Page 74
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court March 24, 188 [sic]
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Thomas J Peek ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Thomas J Peek is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney Lyon County
Ordered by the Court, That F A Wilson 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: J W Clark, C S Robertson, M S Anderson, S R Thomas, M Coleman, J S Mathis, L M Thomas, W M Bowman, G W Tinsley, Andy Wells, C E Acree & John Opie
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 Thomas J Peek is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind is nervous trouble that he was born in Lyon Co Ky, and resides in in same and is 36 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; that his father is living and mother dead and reside in Lyon Co Ky and he has not estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said Thomas J Peek is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said Thomas J Peek is of unsound mind and a lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and M T Boughteris appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed one no guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
J M Smith Clerk County Court
Page 75
Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age – 36 yrs
(b) Occupation - farmer
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits - termperate
(e) Educated - Limited
2.(a) What relations have been insane - None
3.(a) Date of first attack – About Sept 1895
(b) How exhibited – talking at random & threatening violence to certain individuals & himself
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period – has not
4.(a) Supposed cause – nervous trouble
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what – imagined he swallowed his tongue – and that his collar bone moved around
(c) Subject to fits. No How long -
From what cause -
(d) Natural Temper – mild & amiable
5.(a) Attempt at suicide – has threatened to shoot himself
(b) Violence toward others – wanted to kill his brother-in-law & small children around him
6.Periodic frenzy - yes
7.(a) Restraint imposed – constant watch on him
(b) Treatment used - none
(c) Bleeding – “
8. Injury about head - none
9.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
EDGAR W ROGERS - Pages 70-73 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
Page 70
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court September 2nd, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Edgar Rogers ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Edgar Rogers is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
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Page 72
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court Sept 3rd 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Edgar W Rogers ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Edgar W Rogers is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
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: Louis Thomas, Ben Ried, J D Lester, G C Lester, C W Cantrell, U M Boyd, Tom Baker(?), Henry Martin, S G Cash, J W Kevil, O B Withers & John Opie
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 Edgar W Rogers is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind is the result of epilepsy of 8 or 9 years standing that he was born in Tennessee, and resides in Lyon Co Ky and is 28 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; that his father is dead and mother alive and reside in Lyon Co Ky and has not estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said Edgar W Rogers is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his/her support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said Edgar W Rogers is of unsound mind and a lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and Louis Thomas is appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed 1 guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
Page 73
Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age - 28 years
(b) Occupation - farmer
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits - was over somewhat disiipated
(e) Educated - no
2.(a) What relations have been insane - his maternal grandmother
3.(a) Date of first attack - seven or eight years ago
(b) How exhibited - sort of vacant wandering about. Grows worse continually
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period -
4.(a) Supposed cause - From lick on head
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what - none
(c) Subject to fits. yes How long - 8 or 9 years
From what cause - Lick on head
(d) Natural Temper - yes
5.(a) Attempt at suicide - no
(b) Violence toward others - Threatens
6.Periodic frenzy -
7.(a) Restraint imposed - none
(b) Treatment used - Has tried several physicians potent medicine
(c) Bleeding - no
8. Injury about head - Has had two licks on head
9.
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court September 2nd, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Edgar Rogers ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Edgar Rogers is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
[there was no other data entered on page 70 or page 71]
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Page 72
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court Sept 3rd 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Edgar W Rogers ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Edgar W Rogers is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
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: Louis Thomas, Ben Ried, J D Lester, G C Lester, C W Cantrell, U M Boyd, Tom Baker(?), Henry Martin, S G Cash, J W Kevil, O B Withers & John Opie
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 Edgar W Rogers is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind is the result of epilepsy of 8 or 9 years standing that he was born in Tennessee, and resides in Lyon Co Ky and is 28 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; that his father is dead and mother alive and reside in Lyon Co Ky and has not estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said Edgar W Rogers is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his/her support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said Edgar W Rogers is of unsound mind and a lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and Louis Thomas is appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed 1 guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
Page 73
Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age - 28 years
(b) Occupation - farmer
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits - was over somewhat disiipated
(e) Educated - no
2.(a) What relations have been insane - his maternal grandmother
3.(a) Date of first attack - seven or eight years ago
(b) How exhibited - sort of vacant wandering about. Grows worse continually
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period -
4.(a) Supposed cause - From lick on head
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what - none
(c) Subject to fits. yes How long - 8 or 9 years
From what cause - Lick on head
(d) Natural Temper - yes
5.(a) Attempt at suicide - no
(b) Violence toward others - Threatens
6.Periodic frenzy -
7.(a) Restraint imposed - none
(b) Treatment used - Has tried several physicians potent medicine
(c) Bleeding - no
8. Injury about head - Has had two licks on head
9.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Something lighter and cuter
I've been posting the lunatic records for a few weeks now, and have many more to go, but as I was hanging up clothes in my closet tonight, I looked up on the shelf and saw the following letter sticking out of a basket. This letter was written during the week of 21 June 1996. It was from my daughter who was nine years old at the time, and was at a Girl Scout camp near Nashville. She had attended with a friend named Holly, and Nashville is about three hours away from our home. This is the same daughter who attended Samford genealogy classes with me last summer [the summer of her 21st birthday]. As an explanation, Dylan is one of her brothers. Here's her pitiful little letter:
Dear Mom & Dad
Camp is HOT. The first night the lights would come back on, and there were mice in the cabins plus bats. The water taste[s] nasty. Mom I know I'm homesick because I even miss Dylan now that's what I call homesick. One girl has chiggers and Holly fell off a horse, also some girls got stepped on by a horse. I just now got your letter it got lost. We're not having a great great time because we're so homesick (actually the whole camp is). The food is not so good. I watched you walk out of the site and that's when I got stung by a wasp. They don't even have a phone plus I wish you could come get [me]. I really miss ya'll please.
