Criminal Justice Matters: Carolina, 1891, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: Inquest Book, Office of the Clerk of Court, Winn Parish, LA

In The Matter Of The Inquest Of Carolina, Colored, Filed Feb'y. 16, 1891, J.
M. Abel, Dy. Clerk

State of Louisiana
Parish of Winn

At an inquest taken this the 10th day of February 1891 near the place of Jno.
Kieffer's in the public road in the Parish aforesaid before me, C. M. C.
Martin, Justice of the Peace in and for the 8th Eard in said parish acting as
coroner of said parish for the time being upon view of the body of Carolina,
colored, then and there lying dead upon the oath of M. E. Jackson, G. T.
Harlen, A. J. Franks, Albert Franks, and John Franks, good and lawful men of
said Parish, who being duly sworn and charged to inquire on the part of the
State when and where how and after what manner the said Carolina came to his
death says that they have carefully examined the body of the deceased and that
the cause of his death is unknown to them.  In witness whereof we the said
jurors as well as the Justice acting as the coroner aforesaid have to this
inquisition set our hands on the day and year and the place aforesaid.

M. E. Jackson
F. T. Harlan
A. J. Franks
Allen Franks
John (X-his mark) Franks

C. M. C. Martin, Justice of the Peace and Acting Coroner

Examination of witnesses.

S. R. Carson

The State of Louisiana, 8th Ward, Parish of Winn, S. R. Carson, sworn and
examined on the 13th day of February, 1891, near the place of John Keiffer
before me, C. M. C. Martin, Justice of the Peace in and for said Ward then and
there actiing as coroner, there being no coroner of said Parish upon an
inquisition held over the body of an unknown body to me, S. R. Carson being
first duly sworn testifies and says that he know said person by the name of
Carolina only and that he has known said person by said name about one year
and that he is a colored man of old age.

S. R. Carson

John Franks sworn says that he has known said colored man about one year by
the name of Carolina and that he does not know no other name but Carolina.

John (X-His Mark) Franks

I hereby certify that the foregoing is the testimony of all the witnesses
taken on the foregoing inquisition and that the said testimony was
at the time and place first above mentioned reduced to writing by me.

C. M. C. Martin
Justice of the Peace and Coroner for the time being

Recorded March 19 A. D. 1891
J. M. Abel, Dy. Clerk and Ex Officio Recorder