Homicide at Rochester State Hospital, 1889
Bibliography
"Attendants Examined." Rochester Post and Record, November 11, 1902.
"District Court." Stillwater Messenger, November 23, 1877.
"Evening of Testimony." Rochester Post and Record, November 14, 1902.
"Hospital Investigation." Rochester Post, October 4, 1889.
"Inquest Continues." Rochester Post and Record, November 12, 1902.
"Inquest Continues." Rochester Post and Record, November 13, 1902.
"The Inquest Ends." Rochester Post and Record, November 15, 1902.
"Inquiry at Asylum." Rochester Post and Record, November 10, 1902.
"Insane Hospital Report and Investigation." Rochester Post, June 14, 1889.
"Killed a Man: the Asylum at Rochester the Scene of a Cold-Blooded Murder." St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 2, 1889.
"Killed by Attendants." Rochester Post, June 7, 1889.
"The Killing of Combs." Rochester Post, June 28, 1889.
"A Nameless Crime." Stillwater Messenger, June 15, 1877.
Minnesota State Board of Corrections and Charities. Third Biennial Report of the State Board of Corrections and Charities to the Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Company, 1889.
——— . Fourth Biennial Report of the State Board of Corrections and Charities to the Legislature of Minnesota. Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith Printers, 1891.
"New Methods of Treating Insane at Rochester." St. Paul Globe, February 23, 1902.
Patient case books, 1879–1903
Rochester State Hospital (Minn.)
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See patient casebook number eight containing information about the personal and medical history of Taylor Combs, compiled during his residency at Rochester State Hospital.
Records of Governor William Merriam, 1888–1901, (bulk 1888–1893)
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gov025.xml
Description: Governor Merriam's papers contain the proceedings of the committee tasked with investigating Taylor Combs's death.
"Report of the Grand Jury." Rochester Post, June 21, 1889.
Stout, Christopher C. "The Early History of Rochester State Hospital, 1878–1901." PhD thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2002.
"Whitewash Brush Used: Verdict of the Coroner's Jury on the Death of Halm at Rochester Asylum." St. Paul Globe, November 15, 1902.
Chronology
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1872
1877
1887
April 1, 1889
April 4, 1889
May 30, 1889
June 1889
June 27, 1889
Septem-ber 16, 1889
November 7, 1902
November 14, 1902
Bibliography
"Attendants Examined." Rochester Post and Record, November 11, 1902.
"District Court." Stillwater Messenger, November 23, 1877.
"Evening of Testimony." Rochester Post and Record, November 14, 1902.
"Hospital Investigation." Rochester Post, October 4, 1889.
"Inquest Continues." Rochester Post and Record, November 12, 1902.
"Inquest Continues." Rochester Post and Record, November 13, 1902.
"The Inquest Ends." Rochester Post and Record, November 15, 1902.
"Inquiry at Asylum." Rochester Post and Record, November 10, 1902.
"Insane Hospital Report and Investigation." Rochester Post, June 14, 1889.
"Killed a Man: the Asylum at Rochester the Scene of a Cold-Blooded Murder." St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 2, 1889.
"Killed by Attendants." Rochester Post, June 7, 1889.
"The Killing of Combs." Rochester Post, June 28, 1889.
"A Nameless Crime." Stillwater Messenger, June 15, 1877.
Minnesota State Board of Corrections and Charities. Third Biennial Report of the State Board of Corrections and Charities to the Legislature of Minnesota. St. Paul: Pioneer Press Company, 1889.
——— . Fourth Biennial Report of the State Board of Corrections and Charities to the Legislature of Minnesota. Minneapolis: Harrison & Smith Printers, 1891.
"New Methods of Treating Insane at Rochester." St. Paul Globe, February 23, 1902.
Patient case books, 1879–1903
Rochester State Hospital (Minn.)
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
Description: See patient casebook number eight containing information about the personal and medical history of Taylor Combs, compiled during his residency at Rochester State Hospital.
Records of Governor William Merriam, 1888–1901, (bulk 1888–1893)
State Archives Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul
http://www2.mnhs.org/library/findaids/gov025.xml
Description: Governor Merriam's papers contain the proceedings of the committee tasked with investigating Taylor Combs's death.
"Report of the Grand Jury." Rochester Post, June 21, 1889.
Stout, Christopher C. "The Early History of Rochester State Hospital, 1878–1901." PhD thesis, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2002.
"Whitewash Brush Used: Verdict of the Coroner's Jury on the Death of Halm at Rochester Asylum." St. Paul Globe, November 15, 1902.