St. Elmo Man Adjudged Insane, Sent to Asylum
A brief county court notation records a St. Elmo man committed to the state asylum after testimony that he had threatened to kill several people — a small human glimpse buried in a page of routine docket listings.
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The Austin Weekly Statesman · January 7, 1897 · Page 6
1 min readR. J. Cook of St. Elmo was adjudged insane and ordered to be sent to the asylum. The testimony showed he was dangerous at times and had threatened to kill several persons.
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