Insanity Papers, Judgments and Insane Hospital News, 1852-1861, 1870-1879

Index to Miscellaneous Records & Papers, Book 1, 1824-1846, Book 2 1846-1855, Book 3 1856-1861; Auditor Allen County, Indiana, film roll #58, letter "I". (ACPL)

• 1852, Insane papers, case of Sarah Porter.
• 1852, Insane papers, case of Eliza Lazalier.
• 1852, Insane papers, case of Wm. Beach.
• 1853, Insane papers, case of U. Burr.
• 1853, Insane papers, case of Jas. Bowers.
• 1854, Insane papers, case of E. Schultz.
• 1854, Insane papers, case of A. DeKay.
• 1854, Insane papers, case of J. J. Conklin.
• 1854, Insane papers, case of Eliza Sheets.
• 1855, Insane papers, case of Sarah Conner.
• 1855, Insane papers, case of Wm. Work.
• 1855, Insane papers, case of Hy. Dunning.
• 1855, Insane papers, case of Sarah Porter.
• 1856, Insane papers, case of S. E. Armstrong.
• 1856, Insane papers, case of F. Conklin.
• 1856, Insane papers, case of Hy. Ebered.
• 1859, Insane papers, case of S. Hilbrecht.
• 1859, Insane papers, case of Elleanor Schultz.
• 1859, Insane papers, case of N. Mayer.
• 1859, Insane papers, case of M. E. Young.
• 1859, Insane papers, case of Geo. F. W. Conrad.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of N. Meyer.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Alletta DeKay.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Mrs. Ogg.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of J. N. Kinnan.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of S. Lincker.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Mary Graves.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of G. R. Whedon.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Eliz. Stewart.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of S. A. Ogg.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Christian Schwehn.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Peter Kemp.
• 1860, Insane papers, case of Michael Devenny.
• 1861, Insane papers, case of Christiana Kohlinger.
• 1861, Insane papers, case of Susan Mason & Susan Linker.
• 1861, Insane papers, case of Mary Lugering.

