Salt Lake Herald | 1900-03-13 | Page 3 | Police Are Much Puzzled over Disposition of Wah Hong

POLICE ARE MUCH PUZZLED OVER DISPOSITION OF WAll WAH W AU HONG What will become of oC Wah Hong the Chinaman whose case has brought Salt Lake citizens to the real realization realIzation realization that the lack of an emergency hospital for indigents is a disgrace to the city He will die sooner or later but the authorities are up a tree on the question of 0 his hi care until that time tune Hong laid about the streets often olten sleeping In the for several weeks until the police felt obliged to take him in But in his diseased and unclean condition there was a hue and cry crY about confining him in the jail with other prisoners and finally he was wag wa re released released leased Again he wandered about sleeping in alley ways and on door doorsteps doorsteps steps and again the police took him into custody For three days he has lain lalI out in lb the jail yard in the hot at af afternoon sun throwing oil oft sickening odors odor reaching everybody who ho ad aa aai adI advances i I vances within several yards of him himAs himA As Ae A a last resort Jailer Kimball yes yesterday laid the case before Chairman Whitaker of the board of county countS com commissioners missioners The latter said ald he could not put the man in the infirmary be because because because cause of hIs hIB condition but Mr ker her believes Relieves that Hong has a nephew I in town who ia is I well able to support him and an effort will be made to tomake tomake tomake I make him do so no