Orleans Parish (La.) Civil Sheriff
Register of patients transported to the State Insane Asylum, 1891
| Suit # | Month | Day | Name | Age | Gender/ Color |
Residence | Nativity | Occupation | Marital Status |
Disease | How Long Insane |
Cause | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33384 | Jul | 17 | Victor Perroteau | 41 | M/W | 64 Columbus St. bet. Music and Villere | N.O. | None | S | Chronic Mania | 3 or 4 yrs | Hallucinations | Delivered to Dr. L. G. Perkins, Supt. Of Insane Asylum, Jackson, La., July 18, 1891 |
| " | " | Richard Duplessis | 40 | M/W | - | N. O. | None | M | Hallucinations | about 3 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | William Wilcox | 37 | M/W | Algiers | Algiers | Laborer | M | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | John Collins | 22 | M/W | 582 Dryades St. | N. O. | - | S | Chronic Mania | 10 or 11 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Thos. H. Baird | 37 | M/W | 82 Valance St | Baratric, La | Blacksmith | M | Chronic Mania | 5 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Dennis Conners/Comsers? | 34 | M/W | 1192 Thalia | N. O.. | Printer | S | Chronic Mania | 8 yrs | Unknown | This surname is hard to read. " | |
| " | " | Aug. Krasting | 63 | M/W | Charity Hospital | Germany | - | S | Imbecility from Paralysis | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Ernest Joseph Hernard | 33 | M/W | Clio and Howard | N. O. | Clerk | M | Chronic Mania | 5 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Hy Spankehed | 33 | M/W | - | N. O. | - | S | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Frisco alias Simmes | 30 | M/W | - | - | Laborer | S | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | James Nowell | 26 | M/W | 108 N. Peters | N. O. | Laborer | S | Recurring Mania | 2 or 3 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | John Leahey | 28 | M/W | 57 Constance | N. O. | Laborer | S | Chronic Mania | for yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Charles Casper Childs | 23 | M/W | - | N. O. | None | S | Heredity Chronic Mania | yrs | Heredity | " | |
| " | " | Eugene Garrison | 24 | M/W | N. O. | N. O. | - | S | Chronic Mania | 2 or 3 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Leon Plassaus | 22 | M/W | N. O. | - | - | S | Hallucinations | - | Eipilepsy (sic) | " | |
| Jul | 17 | John Collins | 37 | M/W | N. O. | Liverpool England | Brakeman | M | Chronic Mania | 10 mos | Railroad Excitement | Delivered to Dr. L. G. Perkins, Supt. Of Insane Asylum, Jackson, La., July 18, 1891 | |
| " | " | Geo. Pegram | 15 | M/W | N. O. | N. O. | None | S | Chronic Epilepsy | 10 yrs | Blow on the head | " | |
| - | - | Paul Kreisie | M/W | - | Slavonia | Laborer | S | Chronic Mania | 3 yrs | - | " | ||
| - | - | John Anderson | 32 | M/B | - | U. S. | Laborer | S | Chronic Mania | mos if not yrs | Epilepsy | " | |
| 33384 | Jul | 23 | Henry J. Babad | 44 | M/W | - | N.O. | - | S | Melancholia (chronic) | about 8 yrs | - | Delivered July 1891 to Dr. L. G. Perkins, Supt. Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. |
| - | - | Wm. A. Billaud | 37 | M/W | N.O. | N.O. | - | M | Chronic (Delirium) Mania | about 7 yrs | Hereditary | " | |
| - | - | Paul K. Larpenteur | 25 | M/W | Houma, Terrebonne Parish | La. | - | S | Acute Mania | - | - | " | |
| - | - | Jno. Monaghan | 25 | M/W | N.O. | N.O. | - | S | Chronic Manic | - | - | " | |
| - | - | Edward Demourelle | 30 | M/W | N.O. | N.O. | - | S | Acute Manic | - | - | " | |
| - | - | Chas. Edw. Goerts | 63 | M/W | 241 Baronne | Germany | Barkeeper | M | Acute Manic | about 10 dys | Physical Debility | " | |
| - | - | Oscar Gruber | 52 | M/W | 116 Derbigny | Germany | Barkeeper | M | General Parlysis (sic) | - | Alchol. | " | |
| - | - | Julius Warren | M/B | Algiers | U.S. | Laborer | S | Chronic Manic | - | - | " | ||
| - | - | Jno. Roberts | 21 | M/B | N.O | N.O. | Laborer | S | Chronic Manic | - | - | " | |
| - | - | Robt. Truman alias Mashens | 50 | M/B | N.O. | Allegany City, Penn (sic) | Laborer | W | Chronic Manic | mos if not yrs | Alchol. | " | |
| - | - | Jno. Nugent | 61 | M/W | Soldiers Home, State of La. | Ireland | None | S | Chronic Manic; Hallisations (sic) | - | - | " | |
| 33810 | Sep | 24 | Miss Marie Victornie Conch | 37 | F/W | 297 Carondelet St. | Mobile | Dress Maker | S | Insanity | 6 yrs | Unknown | Delivered July 20/91 to Dr. L.G. Perkins, Supt. Jackson, La. |
