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Show A CHINAMAN DECAPITATED. Sing Lee's Head Severed From His Body by an Insane Man. Puovo, May 1. Special.! A decap- itatiou act occurred at tho asylum for the insane at this place yesterday. Sing Lee, a demented Chinaman, was beheaded by a crazy man named Alma Pratt. Tho Chinaman's head was cut off by Pratt, who had a razor in his hand. . , . Fred Jones, an ; attendant who a month ago handed in his resignation, to take effect today, was getting his effects together to leave. About 9 o'clock he shaved himself aud tied up his shaving utensils in a handkerchief. Then he stepped to the washroom for a moment. On Jones'., disappearance Pratt grabbed tho razor aud rushed to the dining room, where the Chinaman was washing dishes. Pratt grabbed him round the neck, aud slashing with the razor, cut tha Chinaman's left ear in two and completely severed the jus;-larvein. jus;-larvein. Attendants quickly jumped ou Pratt and took away the razor. Alma Pratt is a sou of Apostle Parley Par-ley P. Pratt, who had a stock farm neat-Salt neat-Salt Lake, and had a revelation that he was to build a road up Ensign peak, and was continually petitioning the Salt Lako City council about it. Ho also submitted a water scheme to the couueil not long ago. Ho was sent to the asylum Jauuary 31 last, and is acred forly-hvo. He seems to have looked ou the Chinaman with great aversion, as he tried to kill him with a broom, and half an hour before the tragedy tried to grab an awl from an attendant, presumably to assault the Chinaman. The insane man tried to commit suicide a few days ago by jumping into a well about ten feet deep. |