Orleans Parish (La.) Civil Sheriff
Register of patients transported to the State Insane Asylum, 1895
| Suit # | Month | Day | Name | Age | Gender/ Color |
Residence | Nativity | Occupation | Marital Status |
Disease | How Long Insane |
Cause | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46056 | May | 27 | Miss C. M. Fissben* | 28 | F/W | 2617 Chippewa | N. O. | None | S | Epilepsy Idiocy | 16 yrs | Disposition to run away; parents unable to support her | May 27 '95 Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, Supt. Insane Asylum, Jackson, La.; this name might be Fisslien |
| 45966 | May | 27 | Marie Urquhart | 29 | F/W | 447 Old Dauphine | La. | Teacher | S | Chronic Insanity | abt 1 yr | Overwork Anerety? Heredity | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| 46164 | Jun | 10 | Elodie Leslie | 66 | F/W | 519 Nashville Ave. | Louisiana | - | W | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Carrie Kellar | 27 | F/W | 6th and Magazine | New Orleans | - | M | Melancholia (Dementia) | 5½ mos | Grief | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Julia Donovan | 50 | F/W | 111 Theresa | Ireland | - | W | Melancholia | 6 mos | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Sarah Livingston | 60 | F/W | St Anna's House | New Orleans | - | W | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Elizabeth Flanagan | 25 | F/W | 187 Magazine | New Orleans | - | M | Mania | 4 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Elizabeth Laidet | 56 | F/W | - | France | - | W | Dementia | abt 8 mox | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Estelle Perrsteau | 35 | F/W | 669 1/2 Kelerec | New Orleans | - | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Susan Hutchins | 31 | F/W | New Orleans | Louisiana | - | W | Dementia | abt 3½ yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Nina L. Brisbone | 16 | F/W | - | Louisiana | - | S | Imbecility | Life | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Rose Bonavantura | 35 | F/W | - | Italy | - | M | Dementia | - | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | J. A. Springer | 37 | M/W | Algiers | Penn | Painter | W | Mania | abt 6 mos | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Adolph Grimstron | 30 | M/W | New Orleans | New Orleans | Engineer | M | Dementia | abt 1 yr | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Chas. E. Bryant | M/W | Louisiana | Louisiana | Clerk | M | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 | |
| " | " | " | Edward Burns | 34 | M/W | Homeless | New Orleans | Clerk | M | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| " | " | " | Charles Frank | 53 | M/W | - | France | Merchant | S | Paresis | abt 3 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden M.D., Supertendent (sic) of the Insane Asylum, Jackson, La. May 27th 1895 |
| 46164 | Jun | 10 | Emile Baumann | 12 | M/W | 377 1/2 Chartres | New Orleans | - | S | Imbecility | abt 8 yrs & getting worse | Convulsions when about 4 yrs old | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum Jackson, La. June 12th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy.[Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Thomas G. Wright | 16 | M/W | 6069 New Tchoupitoulas | New Orleans | - | S | Imbecility | Life | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum Jackson, La. June 12th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy.[Deputy] Sheriff |
| 46164 | Jun | 10 | Ida Sumner | 24 | F/W | - | Arkansas | - | S | Melanchholia | abt 10 yrs | Mastubation (sic) | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Noemie Tullus | 33 | F/W | - | Louisiana | - | M | Dementia | - | - | Can't get no history (sic) |
