1898 List of Persons Adjudged to be Insane by the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans Submitted by: Penny Delery Colleen Fitzpatrick Source: Family History Library Microfilm No. 906706 Updated: February 2004 ********************************************** 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. 1898 55443 Jan 29 Antoinette Juan 19 F/W N. Orleans N. Orleans None S Imbecility over a year Heredity Harsh treatment " " " Mrs Frank 63 F/W N. Orleans Ireland " W Dementia - Dementia - " " " Jennie Namais 31 F/W Burgundy & St. Ferdinand N. Orleans " M Chronic Mania over a year Unknown Quick temper " " " Louise Durroussea 43 F/W - - " S Heredity Great Fatigue 20 days Religion - " " " Emily Lambert 34 F/W 1710 Josephine N. Orleans " S Chronic Mania 41/2 years Unknown - " " " Jean Baptiste Moachen* 38 M/W 522 Calhoun N. Orleans Carpenter W Acute Mania 8 months Unknown - " " " Orlando Coats 37 M/W 7th & Leonce Nebraska Civil Engineer S Chronic recurring mania Since 1897 Unknown Dirty Habits " " " Marcelin 60 M/C - New Orleans none S Dementia Jan 8 '98 old age - " " " Peter Richardo 19 M/W - New Orleans " S Acute Heredity Mania Since 97 Unknown - " " " James Flynn 20 M/W House of refuge New Orleans " S Imbecility 7 years Heredity - " " " Robert B. Stubbs 70 M/- - Kentucky River Pilot M Chronic Mania Oct 18 '97 Unknown - Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, Superintendent of Insane Asylum, Jan 29th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Deputy Sheriff *Might be Moachon, Meachin, etc. 55443 Jan 29 Claiborne Flynn 26 M/W Boys' Home of refuge New Orleans None S Imbecility 7 years Heredity - " " " Andreé Dabezie 27 M/W 2112 Bourbon New Orleans " S Chronic Mania Never well Celebral fever (sic) - " " " John Kountz 40 M/W 1417 N. Prieur New Orleans " S Imbecility 3 years Epilepsy Dangerous at Times " " " Mrs Edw Poray 27 F/W Washington & Fulton Baltimore Md. " M Chronic Hysterical Mania one year Womb Trouble - " " " Mrs Kate Rosentheil -- F/W 1723 St. Louis New Orleans " M Dementia 6 months Paralysis - " " " Mrs Mary Dawson 40 F/W - New Orleans " W Chronic Mania Since 1862 Paralysis - " " " Mrs Mary Gaspard 70 F/C - New Orleans - - Idiocy - Paralysis - Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, Superintendent of Insane Asylum, January 29th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Dpt Sheriff 55755 Mar 1 Mrs John P. Keller, 28 F/W 1539 St. Ferdinand New Orleans None M Hereditary 31/2 years Hereditary Brother now in Jackson Alice Morris for Homicidal mania " " " James Crozat 38 M/W 1212 Port New Orleans Laborer S Acute Mania/Alcoholism 20 days Alcoholism has been a hard drinker for 20 years " " " John Stanislas Garvey 43 M/W 2047 Constance New Orleans Clerk S Softening of the Brain 3 years Syphilis & Alcohol at Jackson for 3 years " " " Miss Frances Grace 27 F/W 2122 Clara Detroit, Mich. None M Recurring Mania 4 years Puerpera (1st Attack) was confined 14 days ago " " " Eliza McElroy 45 F/W 2724 Melpomene N. Or. None W Chronic Mania 2 years unknown - " " " Collins Thompson 16 M/C - Tangipoha P. Laborer S Acute Mania - - - " " " John Spansel 40 