The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1919-11-11
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Conducts Case Against
Herbert Conner
BROUGHT HERE FROM
HAMPTON, VIRGINIA
First Case OF Kind In Knox
County; Other Court
House Notes

At the instance Of the War Risk
Insurance Bureau and the State Board
of Administration. Herbert Conner, a
soldier, was adjudged insane In the
probate court of Knox county Friday
afternoon and was ordered conveyed
to the state hospital, Columbus,
The whole proceeding was very un.
usual and was the first. ever brought
in the Knox county court. ~
Corners home was formerly In
Springfield, Ohio. where he enlisted
in Co. C, 70. Field Artillery. He served
in the great war and was in Fr6nce
several months. !. ~
Just recently he returned ito the
United States, but his condition was
such that he was sent to a government
hospital at Hampton. Va. According
the the officers there, Conner is Isuf.
fering from insanity in the. worst
form. He threatened to kill several
officers, according to the information
brought to light in the medical exam.
nation.
The War Risk Insurance Bureau
took up the case owing to the fact
that he carried large insurance pol
icy and the reason for sending the
case to the Knox county court, was
that Conner named as the beneficiary.
in his, insurance policy, his sister.
Mrs. Ora Denney, who resides near
Gambler, Knox. county.
On Friday afternoon Robert l..
Hughes, Of the Medical Department,
United States army. arrived in Mt.
Vernon with Conner. The patient
was taken Immediately before Probate
Judge wilkins where an afidavit in
lunacy was filed. The medical ex'
spjnation was conducted By Pr, John
r. Claypool and Dr.J M. Pumphrey
Conner was adjudged insane By Judge
wilkins and was ordered conveyed "a
the state hospital, Columbus. Il
Conners sister, Mrs. Denney, was
present at the hearing. Mrs. Denney
stated she could see no change In her
brother, but the officer FROM Aths
Hampton hospital stated Conner wai
suffering from the worst kind OF in
sanity. .cnG ~ -
Conner was taken to the state hos
pital, Columbus, by shertff Mosholde
on an evening train Friday. -
--O-l ..'y 5''t
Testimony SubmItted--- s'S't
When common pleas court adjourn
ed Friday evening over Sunday. th,
case OF Lee G. Davis vs.. James Scott
; executor. was still in progress.' Mos
of the testimony has been submitte'
and the arguments will be made whel
the case is resumed Monday morning
The next case on the assignment
: to be tried before the jury, 10 that o
; Geidel ct al. VS.. Levering Bros.
: Sale Reported
. A sale bill has been filed In probat
: court by c, w. Braddock and g. i
Braddock, executors of T. ]. Braddocl
1t shows the sum Of $1.2S2.S7 realize
from the sale.
v. 8. Army Discharge
Clair G. Bishop, a knox county so
dier. has filed his discharge for recor
i in the Office of the county recorder.
o. s..
! In the common pleas court Of kno
J. county the case OF Lee G.. Davis '
James Scott, executor OF Elliot
Schooler, was commenced Thursda
. afternoon before the jury. The cas-
is still occupying the attention OF tn
court and jury today and will not b
y finished until sometime Monday,
Plaintiff commenced action agains
= the executor to recover the sum {
80, GAG, which he alleges Is due hil
r for nursing and caring for the Ia,
q Elliott Schooler during his last sicl
I ness. Large quantities. OF clothin
II and undergarments were brought int
u court as evidence FRIDAY 10 snow u
d amount Of labor put in by the plai
tif's wife in taking care OF the ciot
e ing belonging to the late Ellio
It Schooler.
y The case Is being warmly contests
'f on both sides. L. G. Stilwell Is Il
q attorney for the plaintin ana Walt,
Sperry and Robert l.. Carr represel
y the defendant.
)r Answer Is Filed
In the case of q. c. Crider, :
OF Thomas Stone. an answer has be,
Of filed in the court OF common Pile
~ of Knox county. The defendant a
C. mits that on July Is. isis, he had