| " | " | " | Amelia Klein | 19 | F/W | - | New Orleans | - | - | Dementia | 1 yr | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Kate Eastman | 45 | F/W | - | Arkansas | - | - | Mania | abt 10 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Sallie Chairny | 70 | F/B | - | Tenn. | - | W | Dementia | - | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Josephine Burnett | 24 | F/B | - | Louisiana | - | S | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | John T. Barry | 37 | M/W | 750 Baronne | New Orleans | Clerk | S | Dementia | abt 5 yrs | Dissapation | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | John Inch | 42 | M/W | Burdette & Pearl | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 1 yr | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | William Gallway | 32 | M/W | 219 Enghein | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 11 yrs | Homicidal Mania | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Paul Magio | 42 | M/W | - | Italy | Laborer | M | Mania | abt 1 yr | - | Can't get no history (sic) |
| " | " | " | John Carter Jr. | 29 | M/W | 166 1/2 Lafayette | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Frank Reimon | 33 | M/W | Morales & Frenchman | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 8 mos | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | R. B. Stubbs | 60 | M/W | 30 Leondais (sic) | Conn. | Laborer | M | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Orlando Coats | 34 | M/W | - | Nebraska | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 3 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Joseph Silva | 41 | M/W | - | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 1 yr | - | Can't get no history (sic) |
| 46164 | Jun | 10 | Henry King | 19 | M/W | 54 Dauphine | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Idiocy | abt 1 yr | Mastubation (sic) | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| " | " | " | John Jone or Joue | 50 | M/Y | - | China | - | S | Dementia | - | - | Can't get no history (sic) |
| " | " | " | ----- Mason (s9c) | 17 | M/B | - | New Orleans | - | S | Idiocy | - | - | Can't get no history (sic) |
| " | " | " | Gus Green | M/B | 72 Seguin St (5th Dist) | New Orleans | Laborer | M | Mania | abt 4 yrs | - | Has been to Jackson Insane Asylum before | |
| " | " | " | Louis Decourd | 24 | M/B | 186 Spain | New Orleans | Laborer | S | Mania | abt 4 yrs | - | Has been to Jackson Insane Asylum before |
| " | " | " | Isabella Rodrigues | 25 | F/W | 285 Poydras | New Orleans | - | S | Dementia | 1 yr | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden Supt. Jackson Insane Asylum La June 15th 1895 [signed] Jas Garvey Dy [Deputy] Sheriff |
| 47482 | Nov | 30 | Marie Mancuso | 23 | F/W | 1322 (new) Freret St. | New Orleans | - | M | Dementia | abt 3 yrs | Supposed worry & fright | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum Jackson, La. November 5th 1895 |
| 47820 | Nov | 27 | Thebault P. Kentmayer? | M/W | - | - | Laborer | - | Dementia | abt 8 mos | Dissapation, alcohol etc. | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Nov 27th 1895, Superintendent Insane Asylum Jackson, La. | |
| 48014 | Dec | 18 | Morris Callahan | 48 | M/W | Homeless | Ireland | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | - |
| " | " | " | Espaza Bodin | 42 | F/W | - | France | - | M | Dementia | abt 10 yrs | - | - |
| " | " | " | Ella Downes | 45 | F/W | Homeless | - | - | S | Imbecility | - | - | - |
| " | " | " | Rosa Ryder | 20 | F/W | Homeless | New Orleans | - | S | Dementia | - | - | - |
| " | " | " | Georgie Clayton | 14 | F/W | Protestant Episcopal Home | Louisiana | - | S | Imbecility | - | - | - |
| " | " | " | Inoh Alice Allen | 13 | F/W | Protestant Episcopal Home | Louisiana | - | S | Imbecility | abt 8 yrs | - | - |
| " | " | " | Charles Plunkett | 27 | M/W | 2010 Jackson Ave. | New Orleans | Machinist | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | - |
| " | " | " | John L. Devaney | 32 | M/W | 350 Fulton St. | New Orleans | Clerk | S | Mania | abt 21 mos | Study & Dissapation | - |
| " | " | " | Emile Carriere | 49 | M/W | - | New Orleans | Clerk | S | Dementia | abt 6 mos | - | - |
| " | " | " | Clementine Schwartz | 37 | F/W | 828 Laurel St | Plaquemines | - | M | Dementia | abt 3 yrs | - | - |
| " | " | " | Loretta Reidy | 45 | F/W | New Orleans | Arkansas | - | W | Dementia | abt 9 mos | - | - |
| " | " | " | Helena Pettilat | 35 | F/C | Robertson near Ursuline St. | New Orleans | - | S | Mania | abt 12 mos | supposed family trouble | - |
| " | " | " | Maria N. Valet | 39 | F/W | 320 (old) Ursulines | New Orleans | Cook | S | Dementia | abt 1 yr | Religion | - |
