The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-30
YOUNG CRfMSHAW IS
DECLARED INSANE
Commission Of Lmnacy Commits Him
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. On Head
Adjudged TO Have Been I'm
portAnt Factor.
March 80. 1917.

The following statement of facts
relative to the case OF s. D. Crenshaw.
Jr.. was on yesterday furnished this
paper:
Promptly after the arrest of his
son. Mr.. s. D. Crenshaw. Sr., employ
ed counsel to look after the interests
Of his son. charged with having COM
mitted the serious offenses while at
the University Of Virginia. heretofore
referred to In the newspapers.
mr.. Crenshaw stated his position
in the matter to be that he wanted
the exact truth to be brought out If
his son was in fact guilty of the Of
lenses charged against him and de-
served punishment, he desired that
the law be permitted to take its
course without the interposition of
legal technicalities; on the other
his acts. as he believed him to be.
ne desired that he be dealt with as
the law prescribes In such cases
Young Crenshaw on his arrival in
this city was placed under the care
and observation OF DR.. 3. r. Tucker,
at his sanitarium In this city, where
he has been since March 8, last His
past history and his mental condi-
ton have been fully Investigated. In
his work. DR.. Tucker has been as
sisted by DR.. Hall OF the Westbrook
aAnitarium, and DR.. A. s. Priddy.
superintendent OF the state institution
for the feeble-minded and epileptics.
near Lynchburg. has been called In
consultation. The concurring opin-
ion OF these eminent specialists is
that young Crenshaw Is undoubtedly
insane and irresponsible for his acts
and should. for his own welfare and
that OF the public. be restrained.
Accordingly. lunacy commissl on
was appointed. consisting OF Justice
of the Peace J. A. Purdie. DR.. James
c. King. formerly superintendent OF
Marion. and DR.. w. T. Oppenhimer,
general surgeon OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio. and Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railway COM
panies. and formerly chairman Of the
board OF health OF this city. They
held their inquisition today and their
unanimous finding was that young
Crenshaw In insane and irresponsible.
and should be confined in an asylum
for the insane: he has accordingly
been committed to the state hospital
for the insane at Williamsburg. and
II now in the custody OF the sergeant
OF this city, to be there delivered as
soon n practicable.
Tho commemorative attorney OF
Albemarie. Hon. r. T. W. Duke. Jr..
WAS fully advised OF the contemplated
proceedings and invited to be present.
though he did not attend.
1.-THE commissions finding viii be
laid in due course before the circuit
court OF Albemarle county for such
action thereon ~ TO that court may
seem proper.
TT developed In the course OF the
Investigation that young Crenshaw
had during hts lifetime met with three
serious blows on his head. As the re-
suit Of one Of them, he was carried
to Johns Hopkins hospital in the year
1911 and there. while desperately Ill.
his life almost despaired Of. he was
operated upon and a largo section OF
his skull removed. These accidents
ana the fact that the operation at
Johns Hopkins gave only temporary
relief. 10 thought to be the principal
exciting cause Of hts present condi-
ton"