M/W 469 Josephine N. Orleans Packer in S of persecution July 97 Heat Prostration Imagines her neighbors are after her Dry Goods " " " Mrs Theresa Hagan 35 F/W 1161 Tchoupitoulas N. Orleans None - Recurring Mania March 97 Attack of Grippe - Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, Superintendent of Insane Asylum at Jackson, La. March 1st 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Deputy Sheriff 55693 Mar 3 Lemel A. Carter M/W ----- ----- ----- ---------- ----- ----- ----- Delivered to Dr George A. B. Hayes March 5th 1898 [signed] J. B. Bayard 55755 Mar 26 Mrs Michael J. Hopper 58 F/W 527 St Joseph N. Orleans none W Chronic Recurring Manic about 10 yrs- " " " Philomene Giffari* 45 F/W - Napoleonville La " S Imbecility for years from childhood " " " Barbara Richards 19 F/W Lopy.? N. Orleans " S Acute (Hereditary) Mania 3 months Heredity St Anne & Dumaine " " " Mrs Julia Egans 60 F/W - Ireland Washerwoman W Dementia - Age & Worry " " " Mrs Chas Baiele 46 F/W Poydras N. Orleans none W Dementia 13 months Poverty & want Franklin & Liberty " " " Chas Konneker 45 M/W 1231 N. Peters Germany C. Merchant M Acute Alcoholic Mania 5 years Alcohol " " " Ben Matthews 30 M/C N. Orleans N. Orleans Driver M Stupidity - - " " " Jordan Victor 40 M/C N. Orleans " Laborer - - - - " " " Calvin Mason 82 M/C N. Orleans Maryland none - Softening of the Brain - - Delivered to Dr Geo A. B. Hayes, Superintendent of Insane Asylum, Jackson La, March 26th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Deputy Sheriff *Might be Piffari. 55755 Apr 27 Frank. Schwartz 31 M/W 906 Louisa N.O. La Barber S Chronic Mania 3 years - Confined in La Retreat 7 months " " " Zach. P. Evans 29 M/W White & Gasquet " None S Parallysis (sic) For years - Confined in Police Jail " " " Wm R. Taylor 17 M/C Elmira & Opelousas, Algiers, La Laborer S Acute Mania 1 month - Confined in Police Jail Algiers " " " John Macbeth 45 M/C - Australia " S Acute Mania - - Confined in Police Jail April 10/98 " " " Eugenie Baudier 55 F/W N. Orleans France None M Chronic Mania 6 years Jealousy Confined in La. Retreat over 1 year " " " Annie Doyle 20 F/W 2610 Berlin N.O. La " S Nymphomania over 1 year Unknown - " " " Ellen Drury 60 F/W N.O. La Ireland " W Dementia - " Police Jail of Louisiana " " " Rosa Vendange 31 F/C N.O. La N.O. La " M Acute Mania - " Police Jail Delivered to Dr Geo A.B. Hayes, superintendent of Insane Asylum at Jackson La, April 27th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Deputy Sheriff 56668 May 24 James Clague - M/- - - - - - - - - Delivered June 6/98 56693 Jun 2d John A. Wetzel 18 M/W 1734 Third St. N.O. La none S Acute Mania - - confined in Police Jail " " " Daniel Taylor 29 M/W 815 Louisa " Laborer M softening of the brain 6 months Interculosis confined in L. Retreat " " " Fred Richardson 29* M/W Chicago Ills. London Eng. Jockey M Acute Mania April 13/98 - confined in Police Jail " " " Octave Joseph 35 M/C N.O. La Louisiana Laborer S Chronic Mania 1 to 3 years- confined in Police Jail several occasions " " " Catherine Crone 40 F/W N.O. La N.O. La none M Stupidity - - confined La Retreat " " " Mary Torre 43 F/W 1730 Polymnia Pass Christian " M Acute Mania about 3 mos.