Joseph J Morlidge
Kentucky Post, Friday, 14 October 1904, page 5
CAUSED EXCITEMENT-The Campbell Circuit Court was interrupted Friday morning by Grocer W H Horner rushing in to swear out a warrant for the arrest of J B Mortlidge, who, he claimed, was trying to get a gun to kill him. The Sheriff was quickly dispatched and brought the aged man back with him in a peaceable manner.
Joseph Morlidge is one of the best looking men in Newport and his silver hairs show his age to be well advanced and he always wears a silk hat. He lives above Horner's grocery and Friday afternoon he created a consternation in the store. This is the second time it has occurred and he will be tried for lunacy in the afternoon.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 4 May 1904, page 5
THREATENED CLERKS-Joe Morlidge of Newport, was taken in Wednesday and will be tried for lunacy at 4 pm Wednesday in the Circuit Court. He went into Horner's grocery and threatened the lives of the clerks and acted in a violent manner. He owns that property and it was the place he made for. Horner telephoned for the police and they succeeded in getting him to the station. He has been tried before for lunacy and was sent to the asylum but got well enough to go home again.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 7 May 1904, page 5
SPELL CAST-Joseph Morlidge, 80, a prominent citizen of Newport, was adjudged to be of unsound mind in the Campbell County Court Friday afternoon by a jury. He asserted that a spell had been cast over him by persons in Newport. He has resided in Newport nearly all his life and a few days ago created a scene at Horner's grocery in Newport. Witnesses were John C Schroll, Judge Berry and R W Nelson.
The jury did not order him sent to the asylum as he has an estate valued at about $10,000 and the Court will appoint a committee for him and he will be placed in some private sanitarium. He is a widower, has no children, but has several grandchildren and other relatives.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, January 1, 1906, page 5
AGED MERCHANT-The body of Joseph Morledge (sic), 84, in which life had been extinct for some time, was found by his grandson, City Engineer Bailey Morlidge, late Saturday in his rooms 610 Monmouth-st. Newport. How long he had been dead before his body was found is not known. He had not been seen about town for nearly a week, but his relatives were not anxious as they thought he was visiting in Bethel, Ohio.
Morlidge, who was a widower, lived by himself. Saturday, his grandson, not having any word from the old gentleman, decided to effect an entrance to his rooms. The door was forced and Morlidge was found dead in his bed. There was no evidence of any struggle and his death had been a peaceful one. Coroner Higgins who reviewed the remains decided that death was due to paralysis of the heart.
The funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at the chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev J P Whitehead of the First Presbyterian Church, officiated.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 2 January 1906, page 5
DEATH-Coroner Higgins last verdict waas made in the case of Joseph Morlidge, who was found dead in bed at his home in Newport, on Saturday. The Coroner's opinion was that death was due to paralysis of the heart. The funeral took place yesterday, services being held at the chapel in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev J P Whitehead officiated. The remains were place in the family lot.