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State of South Carolina
Lauren County
An inquisition indented taken
on 26th Oct 1908 at Barksdale Station
C & W. C. R R before W L Wall Coroner
for said county upon view of
the body of Jim Wharton then
and there being dead by the oath
of W. B. Knight Fareman Andrew
Jackson J P Kellet D Henderson
B F Sill R L Bramlet T B Henderson
J W Ball J R Traynham W J Burns
R H Lee J R Lie being a lawful jury
and Sworn to inquire for The State
South Carolina where and by what
means said Jim Wharton came to his
death uproar their oaths do Say
that the said Jim Wharton, came to
his death in carelessly attempting to n
board train No o84 C & W C R&R
in witness whereof I W D Watts coroner
aforesaid & juror aforesaid to this
inquisition have interchangeably
put our hands & seal the year
and day above mentioned
W D Watts Coroner B F Sell
W B Knight Fareman J W Bolt
Andrew Jackson R H Lee
J P Killet J R Lee
D Henderson
R L Bramlet
T B Henderson
J R Tracytrain
W J Burns