Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-05-03 | Page 8 | New Institution Needed |

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Date	1905-05-03
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	New Institution Needed
Type	article
Date	1905-05-03
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	8
OCR Text	Show New Institution Needed. - The need of a State institution for the care of feeble-minded persons was made evident yesterday during the hearing of insanity charges against Miss Emm Slney. She was examined in Judge Armstrong's Arm-strong's court yesterday by County Physician Phy-sician Whitney and Assistant County Physician Osterman. After hearing the evidence the physicians declared that she was not Insane, but was feeble minded. mind-ed. At present there Is no place In Utah for the care of such" persons. As the woman wo-man could not be adjudged insane the court was obliged to discharge her. "There should be a place provided for such persons," per-sons," said Judge Armstrong. "It Is not right to allow persons who are Irresponsible Irresponsi-ble to roam about. Some sort of an institution in-stitution will have to be provided sooner or later for the care of the feeble minded of the State."
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