Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Court Coroner's Inquest - Death of Alfred Eason

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Coroner's Inquest - Death of Alfred Eason


North Carolina Division of Archives and History
Raleigh, North Carolina


CR 010  928.9

Dr. Joseph Sessoms examined Says he was present at the
examination of the body, with Dr. J. A. Askew and Dr.
Henry Mitchell the latter gentleman made the examination.
There are nine gun-shot wounds on the body of the
deceased, on the side and back, two on the left side of
the spine -in the muscles of the back.  The shots were
received from a gun in the hand of someone standing on
the side of the road at the point of time when Mr. Eason
had passed a little by him, several of the shots passed
through the lungs of the body - has no doubt that Mr.
Eason came to his death from these wounds.


State of North Carolina
Bertie County }

The undersigned a Jury of inquest duly summoned and sworn
diligently to inquire how being the cause of the death of
Alfred Eason Esqr after making proper examination into
the facts and circumstances attending the death of said
Alfred Eason, and having duly examined upon oath Dr.
Joseph Sessoms, Luke Mitchell and William W. Thomas whose
testimony taken in writing is hereto annexed, They say
and render the following verdict That is is to say, that
said Alfred Eason came to his death in the County of
Bertie about eight oclock on the day of the eleventh of
September A. D. 1858 by nine gun-shot wounds made upon
the body of said Eason, by said shots being discharged
from a gun held in hands of some person to the jurors
unknown.


John Perry Jr (Seal)
A. J. Morris (Seal)
Jeremiah Mitchell (Seal)
James M. Perry (Seal)
Henry W. White (Seal)
John G. Mires (Seal)
Jos. J. Perry (Seal)
William D. Perry (Seal)
Haywood Todd (Seal)
Kader White (Seal)
George Hughs (Seal)
Sowel Todd (Seal)


[Notation:  Alfred Eason of Mitchell's Township; age
circa 43 at time of his death; wife, Mary.]