Newspaper Excerpts

• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 6 Jan 1870.
  Insane Persons. The following persons have been reported as insane by Wm. Fleming, County Clerk, for 1869, and properly cared for. The cause of insanity, we have been unable to obtain: Walter Laidlaw, Mary Goodman, Catharine Buhr, Julia Morris, Charles Chanvay, Robert Mooney, Wm. S. Schroeder, Caroline French, Francis A. McElfatrick.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 7 Jan 1870.
  Sheriff McCartney starts tonight with Francis Emerick, an insane man, for the State Asylum. Emerick is from Springfield, this county.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 15 Jan 1870.
  In our list of insane persons sent to the asylum last year from this county published a few days ago, the name of Mr. Walter Laidlaw was given in connection with it. We should have said that Mr. Laidlaw has entirely recovered and was at home attending to business as usual.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 2 Aug 1870.
  Sol D. Bayless, guardian of Frances A. L. McElfatric, an insane person, will offer for sale at a private sale on August 11, 1870, real estate in Allen County.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 3 Aug 1870.
  Yesterday Justices Bittinger and Graham, aided by Dr. A. J. Erwin, held an investigation concerning the alleged insanity of a woman named Rosanna Baumer and pronounced her insane recommending that she be sent to the hospital for the insane for medical treatment.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 27 Mar 1871.
  Justices Graham and Bittinger this morning held an inquest on Mrs. Harriet Wright and adjudged her insane and application will be made for her admission into the Insane Hospital at Indianapolis. The unfortunate woman is the wife of Mr. Daniel Wright, an old respected citizen and her mental derangement was caused from illness superinduced by childbirth.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 12 Apr 1871.
  Justices Graham and Ryan yesterday pronounced Valentine Hesset insane and a fit subject for the insane asylum.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 23 Jun 1871.
  Allan Mooney has been returned from the Indianapolis Insane Asylum pronounced incurable. Peter Eickler takes his place.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 4 Jul 1871.
  There are sixteen persons locked up in the county jail. Of these, three are incurably insane. They are men who have been brought back from Indianapolis to pass their lives in such quarters as the county may provide. The oldest inhabitant of the jail is Arnold Stills who has lived there three years, hopelessly insane. Edward Kellet has been there two months in the same condition and Robert Mooney just returned from the asylum.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 3 Aug 1871.
  Gilty, the fighting maniac, has been pronounced insane. He was going to thrash the Jury this morning and did hit one of them in the mouth. The man is dangerous and will have to be kept in close quarters until he can be sent to Indianapolis.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 23 Aug 1871.
  This morning Felix Davey killed his wife and made an ineffectual attempt to kill his own children. He then cut his own throat. Davey was said to be insane.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 28 Sep 1871.
  James Dunn was yesterday before Squire Ryan undergoing an examination on charge of lunacy. His case will be decided today. There seems to be but little doubt that the man is insane and if so adjudged, he will probably go to the asylum at Indianapolis.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 26 Oct 1871.
  A jury was impaneled in the matter of the State vs Gilty, an insane person. They rendered a verdict the effect of which was that Gilty was insane and an unsafe person to run at large. The Court requested the necessary papers be drawn and try and effect the removal of Gilty to the Insane Asylum.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 23 Feb 1872.
  John McQuiston, Jr. has been adjudged insane and will be sent to the asylum at Indianapolis.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 5 Jun 1872.
  Caroline Finley was found to be insane on inquest held by Messrs. Ryan and Bittinger and she will be sent to the lunatic asylum as soon as a return is made to the application for her admission to that institution.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 24 Oct 1872.
  Sheriff Zollinger left for Indianapolis today having in charge J. F. Fletcher whom he takes to the Insane Hospital.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 7 Feb 1873.
  Discussion concerning the building of new insane asylum in Fort Wayne, the Northern District.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 4 Apr 1873.
  Louis Schroeder will go to the State Insane Asylum today in care of Deputy Sheriff Hance.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 22 Apr 1873.
  Samuel Kane of New Haven, was adjudged to be insane by Squire Ryan and a jury.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 28 Apr 1873.
  Samuel Kain, adjudged insane by Squire Ryan and a jury at Fort Wayne last Saturday, will be sent to the lunatic asylum at Indianapolis as soon as arrangements can be completed for his reception there.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 14 May 1873.
  In the case of the State of Indiana exrel John Strack vs Samuel Kreve, alleged to be insane appealed from Ryan, a dismissal was ordered at the cost of relator and the defendant discharged from custody.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 27 May 1873.
  Mary Ann Corcoran of this city has been taken to the State Hospital for the Insane at Indianapolis.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 18 Jul 1873.
  Last evening, as Captain Singleton was sitting near the caboose, he was surprised by the appearance of Mr. George Holmes of the stock yards with a face streaming with blood. Mr. Holmes wanted a pair of handcuffs to put on the wrists of his insane wife whose madness was lately renewed. With the proper assistance he returned to the house and Mrs. Holmes was conveyed to the house of her father, Mr. Bullard, who lives some four miles west of the city. The case is a peculiarly sad one. Some months since Mrs. Holmes was returned from the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis after being pronounced incurable. She had been doing very well of late and some slight hopes had been entertained of her ultimate recovery but the circumstances of yesterday have cast renewed gloom upon a large circle of acquaintances.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 2 Sep 1873.
  The semi-annual report of the Superintendent of the County Asylum, John Spice, has been filed in the Auditor’s office. The total number of inmates is 52 of whom 20 are insane.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 25 Dec 1873.
  Dr. Sweringen left yesterday morning for the State Hospital at Indianapolis in charge of Mr. A. C. Keel who is adjudged insane.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 6 Feb 1874.
  The application for admission into the Indianapolis Insane Asylum made on behalf of John Emerick of this city has been refused on the ground that chronic cases cannot be admitted and that the house is crowded.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel,11 Jul 1874.
  Yesterday a reporter of the Sentinel visited Indianapolis with Sheriff Hance and went through the State Hospital for the Insane. Allen County now has twelve inmates in the institution, half male, half female. Since the opening 129 persons from this county have been treated.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 21 Jul 1874.
  Charles Tuchlgenhagen has filed a petition in the circuit court asking that Henry Tuchlgenhagen be declared insane and a guardian appointed for him.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 1 Dec 1874.
  John P. And Frank C. Hance took the man, Paul R. Siebelist, who was demented and passed some days at the hospital here, to the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis last Friday. The two wards in the asylum designed for the “worst cases” are B and H. Siebelist was assigned to H, he being deemed a “bad man.” They returned with Charles F. Collins, a resident of Aboite Township, who is pronounced cured. He had been in the asylum up to the time of his release for nearly three months. His insanity was caused by a sunstroke received last summer while working in the field. So, the county sends away an insane man and gets back a sound one-an even exchange.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 30 Mar 1875.
  Deputy Sheriff J. P. Hance, started early this morning in charge of the insane woman, Jane Ward. The Indianapolis asylum will henceforth be her “pent up Utica”.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 3 Sep 1875.
  William McMahan has been adjudged insane by Justices Ryan & Edsall,
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 9 Sep 1875.
  Andrew Schuerr of Wayne Township has made an affidavit to the effect that Susan Nelzer is insane and dangerous to be at large.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 11 Sep 1875.
  Jos. G. Orrell who just returned from the insane asylum looks well and hearty.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 11 Sep 1875.
  The application for admission of Susan Welser of the county for admission to the state insane asylum has been accepted and she will be taken to Indianapolis next week.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 18 Sep 1875.
  Deputy Sheriff Hance returned from Indianapolis yesterday bringing with him Louis Schroeder just discharged from the insane hospital.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 27 Oct 1875.
  The application for the admission of C. E. G. Collins to the Indiana hospital for the insane has been granted.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 30 Oct 1875.
  The application for the admission of C. E. G. Collins of this county to the state insane asylum has been accepted and he will leave for Indianapolis Monday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 4 Dec 1875.
  C. S. Thornton was adjudged insane at the inquest and application for his admission to the state asylum has been forwarded. He was this morning placed temporarily in jail.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 4 Jan 1876.
  The application for the admission of Sarah Ellen Brown and Mary Murray of this county to the state insane asylum has been accepted.
  
