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LOSTFMrs. Charlotte H. Chrisman Committed to Newberry byCounty Judge-Nervous Trouble Brings on TemporaryInsanity—Wandered Away From Home onSeveral OccasionsTtPHli©1Clblt;Is Oilbert Lebault, the aged Gardon resident, who lies in the county jail, awaiting his trial on a charge of14-ytar-old Ruby Kelly,assaultinginsane ?Or if not afflicted with real insanity is he so mentally weak that he Is not capable of knowing right from wrong and therefore a fit subject for the hotlie of the feeble minded.Several days ago Lebault waived examination in Garden City and the justice promptly bound him over to the circuit court. From the moment of his arrival in the county jail, his peculiar actions have attracted theattention of the jail authorities and considerable doubt is expressed as to his sanity. *For hours at a time he sits in his cell gazing abstractly into space, while on other .occasions performs acts which might, be credited to a ten year old child.Yesterday for the first time he consulted legal counsel the attorney being Lawyr Clancy. Appearing to understand but partly the crime with which he is charged, Lebault admlttdhis acquaintance with the young childbut denied being guilty of any crime.It is certain that the case will be tried at the next term of courtlt; lt;oitiaftcii nojtluMflPnUTWIPT ELIZA LASALLE
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Escanaba Morning Press
Escanaba, Michigan, US
Fri, Oct 22, 1909
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