Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1915 — Frank Goff, Jr. Insane; Sanity Inquest Held Today. [ARTICLE]

Frank Goff, Jr. Insane; Sanity Inquest Held Today.

Frank Goff, Jr., youngest son of F. M. Goff, of Fair Oaks, jvas brought here Friday and placed in jail and this Satudray morning Dre. English, Kresler and Hemphill held an inquest as to his sanity and found him of unsound mid. At oon during the absece of Sheriff McColly, Goff caused quite a little excitement at the jail by suddenly making his appearance in the sitting room of the residence part of the jail . He has a very small hand 'and he had managed to get it between the bars of the cell and turn the key, which had been left in the door. After getting out he went to the door of the jail corridor and offered to release the other prisoners, the alleged chicken thieves, telling them that the jai Iwas on file and they had better escape. They did not know him and thought he was only fooling with them. When he went into the house part and informed Mrs. McCelly and daughter, Mrs. Smith, that the jail was on fire, they were alarmed for some time. They called L. A. Harmon and he‘induced Goff to go into the cell for the insane and he was again locked ip, but it was some little time before the key could be found, Goff having hung it on the key to the main part of the jail. He will be taken to Longcliff as soon as admission can be secured.