Inquest of C.C. Tippit, Vernon Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus
Date: April 11, 2008


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Inquest of C.C. Tippit
State of Louisiana
Parish of Vernon

E.E. Jordan, Acting Coroner for the above name Parish and State held 
inquest on this 28th February 1931 at the residence of C.C. Tippit
and the following named were selected:

   E.A. Winfree, Joe Stephens, Frank Haynes, H.A. Fisher, B.F. Loftin

We the Coroners Jury find that Mr. C.C. Tippit came to his death by a
gun shot in the head inflected with his own hand.

[signed: Winfree, Stephens, Loftin, Haynes, & Fisher]

Subscribed and Sworn to before me at Fisherville LA February 28, 1931.

E.E. Jordan
Acting Coroner


Mr. C.H. Parker:
After being sworn testifies as follows: I shaved Mr. C.C. Tippit he
was washing him when I got there I examined his nose saw no sign of
powder burns on nose or face his left nostril was bleeding more freely
than the right. There was a blue spot between his shoulders, a little
powder burn on his hat.

C.H. Parker


Dr. E.E. Archibald:
After being duly sworn deposes and says that he examined the body of 
C.C. Tippit after being called by Elmer Branon. I found him lying on
his right side with his right arm under him grasping the butt of a 
revolver which I removed from hand, after breaking it open found it
to contain 5 loaded shells and one had exploded on examining the
wound I found the entrance wound in the left nostril with the bullet
ranging upward and backward passing out about 3 or 4 inches back from
the eye brows the wound of exit was large ragged and contained blood
clots and brain substance with the hair matted into it there was a 
little scorch or powder burn on a little short mustache.

E.E. Archibald, M.D.


Mrs. C.C. Tippit
Being sworn deposes and says: That I was standing near center of room
the gun was in the next store room. He went in there and came out by me
after he got to the middle door he called my attention that he was in 
possession of gun and said he loved me but he was gone. I asked him to
wait just one minute and let me talk to him. I think he backed out and
turned and ran and shot as he ran I think. I don't remember hearing the
report of gun.

Mrs. C.C. Tippit


I, W.C. Currie:
Disposes and says that on 27th of February 1931 about 10:30 a.m. Mr.
J.P. Ferguson of Alexandria, LA. and myself came to my garage on road
between Kurthwood and Alco, known as Fisherville, and was informed by
Mr. R.D. Owen that Columbus Tippit had just killed himself.

Mr. Ferguson and myself went in the back yard and saw Columbus Tippit
on the ground laying on his face with his right hand under the body
with pistol partially in his hand. Some one turned the body over then
I could see a wound in Forehead about the edge of the hair in front
of the head. I asked where the ball went the head and Dr. Archibald
said that the ball entered in one side of the nose. I did not examine
the body and did not see any powder burns near the wound on top of the
head.

W.L. Currie


Mr. J.E. Branon:
After being sworn deposes and says when the gun fired, Mrs. Tippit
screamed, I ran to the back gate. Mr. Tippit was laying there. I ran
for Dr. Archibald. I drove up to my shop and went to work. I noticed
no powder burns. I saw a pistol in his hand.

J.E. Branon


Filed: 1931, Rec'd. March 9, 1931
By: T.J. Bullock, Clerk & Ex-Officio Recorder