Mattie Current Redmon - Bourbon County - 1915

Inquest of Lunacy Bourbon County Circuit Court (This book was found on a shelf in Circuit Court Office)

Contributed by Mary Hatton, 3/2007

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March Term; March 16th, 1915

State of Kentucky County of Bourbon} Sct.

Commonwealth Versus Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon} Idiot

This day Geo. Batterton, Attorney for the Commonwealth, filed an information as follows, to-wit: To: Hon. Robt. L. Stout, Judge of the Bourbon Circuit Court: I am reliably informed that Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon is a person of unsound mind and a Lunatic and therefore ask that a Jury be impaneled to pass upon the subject.

George Batterton County Attorney Bourbon Court.

Ordered by the Court, That O. T. Hinton 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: B. F. Skillman, J. T. Jefferson, Everett Hopkins, J. N. Mason, Russell Parnell, Virgil Barton, Joe Bodkins, Tillone Vicmont, J. A. Thaxton, J. A. Ralls, Robt. Hopkins, John Burphy who being duly impaneled and sworn according to law, after hearing the evidence, returned the following verdict, viz: We of the Jury find the evidence that Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon is a person of unsound mind and a Lunatic. That the unsoundness of mind has existed since December 1914; that she was born in Bourbon County and resides in Bourbon County, and is 29 years of age; that she was not brought into this State for the purpose of becoming a charge upon the Commonwealth; that she owns no estate of any kind; that father is dead and mother is alive and resides in Paris, Kentucky and she has no estate sufficient to support the person under trial; and said Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon is not capable of laboring either in whole or in part for her support.

A. J. Thaxton Foreman

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Brief History of Case by the Presiding Judge: None Given

Wherefore it is adjudged by the court that said Mattie Current Redmon is a person of unsound mind and a Lunatic. It is ordered the she be committed to the asylum for the insane at Lexington, Ky., and that the superintendent of said asylum be immediately notified and directed to send for said lunatic.

Robt. L. Stout, Judge Bourbon County

Attest: Wm. H. Webb Clerk Bourbon Court

Term March, Date March 16th, 1915

Bourbon Circuit Court

The Commonwealth of Kentucky

VS. Affidavit.

Mrs. Mattie Redmon

The affianst, state, that they are regular practicing physicians in Paris, Kentucky, that they have personally examined the above named defendant, Mrs. Mattie Redmon, and they verily believe her to be a lunatic and a person of unsound mind; and that on account of such condition of mind, it would be unsafe to bring Mrs. Mattie Redmon, into court.

J. T. Brown MD

J. S. Wallingford MD

Subscribed and sworn to before me, by J. T. Brown and J. S. Wallingford, this 15th., day of March, 1915.

George Batterton Exc. From Bourbon County

Bourbon Circuit Court

Commonwealth of Kentucky

Vs. Notice

Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon

The Commonwealth of Kentucky,

To The Sheriff of Bourbon Co., Kentucky, Greetings;

It appearing from the information filed in this Court on the 15th ., day of March, 1915, that Mrs. Mattie Redmon, a person, residing in Bourbon County, Ky., is a person of unsound mind and a lunatic; You are hereby commanded to forthwith serve a copy of this notice, on Mrs. Mattie Redmon, and notify her that said information has been filed, and that a jury will be empanelled in said court, on March 16th., 1915, at 9 o�clock A. M. to decide whether or not, she is a lunatic, and warn her that said that unless she appears at the said time, she will be proceeded against according to law.

Given under my hand this 15th., day of March, 1915.

Wm. H. Webb

Clerk of the Bourbon Circuit Court

Note on the back of the notice states, �Mch 15 1915 Exercised the notice by delivering a true copy of same to Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon

W. T. Talbott S.B. C.

By: W. G. McClintock D.S.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky To the Sheriff or any Constable of Bourbon County:

You are commanded to summon Dr. Wallingford, John Doty, Mrs. John Doty, Mrs. Harry Current, Mrs. William Lancaster, Mrs. Will Bowling, Mrs. Ed Kenton, Mrs. Martin Snapp, Dr. J. T. Brown to appear before the Bourbon Circuit Court on the 8th day of its present term, 16th day March, 1915, to testify on behalf of the Comth. Of Ky. In an action in said Court between Comth. Of Ky. Plaintiff, and Mrs. Mattie Current Redmon Defendant.

Given under my hand as Clerk of said Clerk of said Court, this 15th day of March 1915.

Wm. H. Webb Clerk.

Notes Per Census:

1910 Bourbon Co., KY Census District 6, Household #163, Enumerated 10 May 1910-

Lewis F. Redmon, 27 M General Farm Ohio; Mattie L. Redmon 24 F Housekeeper KY

1900 Bourbon Co., KY Census District 10, Household #291, Enumerated 15 June 1900-

Newton Current 54 M Waterman KY, Jalie F. Current 39 F Housekeeper KY, Harry Current 16 M At School KY, Mattie L. Current 14 F At School KY, Bessie Current 13 F At School KY, Mamie Current 10 F At School KY, Annie J. Current 5 F Ky.

Death Volume:  1915/Certificate Number:  14315 Name: Redmon, Mattie Date of Death:  17 Jun 1915 Place of Death:  Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky. Race or Color:  White Sex:  Female Marital Status:  Married Cause of Death:  Epileptic Convulsions  Place of Burial:  Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon Co., Ky. Date of Burial:  18 Jun 1915 Residence:  Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky. Date of Birth:  1886 Age:  29 Birth Place:  Bourbon County, Ky. Father's Name:  ___? Currant Father's Birth Place:  Bourbon Co., Ky. Mother's Name:  Jennie Graves Mother's Birth Place:  Bourbon Co., Ky. Informant:  Eastern State Hospital Records Undertaker:  Geo. W. Davis & Co., Paris, Bourbon Co., Ky. Comments and Corrections:  Mattie Redmon was a patient at Eastern State Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky. for 2 months & 1 day prior to her death.