Tuesday, December 16, 2008

GEORGIA ANN BARNETT - Pages 122-123 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book

Page 122
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court April 20 1901
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Georgia Ann Barnett ] Lunatic

This day N W Utley Protem, Attorney for the Commonwealth, filed an information as follows, to-wit:

To Hon. W L Crumbaugh, Judge of the Lyon County Court:
I am reliably informed that Georgia Ann Barnett is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.

N W Utley County Attorney Protem Lyon County District
Ordered by the Court, That W W Martin Esq, an Attorney of this Court, be and he is hereby appointed to defend for and on behalf of the person under trial.

To inquire, etc., comes a jury to-wit: James Tally, John W Bogart?, A S J Lady, H? Lipton?, C S Glenn, W P Hawkins, T C Warfield, Jas A Kevil, Thos Helton, I G Hopper, Jonas?? Williams & G P Lady

who being duly impaneled and sworn according to law, after hearing the evidence, returned the following verdict, viz: We of the jury find from the evidence that Georgia Ann Barnett is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind ______ that she was born in Lyon Co, and resides in Lyon Co and is 60 years old; that she was not brought into this State for the purpose of becoming a charge upon the Commonwealth; that she owns a life estate in 60 acres land; that her father is is dead and mother is dead sufficient to support the person under trial; and said Barnett is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for her support.

[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]

wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said Georgia Ann Barnett is of unsound mind and a violent lunatic and that she be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and J H Boughteris appointed to convey her to said asylum and he is allowed ____ guard.

Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
J M Smith Clerk Co Court

Page 123

Brief History of Case

1.(a) Age – 60 years
(b) Occupation -
(c) Married or Single - widow
(d) Habits - temperate
(e) Educated - no
2.(a) What relations have been insane – mother probably
3.(a) Date of first attack – 6 weeks ago
(b) How exhibited – Thinks someone wants to kill her
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period – grown worse
4.(a) Supposed cause – not known
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what – stated above
(c) Subject to fits. No How long -
From what cause -
(d) Natural Temper – easy amiable
5.(a) Attempt at suicide - none
(b) Violence toward others - no
6.Periodic frenzy -
7.(a) Restraint imposed -
(b) Treatment used - none
(c) Bleeding - none
8. Injury about head - none
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