Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-19 | Page 1 | Street Praying Not Insanity Sign

STREET PRAYING NOT INSANITY SIGN I EUREKA Cal March 19 CAP A AP I Praying on the streets is pot not lot an evidence of 01 insanity it has been legally decided b by the superior court of Humboldt county Tony Mack who was brought brough t to Eureka from Fortuna by Constable L. L F. F Crowe Croweon on a charge of ot Insanity because he prayed praed for five hours on on the streets o of Alton was yesterday esterday discharged as 35 sane b by Judge Juds-e Murray In the examination of ot Mack it de developed developed developed de- de that he has haR been ill and he told the court that his fasting fasting- and prayer hiM greatly improved his health In answer to questions questions questions ques ques- by the physicians he cited the Instances where lasting fasting is js prescribed pre pre- scribed by certain medical cults for forthe forthe forthe the cure of ot disease and the further fact that pra prayer er is often otten resorted to totor for tor the same purpose The legality of ot his praying on the street he answered answered answered an an- b by caning calling attention to the Salvation Arm Army whose officers and members pray regularly on the street and are not arrested there there- for After Ills his release Mack again went vent back to his devotions on the street corner