- confined La. Retreat since April 26/98 Miss. " " " Lulu Hinkel 20 F/W 718 St. Mary N. Orleans " S - - - confined La. Retreat since May 13/98 " " " Marie Dupre 37 F/W 914 Dublin Jefferson Pa. " S Idiocy from - confined La. Retreat May 18/98 childhood " " " H.H. Dilton 50 F/W - - Plasterer - Chronic Mania - - confined La. Retreat August 14/98 " " " Catherine Moore 57 F/W 219 S. Broad Ireland Cook S Passive Congestion of Brain- - confined La. Retreat May 98 " " " Michael Rougrese 51 M/W New Orleans " Farmer M about (sic) 5 months injury to head from fall Delivered to Dr. George A. Hayes, superintendent of Insane Asylum at Jackson La, June 2d 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, Deputy Sheriff * 29 9/12 57155 Aug 11 Joseph Ferguson 28 M/W 1217 Clara N.O. La.** Cab Driver S Morphine Mania about 4 yrs - " " " Joe Lamon 25 M/W N.O. La Italy Laborer S Acute Mania - - " " " Emile L. Danove 50 M/W 1014 Dauphine N.O. " M Delerium of Grandeur about 7 mos Alcohol " " " Henry S. Miller 35 M/W Liberty & Clio - Clerk M Acute Mania 6 months Sunstroke " " " Wm. Kelley 32 M/W N. Orleans La, Ireland Laborer S Kleptomania - - Avoyelles P.* " " " Wm. C. Blaze 23 M/W Avoyelles P. Avoyelles P. U.S.S. S Acute Mania since Jun/98- " " " Francis Ward 45 M/W - - S.S. Fireman*** S Dementia - - " " " Raoul Tournade 34 M/W - - Shoemaker S Chronic Mania 8 or 10 mths- " " " Joe McCloskey 44 M/W Algiers La Algiers La. Laborer S Chronic Mania - Alcoholism " " " Mrs Frank Goelley^ 52 F/W 622 S. Rendon N.O. La None W Chronic Mania July/98 - " " " Mrs Mary Finnegan 45 F/W 1532 Chippewa Ireland " M Chronic Mania one year - " " " Miss Louis Piper (sic) 43 F/W 1324 Marengo La. " S Dementia 10 years - " " " Katie Malone 35 F/C - U.S. " S Acute Mania July 25/98 - " " " Caroline Young 45 F/C Algiers La S. Carolina " S Chronic Mania July 22 98 - " " " Margaret Ferret^^ 26 F/W St Louis & Burgundy N.O. Laborer M - - - " " " Kate McGuirk 27 F/W Shreport La N.O. None - - - - 57165 ^^^ " Mrs R. Scherges 48 F/W 2423 Burgundy - " - - about 2 yrs puerpalmania (sic) Delivered to Dr Geo. A. B. Hayes, Superintendent of Insane Asylun at Jackson La, Aug 11th/98 [signed] John B. Bayard, Dep. Sheriff *Struck through **There is a word here that looks like Cat_sairo that has been struck out, and N.O. La was written above it as the correct entry. ***Might be foreman. ^Might be Goellep ^^Might be Ferrer ^^^Tear in original page. 57314 Aug 30 Eugene Courteau 23 M/W 3325 Dumaine N. Orl. none S Hilarious Insanity about 8 yrs - * " " " Eleanor V. Lewis 34 F/W 3620 Chestnut Natchez Miss. Seamstress S Homicidal & Suicidal Mania at entervals (sic) * for years 57431 Nov 17 Allen Orr 20 M/W - Louisiana none S Imbecility - Onanism ** " " " Frank Ferran 25 M/W 825 Second New Orleans Clerk S Imbecility - Onanism ** " " " James K. Nixon 44 M/W - Alabama^^^ Clerk S Chronic Mania About 2 yrs supposed to be Syphilis ** New Orleans " " " Cornelius Powers 55 M/W - Alabama None M Idiocy - - ** " " " Ellis Coleman 38 M/C - Louisiana " S Chronic Mania - Epilepsy ** " " " Emma McKenzie^ 19 F/C - " " S Acute Mania - - ** alias