Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-06 | Page 5 | Recluse Known as 'Yellow Man' Dies at Cache Capital

I Recluse Known as Yellow y Man Mant Dies At Cache Capital Color of Garments Worn Gave Lars Nielsen His Most Distinctive Name Special to tv The nn LOGAN I OGAN Jan z The G.-The The yellow y IJ tan Man of oCLo Logan an called calle because of or his habit in former Cormer years rears of oC wearing clothing In which the thc yellow yet yel cl low predominated was burled to today today today to- to day after passing awa away January 1 i at the county count jail whither he lie had been taken that ho might bo 0 cared for properly while ill m. Ills death heath removes remo oho of oC the most unusual characters of or this eft city The Thc Yellow Mans Ians name was Lars Nielsen He lie was a veteran of tiC the war ar between his home country Denmark and Germany and at one oue onetime onetime time served as a missionary of the tho Mormon church in Denmark For years ears Nielsen was cared Corb for Cor forby forby b by the charitably inclined of ot the ward In which he lie lived Ills on only I companions were two dogs dos and a shotgun After he hc became seriously serious serious- ly 3 ill and was tul taken cn to th the jail for Cor treatment he consented to 10 the shooting of or one o of the tho dogs and gave ave the other othel awa away