Your princess,
Riley
[Wasn't that a pitiful letter? Good thing the letters didn't arrive until AFTER the camp was over!!! I think it was the wasp stinging her as I walked out of the camp that got to me the most, AND her little southern "ya'll" - that hasn't changed, luckily.]
Dear Mom & Dad
Camp is HOT. The first night the lights would come back on, and there were mice in the cabins plus bats. The water taste[s] nasty. Mom I know I'm homesick because I even miss Dylan now that's what I call homesick. One girl has chiggers and Holly fell off a horse, also some girls got stepped on by a horse. I just now got your letter it got lost. We're not having a great great time because we're so homesick (actually the whole camp is). The food is not so good. I watched you walk out of the site and that's when I got stung by a wasp. They don't even have a phone plus I wish you could come get [me]. I really miss ya'll please.
Your princess,
Riley
[Wasn't that a pitiful letter? Good thing the letters didn't arrive until AFTER the camp was over!!! I think it was the wasp stinging her as I walked out of the camp that got to me the most, AND her little southern "ya'll" - that hasn't changed, luckily.]
JOHN HAWKINS - Pages 68-69 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
Page 68
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court August 15th, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
John Hawkins ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 John Hawkins is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
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: G M Williams, R C Holloway, John Heath, T H Molloy, F A Wilson, O M Jenkins, O C Catlett, ?Kent?, Benjamin Reed, J E Smith, Walter Robinson [signed as Robertson], J M Smith
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 John Hawkins is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind ________ that he was born in Caldwell Co Ky and resides in Lyon co Ky and is 40 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; that his father and mother are dead and they have no estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said John Hawkinsis not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said John Hawkins is of unsound mind and a lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and Bob Holmes[?] is appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed one guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
J M Smith Clerk Lyon Co Court
Page 69
Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age - 40 yrs
(b) Occupation - cabinet workman
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits - good
(e) Educated - ordinary
2.(a) What relations have been insane - one aunt
3.(a) Date of first attack - 1890
(b) How exhibited - by talking at random & threatening violence to his best friends
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period - gradually growing worse
4.(a) Supposed cause - a blow on the head with cannon poker
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what - afraid of being hypnotized
(c) Subject to fits. no
(d) Natural Temper - Irratable [sic]
5.(a) Attempt at suicide - never - but says he will if returned to the asylum
(b) Violence toward others - yes
6.Periodic frenzy - yes
7.(a) Restraint imposed - By guarding him all times
(b) Treatment used - Yes by Drs Withers & Hussy
(c) Bleeding - no
8. Injury about head - Yes, when he received the blow mentioned above - Skull was fractured
9.
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court August 15th, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
John Hawkins ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 John Hawkins is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney
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: G M Williams, R C Holloway, John Heath, T H Molloy, F A Wilson, O M Jenkins, O C Catlett, ?Kent?, Benjamin Reed, J E Smith, Walter Robinson [signed as Robertson], J M Smith
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 John Hawkins is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; that the unsoundness of mind ________ that he was born in Caldwell Co Ky and resides in Lyon co Ky and is 40 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; that his father and mother are dead and they have no estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said John Hawkinsis not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for his support.
[signatures of jurors listed above with foreman listed]
[foreman]
wherefore it is adjudged by the Court that said John Hawkins is of unsound mind and a lunatic and that he be immediately conveyed to the asylum at Hopkinsville Kentucky, and Bob Holmes[?] is appointed to convey him to said asylum and he is allowed one guard.
Attest: W L Crumbaugh Judge Lyon County Court
J M Smith Clerk Lyon Co Court
Page 69
Brief History of Case
1.(a) Age - 40 yrs
(b) Occupation - cabinet workman
(c) Married or Single - single
(d) Habits - good
(e) Educated - ordinary
2.(a) What relations have been insane - one aunt
3.(a) Date of first attack - 1890
(b) How exhibited - by talking at random & threatening violence to his best friends
(c) Has it changed in character at any any former period - gradually growing worse
4.(a) Supposed cause - a blow on the head with cannon poker
(b) Any peculiar illusions and what - afraid of being hypnotized
(c) Subject to fits. no
(d) Natural Temper - Irratable [sic]
5.(a) Attempt at suicide - never - but says he will if returned to the asylum
(b) Violence toward others - yes
6.Periodic frenzy - yes
7.(a) Restraint imposed - By guarding him all times
(b) Treatment used - Yes by Drs Withers & Hussy
(c) Bleeding - no
8. Injury about head - Yes, when he received the blow mentioned above - Skull was fractured
9.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
MRS. V T MACHEN - Pages 66-67 Lyon County KY Lunatic Inquest Book
Page 66
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court April 27, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Mrs. V T Machen ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Mrs. V T Machen is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney Lyon County
[Note from Debbie: No other information is filled-in on the rest of this page or on page 67]
Special Term
State of Kentucky ] SCT State of Ky, Lyon Co
Lyon County Court April 27, 1895
COMMONWEALTH
vs
Mrs. V T Machen ] Lunatic
This day W W Martin, 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 Mrs. V T Machen is a person of unsound mind, and a lunatic and therefore ask that a jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.
W W Martin County Attorney Lyon County
[Note from Debbie: No other information is filled-in on the rest of this page or on page 67]
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