Court Commitment of Elisha Benjamin Lane
Submitted by Marilyn M. Fair (mfair@kc.rr.com)
Green Circuit Court
Commonwealth of Kentucky} Inquero DC
Against} Lunacy
Elisha Lane}
The Deft. Elisha Lane having been
brought before me the Presiding Judge of Green
County on the 21st day of July 1874 to
Inquire unto the state of his mind whereupon came a
Jury-viz: Samuel Paxton, J. W. Taesinanter(?), John
Toomey, Abel Hudson, Jacob I. Cox, J. P. McKinney,
Charles D. Allen, J. C. Green, Wm. F. Tucker, J. I.
Brooker, Jno. H. Long, James Sinkler who after being
sworn according to law, and after hearing the
evidence and taken time to consult returned unto
court the following verdict, We find that Elisha
Lane is of unsound mind, that he is a Lunatic that
his first attack was about two years ago that he was
very sick at that time but that his Insanity is
hereditary. His residence is Green County, Ky., has
always lived in this state that he has no estate in
possession, even now or remainder his family are
dead, he is not capable of laboring in whole or in
part for his support in his Present condition.
Saml. Paxton, one of the Jury
It is therefore adjudged by the court
that Elisha Lane is a Lunatic as found by the Jury
and that he ought to be sent to the 3rd
Lunatic Asylum at Anchorage, Kentucky and that Levi
E. Moore--of Green County be and is directed to
convey him to said asylum.
Given under my hand this 21st
day of July 1874
T. R. Barnett, PJGC
History
He is about 59 years old, farmer,
married, Habits steady, not educated, his Father was
Insane, his first attack was about two years age,
exhibited by Incoherency, has not changed in
character, but gets some violent, Hereditary with
him, no peculiar allusions, not subject to fitz,
Kind and affectionate to relations, no attempts at
suicide, frenzy not periodic has lucid Intervals
both growing shorter, no breatinent(?) used. No
Injury of any Kind, no suppression of evaluations,
no sores, no disease of body known this 21st
day of July 1874.
T. R. Barnett, PJGC
A. Copy-Attest
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Green Co., Ky. Court
Records / #246
Cometh. Of
Ky. / Elisha Lane
Copy Inquisition
to / Green County
Elisha
Lane /
Admitted July 27, 1874
Admitted July 27th,
1874 / Address Levi W. Moore
Address-Mr. Levi
Moore / Greensburg, Ky.
Greensburg,
Ky. / Remarks:
/ Died: August 19, 1889
/ Dysentery
