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Elias Clayton. Coroner's Records, Duluth District. No. 60.

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Elias Clayton. Coroner's Records, Duluth District. No. 60.

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60

CORONER’S RECORD


Year 1920 Coroner, C.F. McComb, M.D.

Case No. [60]

Full Name: Elias Clayton (colored)
Date: June 16
Place of Death: Duluth, Minn. 2nd Ave E and 1st St.
Place of Burial: Park Hill, Duluth, Minn.
Place of Accident:
Undertaker: Grady & Horgan
Residence: Unknown
Autopsy: No post-mortem examination
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Inquest:
Nationality: Colored
Effects taken in Charge: None
Occupation: Circus Laborer
Cause of Death: Homicide Unintentional
Delivered to Whom:
Marks of Identification:
Approximate Weight: 165 lbs.
Color of Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
Approximate Height: 5’-8”
Witnesses:
Address:
Remarks: Deceased was hung to light pole by uncontrollable mob

June 15, 1920. (2nd Ave. East and 1st Street) Duluth.

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