The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-17
Joseph IL. Deane, Sent to Asy-
lum, Has Fortune.
Had Over 81, 200 in Cash When
Arrested in Topeka.
WAS KANSAS PIONEER
Lived at Council Grove in Over.
land Stage Days.
Lost $4,000 in Failure Of Cross
Bank at EmpOria.

It has been discovered that Joseph II.
Deane. the old man who was taken
from the New Empire hotel in this city,
and sent to the state insane asylum here
last week, has property to the value of
$50. 600. and possibly more. When search
ed at the jail 5000 in bills and $500 in 2
per cent government bonds were found
sewed into his clothing.
The Identity of Deane has been fully
| esta blished by T. T. Doran of this city,
who was we'll acquainted with him when
he lived at Council Grove over 20 years
ago
Mr. Deane's insanity is manifested by
the hallucination that doctors are con-
spring to cut his head off. He is very
old man. his age being somewhere be-
tween 80 ana 80. He had two brothers.
John and Patrick. who formerly lived
in Morris county, Kansas. but who when
last heard of lived in Michigan.
Probate Judge Mason, of Emporia, re-
| eeived the following letter this week
which serves to place Mr.. Deane in COM
munication with his friends:
Judge of Probate, Emporia, Kan:
Dear Sir. The sad news of the condi-
ton OF my uncle reached me today.
| Please see that he has good care. I will
wire you in a few days what to do. He
has relatives, but We have been unable
to find any traces Of Joseph H. Deane
until today. Sad as it Is. 1 am in hopes
with good care he may improve. Hoping
that you will take a personal interest in
him until some arrangements can be
made to go to him, am, very respect
fully, JULIA H. DEsA N f.
eowosso. A4ieh.,'
Judge Mason came to Topeka yester-
day to consult with Probate Judge Fa-
! gan. and show him the letter from Miss
Dean who seems to be employed in the
public schools at Owosso. as the letter
was written on city school paper.
Judge Pagan has appointed DR. s. A.
/ Johnson as guardian for Mr.. Deane, and
Ferry & Deran as attorneys for the
guardian.
T. r Doran gives the following in
formation concerning Mr.. Deane
When I was boy, living at Council
Grove, I used to know Mr.. Deane. He
was at that time an old man. AS
grew older I became personally ac-
quainted with him. Up to about 1880.
he worked in Council Grove as a shoe
maker, and amassed a fortune at the
| business He owned large farms in
Chase county, and was well known at
Council Grove, Emporia and Elmdale.
he had business interests throughout
/ Chase, Lyon, and Morris counties.
He quit the shoe business about 1880.
and commenced to live on the interest
of his money. and his rents lost track
of him, and did not know he was here in
Topeka till he was arrested for insan-
ity. He had been living here in Topeka
for year and had apparently tried to
!
/ think he was probably not quite right
in his mind during the whole tine. He
had a room at the New Empire house,
and spent all his time there
Mr.. Deane had about $4,000 in the
Cross bank at Emporia when 1t failed
and has since been paid back about sc
per cent of that sum. This is the only
money 1 ever heard of his losing.
4 think that Deane is probably worth
twenty or thirty thousand dollars
There is some hope, I believe, that he
will recover from his insanity. He has
always lived a temperate and careful
life, and is in good physical condition
He must be between 80 and so years OF
age.
Mr.. Deane was never married. /
think he has no relatives except his
! brothers and their families"
Mr.. Deane was born in Kings county
ireland. and was educated in a Catholic
parochial school near his home. His
parents were very poor, and had a
hard time giving their children any
educational advantages About a year
ago Mr. Deane sent 81, 900 to the pa
rochial school where he was educated
and I believe that it was his intention
to leave all his money to the school,"