| " | " | " | Annette Prose | 28 | F/B | 180 Monroe St Algiers | New Orleans | - | M | Dementia | abt 1 yr | - | - |
| " | " | " | Nancy Foster | 40 | F/B | Homeless | Clinton, La | - | W | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | - |
| 48014 | Dec | 18 | Mary Mitchell | 13 | F/B | Homeless | New Orleans | - | S | Idiocy | - | - | - |
| " | " | " | Julia Gallery | 14 | F/B | Homeless | New Orleans | - | S | Idiocy | - | - | - |
| " | " | " | Sidonia Johnson | 25 | F/B | Homeless | South Carolina | - | M | Imbecility | abt 1 yr | - | - |
| " | " | " | Susie Thompson | 29 | F/B | Rocheblave bet. | New Orleans | - | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | - |
| Conti & Bienville | |||||||||||||
| " | " | " | Alice Westcot | 36 | F/B | 506 Howard | Arkansas | - | M | Mania | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr. A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum at Jackson La. [signed] Jas Garvey N.O. Dec 18th 1895 |
| Mary Sprigg (died at Work House) | |||||||||||||
| Hugh Casy (not executed by Order of Court) | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Angelo (not executed by Order of Court) | |||||||||||||
| Emma Otippe (not executed by Order of Ceroven) | |||||||||||||
| Catherine Cercolette (not executed by Ceroven) | |||||||||||||
| 48014 | Dec | 19 | John Bennett | 25 | M/W | 93 Ursuline | N. O. | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 6 mos | Masturbation | |
| " | " | " | John Hogan | 34 | M/W | St Mary & Religious | N. O. | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 1 yr | - | |
| " | " | " | George Wilcox | 40 | M/W | 35 Atlantic Ave., Algiers | N. O. | Laborer | M | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | Has lucid Intervals |
| " | " | " | Joseph Suzen | 45 | M/W | Homeless | Germany | Painter | S | Dementia | abt 6 mos | - | |
| " | " | " | John Crowe | 68 | M/W | - | Ireland | Cabman | W | Dementia | abt 2 mos | Supposed to be caused by a wound in __ | |
| " | " | " | Henry Sluth | 32 | M/W | - | N. O. | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 4 yrs | - | |
| " | " | " | Patrick St John | 35 | M/W | Tchoupitoulas & Orange | N. O. | Laborer | M | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | Alcoholism | |
| " | " | " | Thomas Lally | 9 | M/W | St Mary's Boys Orphan Asylum | N. O. | Laborer | S | Idiocy | Life | - | |
| " | " | " | Frederick Schmidt | 28 | M/W | 298 Elysian Fields | N. O. | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | Masturbation | |
| " | " | " | Patrick Hudson | 25 | M/W | Tchoupitoulas & Robert | Charleston, S. C. | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | Epilipty (sic) | |
| " | " | " | E. B. Brouschord | 61 | M/W | Homeless | Prussia | Laborer | S | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | |
| " | " | " | George Mertz | M/W | Melpomene & Howard | N. O. | Engineer | M | Dementia | abt 9 mos | - | ||
| " | " | " | Froylan Martinez | M/W | New Orleans | Spain | Laborer | S | Mania | since Jun 5/95 | See note at bottom of this page. | ||
| 48014 | Dec | 19 | Daffney Deorlin | 48 | F/W | N. O. | Ireland | - | M | Dementia | abt 3 yrs | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff | |
| " | " | " | Margaret Welch | 55 | F/W | Homeless | Ireland | - | W | Dementia | abt 7 mos | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Isabella Weaver | 55 | F/W | Annunciation & Poeyfarre | Ireland | - | W | Dementia | abt 2 yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Agnes Smith | 21 | F/W | N. O. | N. O. | - | S | Dementia | several yrs | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Edward Surland | 14 | M/B | Homeless | N. O. | - | S | Idiocy | - | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Gus Green | 40 | M/B | Algiers | N. O. | Laborer | M | Mania | abt 3 yrs | Religious Fever | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |
| " | " | " | Lawson Murray | 30 | M/B | Homeless | La. | Laborer | M | Dementia | abt 9 mos | - | Delivered to Dr A. Gayden, Superintendent Insane Asylum, Jackson La. the above interdicted person W. C. Dec 20th 1895 [signed] Jas. Garvey, Dy. Sheriff |