Jury of Inquest
Information about Juries of Inquest in Richmond during the Civil War

A Jury of Inquest is held to determine the cause of a death. It is also sometimes referred to as a "Coroner's Inquest" in the newspapers.

Written Accounts

1909-04-08, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Frank T. Glasgow, brother of Ellen Glasgow, commits suicide at the Tredegar Iron Works
1910-12-09, Richmond Times-Dispatch; man drops dead at Tredegar due to heart disease
1941-03-13, Richmond Times Dispatch; two twin boys drown in the canal near Tredegar – one body found against the intake grate off the canal
1944-09-07, Richmond Times Dispatch; Pattern maker found bludgeoned and shot at the Tredegar Iron Works – murderer still at large.

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