Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-11
KNIGHTS TRIAL.
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he would then be better. He could MOI
sleep at this time. He complained OF
! confused feeling ana tightness in hi
head. Snn got prescription for hin
for his insomania. She remembered
the number of the prescription as ii
had been filed many times. 1t was
numbered 9SG4 She always Kept this
prescription in the house and when
Bradford could not sleep gave him som
of it. She knew also that he had taken
Sulforal frequently for sleepleSsneSS
she has known him to take 70 grains
of this drug at one time in order To gei
sleep.
He began 70 take these drugs after
h. returned from the hospital. They
were taken three or four times a week
sometimes. Trere would be times when
h did not need them and then The sp l~
would come IN him when he could not
sleep without the aid Of drugs. An
other remedy used was wet towel
around Ills head Kept as cold as il could
be. Re had slept more nights in the
Yea. with the towel around his head
than he had without it,
After the first few days Of this sick
ness he began to have crying spells
He had these when he was feeling bad
ana was not sleeping wCll. When h
had these spells ~ seemed to think thai
he was doomed ana felt bad about his
children. MT wanting to die ana leave
thom
he also talked about being ut tn
insane asylum ana said that ~ was
doomed IT, did lie had tn cryiu Z
spells almost every day after hc rr-
Jurncd from the hospital. She dil nol
Know any cause for them. H. said that
Ii" VA doomed to hell. H. always nan
this feeling ana il was a frequent thin~
fur him III nakr this remark about he-
INK doomed. He also talked about rc-
turning To thr hospital. she did not
allow him ID talk about this. il III
could prevent it, bur always change:
thc subject ana turned MS cnnVcrsatipd
intn other channels. tie often talked
about people thinking that H. was in-
sane He generally aid not want M
meet people. ANA if callers came to Inv
house hr would leave the room SUD
denly without ans excuse she nan
tina him tp brace III wh-n m" SAINT
iN''i''- '''i'7 "
Snclallr. IL hai tN!dchtlN t-" t' I'LL
this but had not succeeded. fr Spok'
~ was insane. This was more notice
abI, during the past two years
lie was subject to Authorizations. II
the fan of 1888 ~ had MT been feeling
wen for Whil". tnc DAY ~ was lN!A@
On The sofa ana made peculiar noiT
which attracted her attention She
asked him what TIA" trouble WAS an
ne replied, ION, it was awful. awful
Didn't YOU Sce It'll? That light through
th. utc+,r,.p II WA bcckoning Ia mr. N
nr.a ~ tba niabt III asked her If III.
VIII rot boar tha mis-. ANA she said
INA ..D;dn.t UNI brnr i+r.. W. asked.
.D;d7,t .-ou hraI That ynicua~ HI sa:d
tb.t II u-ae Minnie calling IL him. II
af.o comniatnad " seeing lights nash.
III MA said that i family WAS stand
ina around his Ill nights tormeatine
him. These. he said. were thu Slualle
one time he came into the house ana
kicked a chair. which was IN his way,
across Tie room. Hc then took 4
cricket and tossed it w to the top uf
thr room ana then kicked Id. She in
dn,a1 bir, \, HUI dn;yn a,1l uutFiur ho-
Md AZ bie head fnuud that If WAY
,nrv bot Sbe hathed IT III cold water.
IT, c,,,,nI,inad VA his ho,l being coa-