The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-26
HIS MIND WEAKENING.
Charles the Merchant
Has Serious Malady.
EXAMINED IN THE PROBATE COURT

| Today for InBauitY-A Guardian 20 BE
| Appointed to Look After His Bus
mess.
Mr. Charles Bauerschmitt, proprietor
| of the Boston shoe store at Oil Kansas
avenue, ia insane and will be taken to the
state asylum this afternoon
Mr.. Bauerschmitt, who has been one of
| Topeka's most enterprising and success
| full business men during the last few
years. has been gradually losing his mind
since last spring and at o'clock Satur-
| day afternoon it became necessary to
have him locked up in the county jail.
This morning Mr Bauerschmitt had
his bearing for insanity before Judge j.
| G. Wood in the probate court, and the
| Jury which was impaneled to try the
case found that he was insane and re-
commended that he be sent to the asylum
! for treatment
Although Mr. Bauerschmitt has been
considered not exactly clear in mind since
last spring, when he had a spell of sick
/ n ss his wife and son and the business
men of his acquaintance have been
watching his movements very closely.
and it was not until Saturday afternoon,
when he announced his intention to move
his store at once to Springfield, No, that
| he was pronounced really crazy.
He has been in business in Topeka
several years. When he first came here
he conducted store for Leavenworth
man, but during the last four years has
| been doing business for himself and has
made money.
After his sickness last spring he be-
came dissatisfied with his business in
| Topeka and talked about selling out
| HIS son, George Nj. Bauerschmitt, a
young man 10 years old who has been in
! business with his father, when ques-
/ ~
: fathers actions said: "Father has not
been right since he was sick. He has
| been melancholy and would sit about
| the store for hours at time paying no
! attention to customers, while before his
sickness he was always Oh the alert for
! business and was a splendid salesman
| Hea is good business man and has made
money in Topeka.
sit is true that business hasn't been as
good this summer as it had been, but we
| have not lost any money, but he has all
the time talked about losing his business
| Once he offered to sell his entire stock
! to Tanner Bros. for 81 900, and the next
day offered to take $500 for it, while at
the time he had over $4,000 worth of
! goods in the store
| HE has been running around all sum-
| mer taking trips to different towns look
| ing fer location, he said. He was at
/
there, and not long ago he rented a room
! in Kansas City, and had a notice put up
on the door that he wonld occupy the
! building.
Last week when he got home from
Omaha he rented a room at Springfield,
Mo-, by telegraph, and Saturday after
noon said he was going to move to
! Springfield right away He got down
| lot of boxes in the back room and COM
menced packing goods in them for ship
ment. When we fonnd we could not
| stop him in any other way and he would
| not listen to US, we had him locked up.
ga few weeks ago he went over to
LeavenweEth and offered to work for Mr..
Brown, his old employer, for his board
! and clothes"
DR.. J. P. Lewis who attended him
when he was sick last spring, was in
court this morning and said that during
his sickness Mr.. Bauerschmitt showed
symptoms of losing his mind and gave it
a. his opinion that he is not capable of
handling his business.
When the other witnesses had been
examined DR.. W. s. Lindsey, who was
on the jury, asked Mr. Bauerschmitt
some questions.
Among other things he asked: "Mr.
Bauerschmitt, do you realize what is
going on here; do you understand what
| this means?"
Job, am all right This don't worry
me none I am able to take care of my
| business, and don't you forget it. You
can bet old man Bauerschmitt knows
what he is about All / want is custom
ers, and lots of them, and that is what l
am going to have, and don't you forget
it."
What about this story that you wanted
to sell your stock for $1,000, and then for
$500?'
"Thats all right; I did it. I was a
little off then, l guess, but am all right
now since 1 have been going to Excel
sior Springs. never felt better in my
life than do this morning. Why have
gained forty pounds in six weeks"
would you sell your stock for $1,000
now?"
"You bet wouldn't; not for sixteen of
'em."
"sixteen HUNDRED dollarsP'
"No; sixteen thousand dollars"
"Why is your stock worth SO much
more now than it was then?"
because have been getting in more
goods"
.'How about the statement that you
offered to work for that Leavenworth
man for your board and cIothes?"
''Oh, that's all right l wanted job"
'tW ssn't that remarkable offer for .
man of your ability?"
Eyes, but l wanted to make sure
thing"
When the examination was concluded
the jury recommended that guardian
be appointed to take charge of the BUSH
ness, and that Nr. BaUerschmitt be sent
to the asylum for treatment
Mrs. Bauerschmitt and her son said
they thought they could take care of Mr..
Bsuerschmitt by sending him to Excel
sior Springs for treatment if the court
would appoint a guardian who would
have control of the business,
Carpets. Carpets. Carpets.
Rugs, curtains and household special
ties on easy payments.