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Witness inquest Mason Simpson
John Gary being duly sworn says
What about

State South Carolina
Laurens County

An inquisition indented taken on 30th
of Oct 1905 on the Albert Romages plad [plead?]
before W D Watts coroner for said County
upon view of the body of Mason Simpson
Then and there being dead by the
oaths of Frank Bomey Foreman
Albert Romage John Glenn Varen
Dendy Rufus Wilson Wyat Blakeley
Ad Bryson Jim Johnson Sam Pinson
Guss Caldwell Robert Hill Cal Woody
being a lawful jury of inquest who
having been charged and sworn to
inquire for the State of South Caralina [Carolina]
when and by what means said Mason
Simpson came to his death upon
their oaths do say said Meason Simp [Mason Simpson]
come to his death from natural causes
In witness where of I [,] W D Watts caronr [coroner]
aforesaid and jurors aforesaid to
this inquisition have interchangably
put our hands and seal the
day and year abov [above] mentioned