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Show STRANGER IS " , FOUND INSANE John ServeU Picked' Up By Provo Police in First i Ward Pasture In an isolated spot in the First ward pasture south of this city, with his hat and coat by his side, a man who gave" his name as John Scrvcll, 44, was found in the attitude of prayer Sunday by Chief of Police Wren Wilkins. As the chief approached ap-proached and asked him what he was doing Serwell declared that he was being examined by a group of celestial beings who were going to determine whether or not he was fit to meet his Maker. . ; , "Where are you from?" was the chief's query. The officer was told that Servell was from Illinois, and that he was not yet a citizen of the United States, the officer gaining gain-ing the impression that the stranger was of Swedish descent. "Aren't you hungry V Chief Wilkins then asked ' "No, I am not hungry," wras the man's reply. "I don't have to eat, God will take enre of me." Apparently not possessed of the same faith as Servell, or at least a sufficient amount of it to think the unfortunate man would be cured for, Chief Wilkins took him to the cotitity Jail for further investigation. investiga-tion. Servell no doubt will be taken before be-fore the sanity board where he will be examined for his sanity. An effort ef-fort will be made to locate his relatives, rela-tives, and if none are found Chief Wilkins states he will, in all probability, proba-bility, be deported 1" his native land. |