Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-11-23
Committed to Napa.

Antonio Recheniello was taken t.
the Napa insane asylum by sheriff L.
K. Norman on Sunday last. After
an investigation by the medical ex.
aminers. he was duly pronounced in
sane. From the.record we CLEAN the
following concerning the grounds, OF
alleged mental ALTERATION to the ex-
tent that the accused is unable to
care for himself, and is unsafe to be
at large, requiring his treatment in a
state institution. This is really a
peculiar case, and demands some
notice. According to the record, the
attack began many years ago; and the
only predisposing cause is given as a
blow on the head with a Ieaden ball.
when he was six years old; he is now
Sc years OF age. The record does not
state whether the patient is noisy,
restless, violent, dangerous, destruc-
tive, incendiary, excited or depress-
ed, homicidal or suicidal. To these
inquiries the answer Is given: "Don't
know" Whether he has had any
previous attack, the same anwser is
recorded, but that he seemed to be
gradually getting r worse. Has no
excuses or bad habits; memory good,
sleeps poorly, no headache; cleanly
in bis person; no illusions; taste and
smell impaired, delusionssf The
sfacts indicating insanity are stated
as follows: ''ImaRines his neighbors
are trying to poison him, destroying
his property and trying to kill him;
believes in spirits. - His property
consists Of 100 acres of land valued at
$1,000 situated about 6 miles north
east OF jackson, he has one horse and
COW of no value. His property is
bringing in no income, and further
more it is stated that he is In debt.
In this financial condition 1t is re-
corded that he is able to pay $40 per
month for his support.
The writer has known the alleged
insane person ever since he has been
in the county. He was eccentric and
peculiar in his ideas and ways when
he came here, as far as he can see, he
Is no more SO now, lie Is super
stitious, intensely devout In his re-
ligious notions, and might we'll be
called religious crank. Still, he
has always appeared to be harmless.
Has never injured any one, and does
not seem to be disposed that way.
He has had an experience In securing
government title to his homestead OF
16O acres that no other man in Anna
dor county has gone through. He |
contested the homestead right of the |
one who filed thereon before him,
and was successful, although the case
was appealed to the court of last |
resort-the secretary-o the interior.
Such was the Importance of the land |
involved. He won at every point.
He values his homestead as much as
any settler In Amador county, and !
mas managed to exc out precarious
living thereon. Such Is his deposit
ton, that to be separated from his (
home, is more likely to prey upon his
weak mind than anything else that
could be done to him. Whatever
peculiar ideas he has are fixed, and
not likely to be cured by treatment.
1t would be the greatest calamity that
,ould befall him, II as the outcome OF
his commitment, he should lose the
little home. which in face of much
oppositionihe. has secured for himself.
he came from Missouri and has
children living In that state. Let us
hope he will speedily be released and
allowed to live his lonely, but to him
enjoyable life, on his little farm.