Bio: Shean, Ed
(insanity commitment - 1915)
Contact: Ann Stevens
Email: sdann88@yahoo.com
Surnames: Burns, Handke, Shean
----Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/18/1915
Shean, Ed (insanity commitment - 15 MAR 1915)
About ten days ago Ed Burns was committed to the county jail from Colby to serve
out a 30-day sentence for vagrancy. Monday Burns developed an acute form of
insanity and was committed to the Mendota Hospital where he was taken Tuesday by
Sheriff Handke and Otto Handke. He is violently insane, but during lucid moments
he claimed his name was Ed Shean and that his mother lived at 1660 N. Ashland
Ave., Chicago. What is particularly more startling, however, is the fact that he
is said to have stated Monday that he had committed a very grave crime, but the
nature of it could not be ascertained from him by the officials, neither could
they get anything definite as to his former residence or occupation. Sheriff
Handke wired to Chicago and the police there located Mrs. Shean and the
officials here are now waiting to hear from Chicago again.
It is thought very probable that Burns or Shean has committed some crime and
that it has weighed so heavily on his mind that he has gone insane over it.
There is considerable mystery attached to the circumstance which it is hoped to
clear up within a few days.
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