McKenna 57719 " " Albert Lehman 31 M/W - Louisville Kent. Salesman M Mania Potu - Alcholism ** " " " Leonard Davis 30 M/C Desoto Pr. Desoto Pr. None M Dementia - - ** " " " Louis Hussey 39 M/W 512 Washington New Orleans Saddler M Acute Mania - Hallucinations ** " " " Celestine Prudhomme 90 F/C St Peter & Royal " none W Senile Dementia - Old Age ** " " " Elizabeth Baptille^^ 26 F/C Manchac L. Tangpaho L. " M Imbecility - - ** " " " Anna Robinson 38 F/C 2835 S. Rampart P. Coupee Seamstress S Acute Mania about 3 yrs - ** " " " Oliver Riess 15 M/W 2228 Bienville N. Orleans none S Imbecility since Birth Hereditary ** *Delivered to Dr. G.A.B. Hayes sup. of Insane Asylum at Jackson La, Aug 30th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard Dpt. Sh. **Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, superintendent of Insane Asylum , Jackson La, Nov 17th 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard Dpt. Sheriff ^Might be McKenzee or McKenzu ^^Might be Baptelle ^^^This entry is lined out. 57975 Dec 12 Rose Tedesco 25 F/W Tonti N. Orl. none S Chronic Mania ab. 5 years unknown - Gravier & Perdido " " " Marie Lucianne 35 F/C New Orleans " Washerwoman M Acute Mania - " confined in P.J. since Nov 4/98 " " " Mrs Mary Long 60 F/W Alms House Ireland none M Chronic Mania 13 years " - " " " Philip Struch 56 M/W N. Orleans Germany " S A Degenerate - - Confined in P.J. since Oct 31/98 " " " Mrs Florence Adair 35 F/W La. Retreat Georgia Teacher M Suicidal & Homicidal Mania 18 months Puerperium 21/2 mos. in La. Retreat " " " Vallette Fisher 23 M/W 2532 Dumaine N. Orleans Baker S Acute Mania Sept 5/98 Unknown - " " " Victor J. Optalek 45 M/W N. Orleans Austria none S Chronic Monomania several yrs " - " " " George W. Kern 21 M/W 526 Seguin, Algiers Algiers La Blacksmith S Hereditary Mania about 4 ms. Hereditary - John M. Kern 34 M/W 526 Seguin, Algiers " " S Chronic Mania 10 mths. " - Tom Dooley 37 M/W N. Orleans U.S. none S Degenerate bordering - - - on Imbecility Henry Kilshaw 41 M/W 1331 Ursuline N. Orleans " S Chronic Hereditary Mania Several yrs Hereditary - Peter Rien Al? McCaffery 48 M/W S. Liberty, " Saddler M Recurring Chronic Mania over 2 years- - Jackson & Josephine William Kelley 32 M/W N.O. La Ireland Laborer S Religious Mania - - - Henry Seamann 44 M/W N.O. La Germany none S Delerium of Persecution - Menoparisa Josephine Fortoendel 46 F/W Alms House N. Orleans Seamstress M Chronic Monomania - - Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, superintendent of the Insane Asylum, Jackson La, Dec 12th 1898 [signed]John B. Bayard, Dpt. Sheriff *Might be Portoendel. The P and the F were written over one another, and it is hard to tell which is right. Old 57975 Dec 12 Louisiana Long 49 F/W 408 Barracks N.O. Seamstress S Chronic Mania 2 years Menoparesa Josephine Kelley 15 F/W N.O. La " none S Imbecility LifeTime(sic) Mrs Sarah Boes 42 F/W 2518 Chippewa " " M Hallucinations, 21/2 months Epilepsy Acute Mania Annie Johnson 42 F/W Alms House " " M Dementia - Epilepsy Delivered to Dr. Geo. A. B. Hayes, superintendent of Insane Asylum, Jackson La, Dec 12 1898 [signed] John B. Bayard, D. Sh.