Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1904 — A Sad Case of Insanity. [ARTICLE]

A Sad Case of Insanity.

Application has been made at Long Cliff asylum, for the reoeipt of Herman Lyons, as an inmate. He is the son of Newton Lyons, a very highly respeoted resident of Jordan Tp„ and living near the Newton oonnty line, and a nephew of Bennett Lyons, the well known banker and business man, of Brook. The yoong man is 29 years old, and until four or five years ago, was a strong, athletio young man, and unusually bright mentally. But bis mind has been gradually failing, and although a great many different phylioianß and many have been tried, all have been without effect, as he steadily grew worse, until now all hope of improvement, outside of the treatment iu an insane asylnm, is abandoned.

There was never any known shook, injury or bad habits to aocount for his affliction. He is devoid of all ambition, ia silent, melanobolly and sleepless. He is not married and has no estate in his own Tight.