Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-11-09 | Page 7 | Wife Pleads with Judge to Release Her Husband

WIFE PLEADS WITH JUDGE TO RELEASE RERKDSBli Andrew Putnam who was examined by a lunacy board Saturday evening and committed to the state mental hospital, was released today ou his own recognizance until such time as Judge Harris may make a final order respecting the commitment. Judge Harri9 was on the boar of examiners but was tiot in the city this morning so Judge Howell made the temporary order for release. The examination and commitment of Mr Putnam arose over a blow Inflicted In-flicted on his wife's wrist when she undertook to check him In the corporal cor-poral punishment of one of the children. chil-dren. Mrs. Putnam upi?ared before Judge Howell today and explained that her husbund is not Insane but; lhat he had been ill for some time and is pettish. She says that he did not wilfully strike her and that she received the blow when she stepped between him and the child whom he was upbraiding. She and a sister of Mr Putnam Implored the judge to release Mr Putnam until such time as Judge Harris could bo advised of the situation. -oo