This is an account of the capture of an escaped patient from Mont Park Mental Hospital from the South Bourke and Mornington Journal of April 30, 1914. The work Lunatic has now gone out of fashion to describe a person who is mentally ill. According to the Oxford Dictionary the word Lunatic comes from the Old French lunatique, from late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna '‘ moon’ ' (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity).
South Bourke and Mornington Journal of April 30, 1914.
Trooper Maher, is Stephen Maher, listed in the 1914, 1919 and 1924 Electoral Rolls as living at Pakenham. His occupation is listed as Constable. His wife was Bridget Catherine (nee Ryan). There is an interesting account, below, of Constable Maher having his horse taken from him, sounds like it was a bureaucratic decision made without any consultation - so no change there in 100 years.
Dandenong Advertiser of May 7 1914
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88355315
South Bourke and Mornington Journal of 17 June 17, 1920,
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66198261