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Elias Clayton. No. 7431. June 30, 1920.
Type of event: Lynchings
Location: Saint Louis County; Minnesota; United States
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Document type: Gov't Record(s)
Document subtype: Coroner's Certificate
Documents: Elias Clayton. No. 7431. June 30, 1920.
Citation:
Minnesota. District Court (Saint Louis County)
No. 7431, June 30, 1920.
Coroner’s Certificates.
Elias Clayton.
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7431
State of Minnesota,
County of St. Louis
DISTRICT
COURT,
Eleventh Judicial District.
In the Matter of Viewing the
Remains of
Elias Clayton (colored)
Coroner’s
Certificate
FILED IN MY OFFICE AT
______ o’clock
______M.
July 12, 1920
J.P. Johnson, Clk. Dist. Court;
By M.M.
Kruse, Deputy.
Filed
the day
of A. D.
192
Clerk District Court.
By
Deputy.
In the Matter of Viewing the Remains of Elias Clayton,
(Colored) Deceased I, C.F. McComb, M.D. Coroner of St.
Louis County, Minnesota, do hereby certify that on the
16th day of June A.D.
1920, I was called to view the remains of said deceased. That
after viewing said remains, and after examination of the matter, I came to the
conclusion that the said deceased came to his death by
Homicide intentional: Deceased was hung to light pole by uncontrollable
mob, at 2nd Avenue East & First Street, Duluth, June 15,
1920. and deemed an inquest unnecessary, hence none was
held
Dated June 30, A.D.
1920
C.F. McComb,
M.D.
Coroner of St. Louis Co., Minnesota.