Sep 1882 - Dec 1883 List of Persons Adjudged to be Insane by the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans Submitted by: Penny Delery Colleen Fitzpatrick Gene Hullinghorst Source: Family History Library Microfilm No. 906706 Updated: April 2003 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Note 1: To see a entry on a single line, set your page layout to "Custom" size paper, landscape orientation, and make the page 22" wide. Note 2: Del stands for Delivered. No. Rcvd Name Age Sex Residence Nativity Occupation M/S Disease How Long Cause Remarks of & Insane Suit Col 1882 7076 Sep 22 Estelle Beebe 42 F/W Ursuline & Rampart New Orleans Not Stated S Not Stated Not Stated Not Stated * * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., May 09, 1883 7038 Dec 22 Mateo Mesquida 52 M/- - - Fisherman - Stupidity - - "Unknown" means not stated in commitment* 7040 " " Adolph Oliver 21 M/- - - Fisherman - Incendiary Mania - - * 7038 " " Mike Murphy 41 M/- - - Fisherman - Stupidity - - * 7040 " " King Robinson 55 M/- - - Laborer - Religious Mania - - * 7038 " " Caroline Hauck 80 F/- - - - - Senility - - * 7039 " " Eugenie Cessac 46 F/- - - - - Monomania - - * 7040 " " Anna Doyle 35 F/- - - Prostitute - Puerpural Mania - - * 7038 " " Mary Jane 35 F/- - - Laborer - Hallucination - - * 7039 " " Augusta Bartels 42 F/- - - - - Stupidity - - * 7039 " " Mary Rickets 73 F/- - - - - Senility - - * 6707 " " Adele Coutoula 33 F/- - - - - Raving Maniac - - * 6707 " " Lena Bowman 42 F/- - - - - Chronic Mania - - * * This sentence was underscored ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Dec 27, 1882 1883 7313 Jan 02 Ann Cohen 32 F/W - United States - - Incoherency - - * 7313 " " Louis Dauphin 23 M/C - " - - Idiocy - - * 7313 " " Antoine A. Guimarres 54 M/W - England - - Paralytic Insanity - - * 7313 " " James Lewis 35 M/C - United States - - Paralysis - - * 7313 " " Paul Smith 30 M/C - " - - Idiocy - - * 7313 " " Henry Miller 12 M/W - " - S Idiocy - - * 7313 " " James Herbert 15 M/W - " - S Idiocy - - * 7313 " " Edward Sevier 30 M/C - " - - Idiocy - - * 7313 " " Willis Brothers 35 M/C - " - - Acute Mania - - * 7445 " 03 Edgar Fernandez 35 M/W - " Book-Keeper S Hystericks (sic) 6 yrs - * 7313 " 04 Jacob Stihl 23 M/W - Switzerland Book-Keeper - Religious Mania - - * 7313 " " Louisa Edwards 40 F/C - United States Book-Keeper - Religious Mania - - * 7421 " " Henry T. Cook 27 M/W - New Orleans Book-Keeper S Alcoholism - - * 7650 " 29 James Bertel 32 M/W 629 Constance New Orleans Teacher S Religious Monomania 5/6 yrs Over Study ** -- " 25 James T. Dillon 30 M/W N.O. Ohio Bar Keeper S - 3 yrs - ** 7770 " 31 Ralph Kendall 20 M/W 243 Baronne New Orleans - S Imbecility 19 yrs - ** * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Jan 07, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Feb 21, 1883 6843 Feb 10 Minnie Jung - - - - - - - - - * 7832 Feb 19 John Howard Curry 49 M/W - Louisville KY Engineer M Paralytic Insanity 5 mos Brain & Spinal Marrow ** 7832 " " Dominigue Madron 27 M/W N.O. New Orleans - S Hypochondria 2 mos Hereditary ** 7832 " " William Healey 40 M/W N.O. Cincinnati OH Laborer S Chronic Mania - - ** 7832 " " Alex. Beauregard 25 M/C - New Orleans - S Chronic Mania - Softening of the Brain ** 7832 " " James Connolly 17 M/W N.O. " - S Stupidity 7 yrs Epilipsy (sic) ** 7832 " " Louis Forrestier 33 M/C N.O. " Cigar Maker S Chronic