Craven County NcArchives Court.....Simmons, Robert 1870
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Source: N C Archives
Written: 1870

Folder: Inquests 1870-1874
Name of deceased: Robert SIMMONS
DOD: 5 March 1870
Witnesses: George WHITE, Hardy WILLIAMS
Witness statements: WHITE stated that he was going to the house, heard the 
deceased call Hardy and saw the deceased coming in the cart. Saw him fall, 
went and found him dying. Did not hear the retort of a gun or pistol. WILLIAMS 
told him to run get help. WILLIAMS stated that he was on the ditch digging 
dirt, and heard the deceased call to him to come to him. He ran to him, asked 
him what was the matter. SIMMONS said he was shot. There was no one there but 
him. WILLIAMS did not hear a shot, but there was a pistol in his pocket that 
was on fire, and a hole in his breast.
Inquest verdict: Inquest held in the Field of James S. WHITE on March 6. 
Verdict: Deceased came to his death by the accidental "fyering" of a pistol in 
his pocket.


Additional Comments:
Craven County Coroners' Inquests 1870-1905 (broken series)
Citation: CR.028.913.2


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