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State of South Carolina, Laurens County
an inquisition indented, Taken at New
Harmony Church, place James Stoddard
In Laurens County, the 24 day of
July, _____, A.D. 1917 before R.T. Owings,
Coroner of said county, upon view
of the dead body of D.D. Stoddard, of
Owings R.F.D. #1 then and there
being dead by the oath of Dr. H. L. Shaw,
and D.C. Bennett and others.
J.L Gray, G.W. Owings, P.S. Thomason
J.T. Owings, R.W. Jennings and G.M. Brooks

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 D.D. Stoddard
came to his death, upon their oaths do say
That D.D. Stoddard came to his death
by gun shot wounds at the hands of
W.R. Burdette and so the jurors
aforesaid, upon their aforesaid, do say
that the aforesaid D.D. Stoddard came
to his death. In manner and from
aforesaid that the said W.R. Burdette
then and there feloniously did kill,
against the peace and dignity of the
state aforesaid. In witness where of
& R.R. Owings coroner aforesaid and
the jury aforesaid to this inquestion
have interchangeably put our hands
and seal the day and year above
mentioned.
R.R. Owens Coroner (L.S.)
J. L. Gray Foreman (L.S.)
G.W. Owings (L.S.)
P.S. Thomason (L.S.)
J.T. Owings (L.S.)
R.W. Jennings (L.S.)
G.M. Brooks (L.S.)