Mania 5 yrs Hereditary ** 7832 " " Henry Frazier 25 M/C N.O. " - S Stupidity 10 yrs Hereditary ** 7832 " " Benjamin Boswell 35 M/C N.O. Charleston SC Laborer S Acute Mania 5-6 mos Religion ** 7832 " " Laurent C. Moray 27 M/C N.O. St. James LA Laborer S Incoherency 7 yrs - ** 7832 " " Mrs. Benj. Argus 40 F/W N.O. - - M Chronic Mania several yrs - ** 7832 " " Ann McDonald 60 F/W - Ireland - W Incoherency - - ** 7832 " " Queen Victoria 55 F/W - Germany - W Incoherency - - ** 7832 " " Lavinia 26 F/C N.O. United States - S Stupidity - Epilipsy (sic) ** 7832 " " Nellie Simpson 24 F/C - Bayou Boueff, LA - S Acute Mania - Religion ** 7973 " 28 Wilhelmina Steinhoiser 58 F/W Leontine near Laurel Germany None M Chronic Mania 18 mos Unknown *** * Delivered by Mrs. Sarah W. Hanna? duplicate and return ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Feb 21, 1883 *** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., March 9, 1883 8070 Mar 12 Robert N. Davis 38 M/W - New Orleans Planter S Chronic Mania 3 mos Fin'cl embarrassment * * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Mar 14, 1883 7832 Apr 04 James Hawthorne 38 M/W 126 Robin St. England Sailor S Chronic Mania 7 yrs - * 7832 " " Thomas Killilea 30 M/W Magazine & Calliope New Orleans Painter S Paralytic Ensanity (sic) 5 mos Syphilis * 8071 " " Henry Schreiber 28 M/W Annunciation & Toledano New Orleans None S Idiocy since birth Congenital * 8071 " " Augustin Smith 21 M/W Algiers, La Algiers, La None S Klopemania over 1 yr - * 8071 " " Frank Henry Combs 30 M/W cor. Derbigny & Kelerec New Orleans Clerk M Delirium of Persecution 2 yrs Malarial Fever * 8071 " " Rosina Schmitt alias Maas 47 F/W - Germany None M Chronic Mania - - * 8071 " " Mrs. John Morehiser 27 F/W 242 Delord St. England House Servant S Puerpural Mania 5 mos Jealousy * born Grady 8071 " " Mrs. Abbie Kaiser 30 F/W - Louisiana None M Incoherency - - * 8071 " " Ann Course 70 F/W New Orleans New York None S Dementia 4 mos Old Age * * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Apr 05, 1883 8464 May 03 William Sheldon 36 M/B No 79St. James St. Virginia Carpenter S Religious Mania - Alcoholism & Religion * 8464 " " Elizabeth Bell 70 F/B New Orleans Louisiana None W Dementia - Old age * 8464 " " Mrs. Margaret Roach 40 F/W New Orleans Ireland None M Stupidity over a yr Religion * 8464 " " Susie Lee 23 F/C New Orleans United States None S Stupidity - - * 8464 " " Rebecca 40 F/B New Orleans United States Laborer M Stupidity - - * 8464 " 08 Susan Douglas 37 F/B New Orleans New Orleans None M Delirium of Persecution 2 mos Not Stated * 8464 " " Mary Rodriguez 29 F/W 90 S. Basin New Orleans None S Chronic Mania 2 yrs - * 8464 " " Bertha Schinch 30 F/W New Orleans Germany None S Chronic Mania 3 yrs Syphilis * 8464 May 08 Abraham De Rouge 30 M/W Ferdinand & Girod New Orleans Car Driver S Acute Mania 6 months - * 8499 " " Emma Carraby 58 F/W 369 Royal St. New Orleans None S Noisy & Troublesome 40 years Brain Fever * 8579 May 15 William Byrne 37 M/W 174 Annunciation New Orleans None S General Paralysis 18 to 20 yrs Traumatism ** 8661 " 25 John Louis Weiss 34 M/W 98 Washington Ave. New Orleans Policeman S General Paralysis 1 year Hereditary *** 8661 " " Jean Pierre 22 M/B - Louisiana Laborer S Imbecility Not Stated Softening of the brain *** 8661 " " Ellen Cottingham 28 F/W 336 White St Galveston None S Chronic Mania 5 years Sickness *** 