Coroners’ Inquisitions – Page 2

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Murder Most Fowl

On 17 April 1875, Anna Williams of 313 Canal Street in Richmond heard a noise and went outside to investigate only to discover a plank…

Mary Dean CarterApril 3, 2013

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Shoe Salesman Puts Foot in Mouth

In 1879, Charles C. Curtis was working at the retail store of Wingo, Ellett, and Crump at 1000 Main Street in Richmond. A customer, a…

Mary Dean CarterFebruary 27, 2013

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Fortune Teller Comes to Unpredictable End

On 15 May 1883, a seemingly intoxicated man approached Richard Stevens and his group of friends as they were standing together at 513 N. 17th Street…

Mary Dean CarterSeptember 12, 2012

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Souls of the Departed: Ida V. Belote

16 August 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the execution of Virginia Christian for the brutal murder of Ida V. Belote in Hampton, Virginia, on 18…

Roger ChristmanAugust 15, 2012

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Man Caught by Husband with Drawers Down, Killing Ruled “Eminently Proper”

On the night of 4 August 1882, James M. Duesbury heard pistol shots coming from the nearby home of Christopher Goode and ran to see…

Mary Dean CarterAugust 1, 2012

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The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression

Tomorrow historian Selden Richardson will speak at the Library of Virginia on his new book, The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great…

Roger ChristmanJuly 10, 2012

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"Lord Have Mercy! There is a ‘Reefer Man’ in Here!"

In the early morning hours of 31 May 1936, Margaret Jacobs was awakened by a “lumbering in the kitchen.” She awoke to find the lights…

Mary Dean CarterJanuary 25, 2012

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CSI: Old Virginia: Coroners Edition

At one o’clock in the morning on 1 September 1859, Milly T. King arrived at the home of James Clary and found his slave Hannah…

Bari HelmsNovember 7, 2011