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Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court Oct 19 1907
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Dan Webb ] Lunatic
This day Walter L Krone, 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 Dan Webb is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
Walter L Krone County Attorney Lyon County District
Ordered by the Court, That E H James 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: W ? Glass, W L Gresham, Bud Freeman, Henry McCarty, J W Krone, Bart Gray, Andrew Jackson, John Walker, Jim Salyers, Dave Scott, C M Salyers & Jeff Wells
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 Dan Webb is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind fron cause unknown that he was born in ________, and resides in Eddyville Ky and is 27 years old; that he was not brought into this State for the purpose of becoming a charge upon the Commonwealth; that he owns _______ no estate of any kind; and said Dan Webb is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman] W ? Gaines
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said Dan Webb is of unsound mind and a ______ lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and _____is appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed ____ guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
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Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age – 27 years
(b) Occupation - convict
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits -
(e) Educated -
2.(a) What relations have been insane -
3.(a) Date of first attack – 3 or 4 months ago
(b) How exhibited - violence
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period -
4.(a) Supposed cause – wormy and masturbation
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what -
(c) Subject to fits. How long -
From what cause -
(d) Natural Temper -
5.(a) Attempt at suicide -
(b) Violence toward others -
6.Periodic frenzy -
7.(a) Restraint imposed -
(b) Treatment used -
(c) Bleeding -
8. Injury about head -
9.
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