| 33384 | Oct | 30 | Robert B. Stubbs, Sr. | 63 | M/W | N.O., La Carrollton | Maryland | Laborer | M | Acute Mania | about 6 yrs | Alcoholism | Delivered to Dr. L. G. Perkins, Supt. Of Insane Asylum, Jackson, La., Oct. 30, 1891 |
| " | " | Rodolph Lux | 27 | M/W | 76 Banks St. N.O., La | N. O., La. | " | S | Chronic Mania-worse at night | 3 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | James Jolls | 32 | M/W | LA Retreat for last 8 years | N. O., La. | None | S | Chronic Mania | 3 yrs or more | Hereditary | " | |
| " | " | Francois Sallo | 47 | M/W | Alms House N.O., La | N. O., La. | - | M | Chronic (Paralytic) Mania | yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Jno. A. McDonald | 46 | M/W | - | N. O., La. | Carpenter | M | - | - | Chronic Alcoholism | " | |
| " | " | August Sciro | 41 | M/W | N.O., La. | Italy | Laborer | S | - | - | Imbecility | " | |
| " | " | Emile Englehardt | 29 | M/W | - | N. O., La | " | M | - | - | Chronic Alcoholism | " | |
| " | " | Antonio Desdesich alias | 37 | M/W | N.O., La | Austria Delmatia | " | - | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Ferdinand Depinaise | 40 | M/Griff | Louisiana & Galvez | N. O. La | Cigar Maker | M | Chronic Mania | - | - | Might be Ferdinand Definaise; " | |
| " | " | Maggie Quirk | 25 | F/W | N.O., La | N. O. , La | - | M | Delerium of Persecution | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Emma McDuff | 29 | F/W | - | N. O. , La | - | S | Idiocy | - | From Birth | " | |
| " | " | Mrs. Annie Noonan | 48 | F/W | Toledano & Laurel | Ireland | - | W | Chronic Mania | 6 yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Lizzie Kennedy | F/W | - | N. O., La | None | M | Hysteric Mania | - | Unknown | " | ||
| " | " | Mary Moroney | 35 | F/W | N.O., La | near Boston, Mass. | - | M | Suicidal and Homicidal Mania | about 18 mos. | Pride | " | |
| " | " | Mrs. Crawley | 50 | F/W | N.O., La | Ireland | - | - | Chronic Mania | yrs | Alcoholism | " | |
| 33384 | Oct | 30 | Annie Kennedy | 46 | F/W | 8 Union St. 3rd District | Ireland | Servant | S | Chronic Mania | abt. 3½ yrs | From Insolation (sic) | " |
| " | " | Elizabeth Reilly | 42 | F/W | 171 Third St. | N.O., La | - | M | Acute Mania | 8 yrs | Using alcohol | " | |
| " | " | Adele Philips | 24 | F/W | La. Retreat for last 11 years | N.O., La | - | S | Chronic Mania | 11 yrs or more | - | " | |
| " | " | Lilly Canter alias Hogan | 33 | F/W | N.O., La. | N.O., La | - | S | Incoherency at times | - | Debauchery | " | |
| " | " | Mrs. Ann Griffen | 52 | F/W | - | Ireland | - | M | Alcoholic Mania | abt. 2 yrs | Alcoholism | " | |
| " | " | Pauline Larieu | 26 | F/W | - | N.O., La | - | S | Chronic Mania | 5 or 6 yrs | Subsequent to typhoid fever abpit __ pf 6 yrs. | " | |
| " | " | Annie Harrison | 29 | F/W | Lafayette | La. | - | W | Chronic Mania, Silly melancholia | Over 1 yr | - | " | |
| " | " | Mary McWilliams | 65 | F/W | Shakespeare Alms House | Ireland | - | W | Dementia | Since a dau__, Mar. 9, 1891 | Old Age | " | |
| " | " | Eliza Ellis | 40 | F/W | None | Wales | - | W | - | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Mary | 30 | F/W | N.O., La | - | - | S | Imbecility | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Lena Barth | 35 | F/W | - | N.O., La. | - | S | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Eva Barndist alias Loretta Mashma | 22 | F/W | N.O., La. | Italy | - | - | Chronic Mania | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Lena Schaff | 21 | F/W | - | N.O., La | None | S | Chronic Mania | Unknown | Unknown | " | |
| " | " | Margaret Aznaga | 41 | F/W | - | N.O., La | - | M | Chronic Mania | abt 2½ yrs | - | " | |
| " | " | Eliza Miller | 45 | F/B | - | N.O., La | None | - | Acute Mania | - | - | " | |
| 33384 | Oct | 30 | Felicia Skitt | 57 | F/B | N. O. , La. | U. S. | - | M | Chronic Mania | - | - | " |
| " | " | Elizabeth Pichon | 39 | F/C | N. O. , La. | N. O. , La. | Laborer (Seamstress) | M | Chronic Mania | Over a yr | - | " | |
| " | " | Mary Octavia | 21 | F/M | N. O. , La. | U. S | - | S | Imbecility | - | - | " | |
| " | " | Annie Johnson | 60 | F/B | N. O. , La. | S. C. | - | - | Dementia | - | Age 2 Misery | " | |
| " | " | Lottie Weber | 42 | F/B | N. O. , La. | S. C. | - | - | Chronic Mania | - | Dissapation and Alcohol | " | |
| " | " | Lucy Davis | 24 | F/Griff | N. O. , La. | La. | Laborer | S | Recurring Mania | - | Debauchery | " | |
| " | " | Victorino | 25 | M/C | - | Manilla | Laborer | S | Imbecility | - | - | " |
Database input: Colleen Fitzpatrick (New Orleans Volunteer Association [N.O.V.A.])
Encoded: Wayne Everard
Date: October 25, 2003