Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-04-19 | Page 13 | Hog Raiser is Examined as to Sanity

HOG RAISER IS I EXAMINED AS TO SANITY Numerous complaints from neighbors neigh-bors living ou Washington avenue north of the city limits have been received by the sheriff during the past lew days and as a result Henry Lir-on a farmer who specialises on hog raising, has been placed under arrest and is being examined as to I his sanity Neighbors stated that he had threatened threat-ened to kill them and that the condition con-dition In which he permits his ranch to remain is a disgrace to the community. com-munity. Sanitary Inspector George Shorten it stifled at the sanity hearing held at I the court house last evening The Inspector had found occasion to visit the bog ranch of Larson after reports from neighbors that the place was 8 , disease breeding spot. At the last ; visit to the farm, when the cholera 1 quarantine was placed upon the place. I Larson threatened to kill the inspec-tor inspec-tor and the state official who had i been sent up to Investigate Since the quarantine was placed. Mr Shorten declares that Larson has disposed of hogs from his form which is a felonv and is punishable by im- Iprlsonmenl In the state prison Neighbors In that vicinity have complained for several days at b: ravings of Larson and have Protest -,,1 against the insanitary conditions at the ranch. This afternoon the exam, nut 101, is L.-ing ront limed by a lunacy board consisting of Drs Esrs Rich and K R Dumke and Judge Harris.