Craven County NcArchives Court.....Coring, John 1866
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1866

Inquests 1860-1869 (broken series)	
John CORING (colored)	
30 Dec 1866	
Chas SNIDER (colored), Lucy COBB (colored), Marshal WHITLEY	
Inquest held at the home of Lucy COBB in the city of Newbern on 30 Dec 1866

SNIDER stated that he is a physician, native of New York who had lived in 
Newbern for the last 5 years. Was called to see the deceased at 9 PM last 
Thursday, and found him with a gun or pistol shot wound below the left 
shoulder blade; did not think the wound a serious one. Asked CORING how it 
happened, and he said he was arrested by a policeman and on his way to the 
station tried to escape and was shot. SNIDER said that CORING was a stranger 
to him; he had seen him once before. Administered medicine to him, and left 
him one hour before his death. Told him he could sit up and walk around by 
Monday, and was surprised to hear of his death about 8 or 9 o'clock. He 
complained of pain in his breast, and SNIDER gave him 15 drops of laudanum; if 
he had not been wounded, he would have treated him for pleurisy as his 
symptoms indicated that complaint.

COBB stated that the deceased was a stranger to her; she did not know his 
name. He was brought to her house on Thursday wounded; COBB took him in and 
nursed him; he said he tryed to escape from the police and they shot him; 
never heard why he was arrested. Gave him something to eat this morning, and 
he drank some coffee and threw it off his stomach; soon after went to assist 
him and he died immediately.

WHITLEY stated that the deceased was brought into his office on last Thursday 
night and finding he was wounded he called two physicians who examined him and 
pronounced his wound not serious; permitted his friends to take him away. Have 
known nothing of him since until heard of his death.

Verdict: Came to his death by other causes to them unknown beside the gun shot 
wound.


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