  
• 18 Apr 1876.
  Mrs. Jacob Kiser of Marion Township is insane according to an affidavit filed by her husband.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 12 Jun 1876.
  An application was made today for the admission of Laura J. Welch of this county to the state hospital for the insane.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 30 Jun 1876.
  Jane Swank of Monroeville, was taken to the insane asylum today.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Sentinel, 1 Jul 1876.
  Deputy Sheriff Lehr took Jane Swank of Monroeville to the insane asylum yesterday and returned with Annie Fulford of this township.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 31 Jan 1877, p. 3:2.
  Paul R. Sieblist, an inmate of the state insane hospital from this county has been adjudged incurable. Deputy Sheriff Cooper Monday went to Indianapolis to get him. He will be lodged in the County Infirmary.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 7 Feb 1877, p. 3:2.
  Mrs. Williams of Monroeville, who was taken to the state insane hospital a few months ago, has been discharged from that institution perfectly cured.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 21 Feb 1877, p. 3:1.
  In circuit court Monday, Delilah McCoy, heretofore adjudged a lunatic, was declared sane and the custody of her property awarded her.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 14 Mar 1877, p. 3:2, 3.
  An order has been received for the removal of Sarah F. Flack of this county from the state insane hospital. Sheriff Munson Thursday sent a deputy after her. Sarah Flock was brought home from the state insane hospital last week.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 28 Mar 1877, p. 3:3.
  Mrs. Benjamin Marshall was on Saturday adjudged insane. She will soon be sent to the insane asylum.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 4 Apr 1877. p. 3.
  An order has been issued for the discharge of Mary Malay of this county, from the state insane hospital. Her condition is much improved.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 27 Jun 1877, p. 3.
  Mrs. Hayes of Monroeville has been adjudged insane.
  Edward Zychowis, an inmate in the county asylum, has been adjudged insane. An application has been made for his admission to the state insane hospital.
  Jacob Fink of Leo has been adjudged insane. An application has been made for admittance to the state insane hospital.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 4 Jul 1877, p. 3.
  Edward Zychowiz was taken to the state insane hospital at Indianapolis on Monday. He is a Polish Catholic priest.
  Ann Hayes was refused admittance to the state insane hospital on account of statute of limitations.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 11 Jul 1877, p. 3.
  Margaret Miller adjudged insane.
  Steve Helmer, formerly of this city, died at the insane asylum at Indianapolis last Friday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 8 Aug 1877, p. 2:8.
  Mary Murray of this county has been discharged from the state insane hospital.
  Jacob Sweany of Monroeville was taken to the state insane hospital at Indianapolis today.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 15 Aug 1877, p. 3:1, 3.
  Mary Murray was brought home from the state insane hospital Thursday and placed in the county asylum.
  Jacob Fink ofCedarville has been pronounced cured and will return home in a day or two from the state insane hospital.
  Jacob Fink, of Leo, who was recently taken to the insane asylum, has been pronounced cured. Fink has been in the asylum several times and always appears to recover after a few weeks treatment. When he gets out however his mind soon fails him.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 26 Sep 1877, p. 3.
  Eva Kuntz, an application for admission to the state insane hospital has been made.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Daily Gazette, 11 Oct 1877
  Maria Wells will be taken to the insane asylum this morning.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette, 17 Oct 1877
  The husband of Mollie Nichols was taken from the hospital to the county asylum Friday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette, 24 Oct 1877
  James Nichols, husband of Mollie, died last Friday night.
  John A. Robinson, an insane person, was taken Tuesday to the state lunatic asylum at Indianapolis.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette, 31 Oct 1877 Eva Kuntz was Thursday adjudged insane.
  Miss Wightman, former assistant principal at Fort Wayne High School, lost her reason and is an inmate of an insane hospital in the east.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 7 Nov 1877, p. 3:6
  In re insanity of Calvin P. Smith, dismissed at cost of Mary Brennan.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Gazette, 14 Nov 1877.
  Amelia Bonnet was last week taken to the state insane hospital.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 28 Nov 1877.
  Margaret Miller judged sane and she was discharged.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 12 Dec 1877.
  Otto Benz of this county died recently at the state insane hospital. His remains were brought home Monday afternoon. The funeral was Tuesday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 23 Jan 1878.
  Jacob Sweeny of Monroeville, who was taken to the state insane hospital two or three months ago, died at that institution Saturday. His remains were taken to Monroeville for interment. He leaves a wife and family.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 30 Jan 1878.
  An order has been received for the removal of Mrs. Amelia Bonnet of this county from the state insane asylum.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 6 Feb 1878.
  Mrs. Amelia Bonnet was brought home from the state insane hospital Thursday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 27 Mar 1878.
  Fabian Favert was brought back from the state insane hospital yesterday. His reason is fully restored.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 17 Apr 1878.
  Angeline Thatcher was adjudged insane Thursday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 3 Jul 1878.
  Caroline Hensel was adjudged insane and application has been made to the state hospital.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 10 Jul 1878.
  Caroline Henscil was taken to the insane hospital Wednesday.
  
