Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-08-06 | Page 8 | Hontz is Taken to Provo for Trial |

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Date	1915-08-06
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Hontz is Taken to Provo for Trial
Type	article
Date	1915-08-06
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	8
OCR Text	Show HONTZ IS TAKEN TO I PROVO FOR TRIAL '! ' Harry G. Ilnntz. who surrendered hlni-j! hlni-j! self to Patrolman W. F. Carey Wednes- dpy night and confessed to having ; wrecked the Denver & Rio Grande pas-i pas-i sentrer train nenr Sprin-ville Mondav, was ;J taken to Provo yesterday bv Thomas :i Hurge, special agent for the railroad company. com-pany. Inasniuoli as the wrecking of the (rain ' was in Utah county. It is bevond the jurisdiction of the local Authorities and the case has been turned over to Sheriff East of Provo and Agent Burge. That Hontz will be tried on a charge of insanity Is the prevailing opinion among authorities familiar with the case . If is pointed out that it would be im-! im-! possible to convict him on a felonv charge ! because of his self-asserted and apparent ., Insanity.
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