 From 1845 the results of these autopsies were recorded in detail by Dr Hitchman.John Conolly took up residence as the third superintendent on 1 June 1839.In April 1839, Serjeant-at-law John Adams, one of the Visiting Justices of the asylum and a founding member and first chairman of Legal & General, suggested that Conolly visit the Lincoln Asylum and see the system operated by Robert Gardiner Hill.