Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1911 — James W. Nelson Taken to Asylum—Old Soldier Unbalanced. [ARTICLE]

James W. Nelson Taken to Asylum—Old Soldier Unbalanced.

A secret insanity inquest was held one day last week before Squire Irwin to ascertain the mental condition of James W. Nelson, an old soldier. The physicians who made the'examination were E. C. English, M. D. and L M. Washburn. They found him mentally unbalanced and suffering from a peculiar mania, which leads him to write letters to railroad and other officials in which he makes unreasonable requests. He also leaves home and is gone for several days at a time and does not return until his money is exhausted. He also contracts obligations which he does not settle and has an exalted idea of his own importance. He is regarded as dangerous at times. Sheriff Hoover took him to Longcliffe Sunday.