  
• Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel, 3:2. 17 Jul 1878
  Margaret H. Miller will be taken to the state insane hospital today.
  
  
• Ibid. 24 Jul1878 Mrs. Sarah Flock of Aboite Township was adjudged insane and taken to the asylum at Indianapolis Friday.
  Lucy Corcoran, of Bull Rapids this county, is ordered returned from the state insane hospital.
  Mrs. Lucy Corcoran of Maumee Township who was returned from the state hospital last week, pronounced incurable, is now in jail awaiting removal to Columbus, Ohio.
  Bob Sterling died Wednesday at the county asylum where he had been an inmate many years. "He was buried in the asylum cemetery on Saturday."
  
  
• Ibid. 31 Jul 1878
  Mary E. Howard of Wayne Township, adjudged insane.
  Matilda E. Waddington was adjudged insane.
  
  
• Ibid. 7 Aug 1878
  Mary Ann Corcoran, the insane woman who has been at the jail for several weeks was taken to Columbus, Ohio last night.
  Sarah Marshall of this city has been discharged from the insane hospital having been pronounced incurable. She was brought back yesterday and lodged in the county asylum.
  Mary Waddington's application to the state hospital has been accepted.
  
  
• Ibid. 4 Sep 1878
  Application has been made for admission of Sarah Simons of Monroe township to the state insane asylum.
  
  
• Ibid. 25 Sep 1878
  Thomas M. Stephens of Huntertown adjudged insane.
  
  
• Ibid. 2 Oct 1878
  Thomas Stevens ofHuntertown, was taken to the state insane hospital Monday.
  David Need, judged insane, was appointed a guardian, John Need.
  
  
• 16 Oct 1878
  Application accepted for Mary Elizabeth Linton to insane hospital.
  
  
• 16 Oct 1878
  Will H. Bond, son of Fairfield Ave. druggist, adjudged insane. He is only 21 and has been married but two months. He was taken to the state insane hospital this afternoon. His wife accompanied him.
  
  
• 23 Oct 1878
  Sarah Flack, an order issued to remove her from the state insane hospital.
  
  
• 23 Oct 1878
  Mary Elizabeth Linton was taken to the state insane hospital this afternoon.
  
  
• 30 Oct 1878
  Application has been filed in the matter of the alleged insanity of Mathias Boger and Samuel Keller.
  
  
• 6 Nov 1878
  Sarah Simon of Monroe vi lie has been adjudged insane and an application for her admission to the state insane hospital was refused some time ago by reason of lack of room but will now be renewed.
  
  
• 20 Nov 1878
  Reports from the state insane hospital are to the effect that Will Bond's condition is not improved. The type of his insanity has changed however. He is no longer violent but is morose and sullen, a very bad symptom.
  
