Bertie  COUNTY  NC   Coroner's Inquest - Death of John Albright

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Coroner's Inquest - Death of John Albright


North Carolina Division of Archives & History
Raleigh, NC


CR 010 928.9



State of North Carolina


To any Constable or Other lawful Officer of Bertie Co - Greetings: -
You are commanded forthwith to summon a Jury of six good and
lawful men to appear before the undersigned at the house of
John Albright in Woodville Township at 3 OClock PM - on the
18 day of Jan 1914 to inquire into and to do such things as shall
be given them in charge behalf of the state and you are also
commanded to be then and there yourself with this precept - 
Herein fail not this 18 day Jan 1914.
                             Joseph B Ruffin
                             Coroner
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State of North Carolina to any Constable or other lawful
Officer of Bertie Co  Greetings: -


You are Commanded to summon
Edd Clark
Jack Thornton
T- P- Earley
Dr. Mitchell


Personally to appear before the undersigned Coroner
at the house of John Albright in Woodville Township in 
Bertie County at 3 OClock PM the 19 day of Jan 1914 to
give evidence concerning the death of John Albright and
you will also at the same time and place return this precept
with the manner of its execution -
                               Joseph B. Ruffin
                               Coroner
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Be it remembered that on the 19 day of Jan 1914 I J B
Ruffin Coroner of Bertie County attended by a Jury of good 
and lawful men
C- W- Joyner
A. S. Bazemore
H - G - Harrington
J. C. Williams
W. H - Burden
Edd Ward
by me summoned for the purpose according to law and
after being by me duly sworn and empaneled at John 
Albrights house in Bertie Co. Woodville Township did 
hold and inquest over the dead body of John Albright
and after inquiring into the facts and circumstances of
the death of the deceased from a view of the corpse
and consideration of all testimony to be procured the Jury 
finds as follows to wit: -  that the deceased John Albright
came to his death as the result of a blow inflicted by
W- T- Earley and that the said W- T- Earley inflicted said
blow in the necessary defence of himself from a [    ?    ] 
and violent attack on him by said deceased with a pocket
knife


Further find that said W- T- Earley was justified in inflicting
said blow on deceased in his self defence and that he is 
therefore excusable


              Foreman            C. W. Joyner (Seal)
                                 H. G.  Harrington (Seal)
                                 E. E. Ward (Seal)
                                 A. S. Bazemore (Seal)
                                 J. C. Williams (Seal)
                                 W. H. Burden (Seal)
Inquest held signed and sealed in the presence of Joseph B. Ruffin 
Coroner of Bertie County  }