January and February.
/ Thomas Beicher.
ID. Belcher sworn. says:
\ live In Abbeville county; was at HI
house Saturday . week ago. Was talking
about going to his house when Mr. McClin
tork told me he had just passed there soins
20 Verdery. stayed there TIL between II and
IL o'clock that night Sunday morning his
wife asked. "What are you doing here whet
Morgan has gone up 70 your house?' / sait
|. did not know he had gone up there. Shit
! said he had gone there or 10 his brother Tom =
! She said he left little before srndown. Sh,
. said he had gone up 10 town and that " b,
went TO hIs mothers he would not be bnct
I'LL Monday IN he had q little business To nj
tend TO. Amer break fast went home ant
q ask ed II Morgan had been Their? said he hat
, not or II be had they bsd not seen him.
!, Wss with them awhile before Chrixtmas. ant
!. - they did not agree came back home.