  
• 20 Nov 1878
  A bright interesting girl named Mary Whalen of New Haven, was placed in St. Joseph hospital. She recently lost her reason and it is feared will have to be taken to the asylum at Indianapolis. Application for admission of Maggie Wholand of New Haven to the state insane hospital was forwarded this morning. Mary Wholand was adjudged Insane.
  
  
• 27 Nov 1878
  Mrs. Johns, Aboite Township, was adjudged insane.
  
  
• 27 Nov 1878
  David Boggs was taken to the insane hospital at Indianapolis last Saturday.
  
  
• 27 Nov 1878
  Deputy Sheriff Cosgrove took Maggie Wholand of New Haven to the state insane hospital.
  He will return with Mahala Griswold who is pronounced incurable.
  Tomorrow he will take Mrs. Martha Johns of Aboite Township to the insane hospital.
  
  
• 8 Jan 1879
  Cal Cowgill has been released from the state insane hospital having recovered his reason.
  
  
• 15 Jan 1879
  Charlotte Louise Cooke an inmate of the county asylum was adjudged Insane.
  
  
• 19 Feb 1879
  Bernard Weisner pronounced insane, application for his admission to the state insane asylum has been made.
  
  
• 19 Mar 1879
  Application for the admission of Joseph Giant into the state insane hospital has been made.
  
  
• 26 Mar 1879
  Joseph Giant of Adams Township was taken to the state insane hospital Friday.
  
  
• 26 Mar 1879
  Martha Conty was adjudged insane.
  
  
• 16 Apr 1879
  Matilda Waddington of this county, an inmate of the insane hospital, hanged herself Sunday. She had several times before attempted suicide.
  
  
• 23 Apr 1879
  Edward Zychowitz, William Palmer and Finley Smith, all of this county, have been discharged from the state insane hospital as incurable.
  
  
• 7 May 1879
  Bernard Weisner will be brought home. His reason is nearly restored. His insanity resulted from injuries recently sustained at the Boseker & White factory.
  
  
• 14 May 1879
  N. H. Miller who was recently taken to the insane hospital from this county, has been pronounced cured and will be brought home in a day or two. Her home is in Monroeville.
  
  
• 21 May 1879
  Deputy Sheriff Cosgrove left for Indianapolis Tuesday and will return today with Helen Byer, Louisa Theison, and Mary Whalen, three inmates of the insane hospital who have been discharged.
  
  
• 25 Jun 1879
  It is feared Bernard Weisner will have to be returned to the insane asylum. 25 Jun 1879 Sophia Bauman was taken to the insane asylum.
  
  
• 2 Jul1879
  Henry Stellhorn has been adjudged insane and will be taken to the insane asylum.
  
  
• 2 Jul1879
  Jacob Fink, of Leo, returned from the insane asylum last Thursday.
  
  
• 6 Aug 1879
  Mrs. Martha Johnson who is an inmate of the insane asylum, will return Wednesday. She has entirely recovered.
  
  
• 6 Aug 1879
  Martha Johns has returned from the insane asylum and taken to her home in Aboite township.
  
  
• 20 Aug 1879
  Mrs. Reenike will be taken to the insane asylum on Wednesday.
  
  
• 27 Aug 1879
  Ex county commissioner, John Robinson, died at the insane asylum at Indianapolis Tuesday. His brother David returned with the remains Wednesday night.
  
  
• 3 Sep 1879
  Sarah Flock of Aboite township was taken to the insane asylum Wednesday.
  
  
• 17 Sep 1879
  When the new asylum is completed at Indianapolis, the insane who are now at our poor house will probably be removed to that institution.
  
  
• 17 Sep 1879
  Eliza J. Wood of Aboite township returned from the insane asylum at Indianapolis on Friday.
  
  
• 24 Sep 1879
  Charles F. Collins of Aboite township has been discharged from the insane asylum being pronounced cured.
  
  
• 5 Nov 1879
  John Riehle, insane was taken to the hospital for the insane a few days ago.
  
  
• 12 Nov 1879
  Catherine Munson, an inmate of the poor house, formerly of Adams township, was adjudged insane last Thursday and taken to Indianapolis Friday.
  
  
• 12 Nov 1879
  The court has issued an order to have Nathaniel H. Miller of Jefferson Township taken to the insane asylum.
  Mr. Miller returned from there a short time since.
  
  
• 19 Nov 1879
  Lewis Ridenaur and Nathaniel Miller were taken to the insane asylum Wednesday.