Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1908 — ANOTHER INSANE MAN. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER INSANE MAN.

Arthur Goff, son of Frank Goff of Fair Oaks, aged about 31 year?, was examined Thursday before a lunacy board consisting of S. C. Irwin, J. P., and Drs. Gwin ana Washburn and declared insane. He is subject to epileptic fits, but his friends attribute his - present condition to the fact that he and some of his friends got hold of some alleged home-made whiskey before th* 4th of July, 1904, which came near killing the entire outfit, and it is claimed that from that time he has been failing in health and mind. Lately he had taken up with the holiness religion and this has had a tendency to make matters worse. He is now in poor health and is getting into a worse condition physically all the time. He has been very demonstrative in his religious mania, praying and talking incessantly, stating at times that he wanted to die. For fear he might commit some rash act it was thought better to detain him until be can be placed in the asylum. The application has been made and as soon as a place can be obtained for him at Lon gel iff he will be taken there. He will remain in jail at present.