The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-06-04
CLOUDED REASON.
Th~ Hidor IF -ih,nh0hn Lincoln .fdj"dg"d
INSANE dnd sent to u Prjr"te N"d-

The death Of President Lincoln WAS
one Of the nations saddest misfortumes,
ii misfortune that ii has not yet out
lived. The fact that he had fallen by the
hand OF the assassin only tended to M
trnsify the public grief, and to add TO
the gloom Which settled upon the pOpu-
lar heart. But to non WAS the calamity
s o painful, and upon nom were It's traces
S o continuous and marked, as his immc-
date family and intimate personal
friends. The nation put on the garb OF
mourning. to be worn off by time or eff
faced by the rapid succession of great
national events but the hearts OF his
family were pierced, deeply and etcrnally.
Especially was this true with his widow
and oldest sou, the former of whom, at
mind. In fact, the effect was visible III
her subsequent life and conduct, which
time seemed to heighten and increase.
The death of Il son was II of the infiic-
tons which her mind, then failing, was
soon called upon to endure. Travel,
change of scenes and associations, the
best Of medical care, ill failed to arrest
the prcmonitions OF Il failing mind. The
lavish affection of her children, the
consolation of her. friends, and the
nations sympathy, failed to arrest the
symptoms of insanity or to Tighten her
mind of the immense burden it was tot
tering beneath. She continued to de
cline, not only i'll vigor of mind, but i'll
physical condition, nothing seeming to
avail her III her grief and declining
years.
SO feeble had become the state of her
mind, and as It consequence so eccentric
her nature and habits OF life, that, Sat
Urday last, Il council of the leading ply
sicians Of the city and her personal
friends WAS held to consider what was
best to be done for her. She was stop
ping ut the Grand Pacific Hotel, and
from the uncertainty of hey demeanOr it
was felt that something was Necessary to
be done 20 protect her life from herOwn
hands, and to secure her from bodily
harm.
The result of the council WAS Al agrcc-
mcnt 20 petition Judge Wallace, of tie
County Court, to make al order OF war
rant and venire to try the question OF
her sanity. The warrant WAS accord
| incIy iss1cd Yesterday. when = inrv.
! composed of DI. S. G.. Blake. c.. B. Far
well. G.. VI. Henderson. s. NJ. Moore, l..
T. CAGE. II. G. Durald. 4. +. Parkbnr,t.
William Stewart. ID. Il. Cameron. !. 4.
Mason. J. McGreeor Adams, and Thos.
CoroswelI. WAS inpannI.d O rtb.sadtriaI
and Mrs. Mary lincoln WAS lrouoLt
info roIlrt Tho unfortunate lady an
tered the courtroom scarcely observed.
and certainly without her sad mission
beinn known ovcant bv tbn friends who
ACCOMPANIED her. and the large numbrr
Of witnesses who had been summoned
The lady was paIlid, her eve was watcry
and eycited and hcr peneroI onnc,ronca
that Of one suffering from nervous cy-
element. Sis was attircd in = plain
black s,i-. and WAS Neat and comedy Of
,nnparonco In tbo Marty occo,r,,u,.
inc her was her son. whose every featnr.
w.s markod with sodpas. He o,.o.
TOO. were sntfuscJ with fears nc WON.
also those Of several others of the party,
Tie persons entering the courtroom had
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