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Show LEE YU MAY BE A GOVERNMENT CHARGE Deputy Sheriff Steele arrested Lee Yu, a Chinaman, at Ogden Thursday and brought him to Salt Lake Thursday Thurs-day night. The Chinaman is a maniac and has had to be put in a straitjacket in order to keep him from doing himself him-self injury. There was a charge of assault against the man. who is over 50 years old, but this was dismissed by City Judge Whittaker Friday morning, as the man is irresponsible. A nice question of Jurisdiction has been raised over the care of the man, as the State officials claim that the t'r.ited States is responsible for him. nnd an effort may be made to have him removed to a Government asylum. Lee Yu has been in this country for a number of ye;:rs. his "Chuckchee." or certificate Knowing that he was 37 years old when he entered, but it is not known whether this will affect the Jurisdiction Ju-risdiction of the Government or not. |