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Show , an excu?e for Ms attempted crime a few nights ago. It has been learned that Anderson tolj pome of his acquaintances ac-quaintances at Huntsvlllo that he "waj going to Ogden to get some money and wasn't point; to work for it cither." cith-er." That Anderson's mind was perfectly l clear on the nUht of the attempted holdup is evidenced by the fact that he htd a derby hat near the scene of tho crime and wore an old light grey slouch hat when he assailed Mr. Had-, lock. The man cannot recall that ho wore the slouch hat and neither can he imagine where he g"t the revolver. although a brother states that the , weapon resembles one that was form- I erlv in the man's homo at Hunts-: vllle. It Is quite probable that Anderson will be sent to the state asylum at Provo for treatment, f oo ou , WILL EXAMINE fOUIHOLDUP As a result of his actions during his brief confinement In the county Jail the sheriff and his assistants are now firm in their belief that the man who attempted to hold up Deputy Sheriff Oren Hadlock on Twenty-sixth street a few nights ago is Insane and he was submitted to an examination before be-fore the county medical hoard day. The man's name has been found to be John Anderson and his father resides re-sides in Huntsville, from which place he came to Ogden only a few days ago. He also has several brothers and sisters residing in this city. Anderson exhibited his first signs of inaanity on Thursday night when he raved for several hours and created n great uproar around tho county Jail. Yesterday, when all of tho prisoners were out in the corridors, Anderson again became violent and chaed all of the other prisoners into their cells. ! wua men iransierred to the padded pad-ded cell. It has been discovered that a few-years few-years ago Anderson was Jilted by a girl and attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself. He was unsuccessful unsuc-cessful but the bullet plowed a furrow-across furrow-across his forehead and he still retains re-tains a sear as eldence of the near-fatallty near-fatallty it is charged, and Aoder-s-n acknowledges, that the injury' to the brain causes irrational periods. The man claims that he cannot re-nieinber re-nieinber when he came to Ogden or that he attempted to holdup Deputy Hillock. The oificers believe that, whl e Anderson's mind is blurred at times, he is u.sing his affliction as, |