8661 " " Jane Hardy 50 F/B New Orleans Louisiana None M Chronic Mania Not Stated Not Stated *** 8661 " " Comfort Kemp 27 F/B Philip and Howard Alabama Waitress M Homicidal Mania 2 weeks Puerpural *** 8661 " " Barbara Quirk 60 F/B North Street Alabama Cook W Religious Mania Not Stated Religion *** * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., May 09, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., May 17, 1883 *** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., May 31, 1883 8795 Jun 07 Mrs. Wm. Roy - F/W New Orleans Louisiana None M Delirium of Persecution 3 months Softening of the brain * (born Juliette Holmes) 8837 " 04 Edward Voisin 25 M/W 215 Toulouse St. Louisiana None S Delirium of Persecution 2 months Unknown ** 8850 " 15 William Turley 17 M/W New Orleans Louisiana None S Stupidity 12 years Epilepsy ** 8843 " 21 Tony Yusto 22 M/W New Orleans Italy Laborer M Incoherency - Alcoholism ** 8843 " " William Smith 23 M/W New Orleans Louisiana None S Epilepsy 2 years Unknown ** 8843 Jun 21 Henry Fitz 37 M/W New Orleans Germany Laborer S Acute Mania 4 to 5 months Rheumatism of ** Eyresepelas (sic) 8843 " " Joseph Calcite 24 M/W New Orleans Austria Laborer S Acute Mania 6 weeks Unknown ** 8843 " " Lizzie Schlutmann 17 F/W New Orleans Louisiana None S Idiocy 15 years Epilepsy ** 8843 " " Mary 35 F/W New Orleans Germany None S Incoherency Unknown Congenital ** 8843 " " Mary Houston 45 F/B New Orleans Nova Scotia None S Idiocy " Unknown ** 8843 " " Louisa Blache 100 F/B New Orleans Africa None S Dementia " Senility ** 1491 Jun 26 Jacob Powell Jr. 40 M/W cor. Laurel & Marengo N.O., LA Tobacco Dealer M Cerebral Softening 2 years Small Pox ** * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., June 9, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., June 24, 1883 -- July 03 Mary Anne Davis 32 F/W Algiers Algiers LA None M Chronic Mania 5 mos Child birth * 9031 Jul 17 Augustin Juarez 36 M/B Tompillo Tompillo Tailor S Chronic Mania 7 mos Information from ** from his employer 8843 " " Peter Ackers 28 M/W New Orleans LA None S Stupidity Unknown Stupidity ** 8985 " " Fritz Hecker 26 M/W Market & Peters? LA Barkeeper S Hallucination with 2 or 3 mos Unknown ** Delirium of Persecution ** 8985 " " William Smith 23 M/W Harmony Coustance LA None S Imbecility Several yrs Infancy ** & Magazine 8985 " " Louis Forestier 33 M/C 61 Villere LA Cigar Maker S Chronic Mania - Alcoholism ** 8985 " " William Medina? 231/2 M/W 98 Chippewa LA - S Chronic Mania 1 year Religion ** 8985 Jul 17 Thomas Dohn 32 M/W Morgan City Algiers, LA Pantryman S Acute Mania 5 days Not Stated *** 9097 July 26 Robert D. Baer 23 M/W Olivier & Peters Algiers, LA None S Chronic (Stupidity) Mania four yrs Hereditary *** 9097 " " Morgan Fairfield 40 M/B Laurel and Cady United States Gospel Preacher M Acute Mania 3 weeks Religion and Whiskey *** 9097 " " Sallie Brashear 35 F/B Brashear City Louisiana Unknown M Chronic Mania Unknown Unknown *** 9097 " " Ernestine Arnould 35 F/B Not Stated Louisiana None M Chronic Mania 2 or 3 yrs Unknown *** 9097 " " Maria Henderson 77 F/B Derbigny & Annette Louisiana Not Stated Wd Senile Dementia 1 mo Old age *** 9097 " " Mrs. Jane Arnette 42 F/W 111 Dumaine Pl. Ireland Not Stated M Chronic Mania 10 yrs Abdominal Visceral Troubles *** born Cunningham 9097 " " Mrs. Geo Mayley 29 F/W 194 Piety St. Louisiana Not Stated M Melancholia 2 mos