Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1914-02-06
MAvPIN BACK TO ASYLUM.
Recently ParoIed Insane Man Again
Becomes Violent

Becomes vioIsnt.
Oscar Maupin, the Comanche town
ship farmer who was adjudged insane
and taken to the asylum at Topeka
shortly before christmas, aud who
was paroled from that institution
about three weeks ago, became yio-
lent again last week and ON Sunday
afternoon was again taken into. Gus.
tody, and was taken back to the asy.
lum by Sheriff Brown and Deputy Jo<
Goodwin the first of the week whore
he will now probably remain for somt
time.
After being taken to the asylum
the first time, Maupin succeeded N
convincing the officers Of the insu.
tuition Of his sanity by telling them,
that he simply had an ungovernablA
temper, and that It was on this &C,
count, aG be said he bad been tor>'
mented by some d his neighbdrs.
that he had gotten into his trouble.
and so sincerely and nationally djd
he talk on the subject, and. on hn
promises to stay away from In
neighbors and keep his temper, The
officers considered that he was q
titled to parole, but his sctiunA
since his release have been such q
to demonstrate that he was an uns
safe person to be at large whether b
WAS insane or not. =
Since coming back from the aeymm
1t Is reported that. at various timN
he has threatened to take the lives Il
some Of his neighbors, or to do them
other injury. for what he deemed
was his persecution In being taken
isharge Of the other time, and alto
gether conducted himself In such 4
manner that 1t was unsafe for any
OF the people Of his community to
meet him without being armed. On
Saturday he mounted one Of hia
horses and rode about the neighboc
hood threatening various persons, ard
1t was then that the complaint w&s
made to the officers that they again
take him in charge and see that he
was kept In safe keeping, and his &C.
tions ON Sunday were such as to
prove that the complaint was not
made too soon.
There was young lady working,
at the home, and on Sunday morning
Maupin proceeded to barricade her
in her room, mailing the doors shut
SO that she could not escape. Later
in the morning he killed a COW and
hog and twice set the barn afiIe,
but members OF the family extin.
guished 1t before 1t got a good salt
Upon the arrival CT Under Sheriff Ed
Brown, together with Deputies Arel
Wemmergren and Joe Goodwin, .AIau.
pin was at the barn aud made a run
for the house to get his gun, and it
is extremely fortunate that the off
GERS were able to head him off, for
undoubtedly II they had not the man
would have committed murder upon
them or some Of the members of his
family. AS 1t was, 1t took the urdA
ed efforts Of the three to sutdue
him and get him shackled so that Aa
could do no harm. After beins phc-
ed In jail he was QUIET until the a.
ficers started to take him to the @y.
lum, when he again started trouble,
but was quickly subdued.
Mauph has undergone a charge q
heart in many things since being ta,.
ken to the asylum the first tine
During the first trial he spoke very
bitterly against anyone who would
use liquor or tobacco, but ne new
chews tobacco and in a talk with .he
Democrat man a few days ago ex-
pressed the opinion that "gccd old
Missouri corn whiskey was one Of
the best things ever inyented-prob.
ably many Of our readers will agree
that Msupin's sanity was all right on
tn3 latter subject.
The man talks nationally at tim 8,
and when he Is not in one Of his
spells could easily convi-ce any.
one OF his sanity, but be Is liable to
lily on the handle at any minu'e.
and especially when he talks on v at
De- believes was his persecuticn. and.
the people Of the community vii un-
doubtedly sleep better at nipht,