Craven County NcArchives Court.....Linsey, Jessie & Wife 1869
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1869

Inquests 1860-1869 (broken series)	
Jessie LINSEY and wife	
Between 9 Aug 1869 and 23 August 1869	
John YOUNG, John TINGLE Sr., John B. STILLEY, Lewis HUDSON, Lizzie BEECHAM, 
Sarah BROWN, Mary THOMAS, Joseph FOWLER, JP, David WALKER, Doct MARR, Fred 
MILLER, Lizzie FRENCH, Nancy WILLERBY, Elijah WILLERBY, John BROOKS, Nancy 
STILLEY	
Inquest held on 13 October 1869 at Bay River. 

This was a complicated case with many witnesses. The following is a summary of 
all testimony: 

LINSEY and his wife lived at Bay River. On 9 August 1869, most of the 
witnesses testified to hearing gunshots, and soon after it was discovered that 
LINSEY and wife had been shot. Most of the witnesses went to the house, where 
the two were found shot, but still alive. No exact date of death was given, 
but it appears that they might have lived as long as 2 weeks. Most of the 
witnesses testified that they were people of good character, but Fred MILLER 
said he had heard bad things about them, and the sheriff said he had once 
arrested LINSEY for cattle stealing. They particularly seemed to have had 
problems with Thomas B. SPENCE, who had threatened LINSEY, saying he would 
give him a wooden shirt and send him where the buzzards wouldn't find him. 
Associated with SPENCE was David WALKER. They also had some problem with Henry 
JONES. They told several witnesses that they did not know who shot them, but 
LINSEY believed it was JONES, and his wife believed it was SPENCE. SPENSE was 
arrested, but escaped, and is now a fugitive. 

Disputes seem to be related to the land he lived on (not clear who owned it), 
but TINGLE (perhaps sheriff or other law enforcement) asked LINSEY if he 
thought that his being a conjurer might have been the cause of the shooting, 
and he said he would not be surprised. LINSEY appears to be a relative 
newcomer to the area.

Alfred JOHNSON, John D. RIGGS, H. THOMAS, Jessie SAWYER, Jessie H. BEACHAM, 
Malachi PANE, Henrietta SELL, John HADDER, Thos. MILLER, John JONES, Mary 
WALKER, Nellie MILLER, Mrs. Benj. CARRAWAY, Jury: J.B. SAWYER Sr., Asa LEE, 
Burney TINGLE, Geo KEELE, Elbridge JOHNSON, John MCLEAN, Lawrence MILLER, J.R. 
MILLER, H. H. SAWYER, Levi W. TINGLE, Michael SAWYER, F. MILLER

Verdict: Came to their death by gunshot wounds inflicted on 9 Aug 1869 from a 
gun in the hands of one of the parties herein mentioned as having threatened 
Jessie LINSEY's life.


Additional Comments:
Craven County Coroner's records

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