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Show SENT BACK TO MENTAL ASYLUM A few years ago George Stanford of this city was committed to the state ! mental hospital, Unt In the course of j a short tloie he Improved to such un I extent that he was released from the 1 institution under bonds for his good behaior, the bonds having been furnished fur-nished by friends and relatives here. Since his release he has been living liv-ing on a ranch in Idaho and in Salt Lake and. seemingly, was getting stronger A few days ago, however, he took a relapse and showed that he was beside himself, and the Second district court was appealed to for an order returning him to the mental hospital and the release of his bondsmen. bonds-men. In accordance with the petition, this morning Judge Howell ordered that he be returned to the state mental men-tal hospital at Provo, and, to this end, tho bondsmen were requested and cir-dered cir-dered to deliver him to the sheriff of Weber county that the order might be carried out, and that the bondsmen be released from further responsibility responsibil-ity regarding his acts. .Mr. Stanford has been delivered to the sheriff and Is now being held In the padded cell at the county jail He will be takert to Provo this afternoon. The order of the court relates that Stanford has recently become dangerous dan-gerous to property and persons, and that there is no safe place to keep him except in the state mental hospital. hos-pital. An examination as to his mental men-tal condition Is not necessary. |