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State of South Carolina Laurens County

An inquisition indented, taken at Laurens Cotton Mill in Laurens County
the 22nd day of April A.D. 1915 before R. D. Hairston coroner for said county
upon view of the dead body of L. J. Tucker of Laurens then and there being dead.
By the oaths of W. R. Power, M. E. Casey, L. J. Fuller, W. P. Rushton,
R. W. Taylor, Ben Chumley.

Being a lawful jury of inquest who being charged and sworn to inquire
for the State of South Carolina where and by what means the said
L. J Tucker came to his death upon their oaths do say that
L. J Tucker came to his death from gunshot wounds in his own
hands with suicidal intent.

and so the jurors aforesaid upon their oaths aforesaid do
say that the aforesaid L. J. Tucker in manner and form aforesaid
came to his death.

In witness whereof R. D. Hairston Coroner aforesaid
and the jury aforesaid to this inquisition have interchangeably
put our hands and seals the day and year above mentioned.

R. D. Hairston Coroner (LS)	W. P. Rushton (LS)
W. R. Power, foreman (LS)	R. W. Taylor (LS)
W. E. Casey (LS)	Ben Chumley (LS)
L. J. Fuller (LS)

W. M. Riley sworn says, I have known Mr. L. J. Tucker about two years.
There has been something wrong with his mind ever since I
have known him. And day before yesterday I saw him at
his own home. And he seemed to be right smartly off. and said
he believed be would just take his own life and get our of his troubles.
I told him he had better let that alone. And yesterday morning I met
him at the Company's store and asked him how he was. He said he felt
badly in body but was all right, here putting his hand on his heart, and
said I am a holy man and a changed man. Mr. Tucker had indigestion
and was bothered with bowel trouble. And whenever he got anything
to eat, that he liked, he would have trouble and would get wild
and seem to not know what he was doing, some time last summer
he told me that he had a notion to take his own life, and get out
of this troublesome world. I told him to let that alone.
W. M. Riley