Hereditary *** born Anna Young * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., July 7, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., July 22, 1883 *** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Aug 05, 1883 9097 Aug 02 Patrick J. Gannon 32 M/W White and Felicity N.O., LA None S Chronic Epileptic Mania over a year Epilepsy * 9221 Aug 21 Mary Jane Wingard 41 F/W 70 1/2 Annunciation New Orleans Music Teacher S Delusions 20 yrs Unknown ** * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Aug 05, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Sep 16, 1883 9223 Sept 11 Viola Wade 36 F/W Freret & Sixth New Orleans School Teacher S Deception in off/on Deception * Her Affections for yrs 9223 " " Hannah Lieberger 40 F/W New Orleans Germany Not Stated S Monomania Chronic 11 yrs Disappointment * 9223 " " Marie Louise Morton 40 F/C New Orleans Louisiana Washer Woman Wd Stupidity Unknown Unknown * 9223 " " Charles Welsh 69 M/W Broad near Gasquet Ireland Cab Driver M Chronic Alcoholism 27 mos Alcohol * 9223 " " P. H. Salles 40 M/W New Orleans France None S Chronic Mania 9 yrs Unknown * 9223 " " Nicholas A. Delaplaine 39 M/W 128 Gasquet St. Louisiana None S Chronic Mania 9 yrs Hereditary * 9223 " " Myrtil B. DuBuisson 54.5 M/W New Orleans Pennsylvania Lawyer M Hallucinations Not Stated Unknown * 9223 Sept 11 Henry Spiro 50 M/W New Orleans Germany Merchant Wdr Incoherency 7 mos Loss of Memory * 9223 " " Henry Young 45 M/B Not Stated Louisiana Not Stated M Chronic Mania Unknown Unknown * 9223 " " Dan'l Rice alias John Hills 54 M/C Not Stated Mississippi None S Not Stated Unknown Unknown * 9385 Sept 17 Richard Satterly 44 M/W Gasquet near Miro St. Tammany LA Carpenter M Chronic Intermittent Mania since 1871 Injury to the Head ** 9390 " 18 Ellen Morrissey 49 F/W cor. Bordeaux Ireland Dairy Woman Wd Hallucinations 4 or 5 yrs Change of Life *** & St. Denis * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Sep 16, 1883 ** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Sept 19, 1883 *** Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Sept 21, 1883 9778 Nov 10 Celeste Wilson 45 F/B New Orleans U.S.A. None - Incoherency Unknown Unknown * 9778 " " Jefferson Davis 22 M/W 387 Erato St. Mississippi Brakeman M Acute Raving Mania 2 days Ill Treatment * 9778 " " Louis Secour 21 M/W Perry near Coliseum Donaldsonville LA Laborer S Incoherency Unknown Unknown * 9778 " " Eddie Unsworth 30-35M/W New Orleans Mobile, Ala Engineer S Chronic Mania 3 to 5 yrs Unknown * 9778 " " Michael Mullan 53 M/W New Orleans Ireland Laborer S Alcoholism Unknown Unknown * 9778 " 16 A. G. Barry 45 M/W 18 Peace St. Alsace Lorraine Unknown M Acute Mania Unknown Unknown * * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Nov 18, 1883 10098 Dec 11 Henry Dannenfelser 23 M/W Chesnut & Marengo New Orleans None S Chronic Mania 10 mos Unknown * 10098 Dec 11 John Healy 45 M/W New Orleans Ireland Laborer S Chronic Mania 4 years Unknown Del 12-15-1883 10098 " " Paul Pichet 21 M/W 69 Carondelet Walk Louisiana Lottery Vendor S Stupidity 1 year Tuberculosis Del 12-15-1884 10098 " 13 Octave Lafevre 26 M/W New Orleans Great Britain None S Hallucinations Unknown Unknown Del 12-15-1886 10098 " " Mary Jane Bagatelle 38 F/W 8 Mandeville St. Great Britain None M Chronic Mania Unknown Unknown Del 12-15-1887 born Mary Jane Higgins * Delivered to Dr. J. W. Jones, Supt., Dec 16, 1883