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Show AUTOPSY DISPELS ML THOUGHT OF FOIL PLAY Lavcry Was .Suffering From Many Ailments, M'hkh Caused Death. Although his body ivns bruised .with blows supposed lo have been dolivcrcd by his wife, after an autopsy Coroner Dana Smilh decided that. .1. T. Lavcry, 'M Second .East Btreet, diod of natural causes. The autopsy was performed b-County b-County Physician -jalderwood, and it was discovered that Lavcry suffered from 7)iicumonia in the left lung, Bright. 't? disease -and liver complaint, besides being debilitated by a protract-, ed drunk. Lavcry died 'Monday. On the previous previ-ous Saturday his wife had blackened his eye, iL is said, and a few davs before be-fore that, in a quarrel with him on Second South street, near Third F.ast, she jerked loose a fence picket and beat him. She is alleged to have declared that 11 woman had a right to beat a man who would como homo drunk all the time. It was thought for some Limn that sho might, be hold responsible- for Lavery's death until tho autopsy re- vcaled tho complical ions from which he suffered. Lavcry was a structural iron worker, forty-live years old. ! lis body is in tho morgue at O'Donnell's Lavcry, besides being it prominent member of labor unions, was also influential in-fluential in politics, and during the fall campaign of 1 00C nominal ed many 1110.11 from the labor ranks for the Legislature. Legisla-ture. About two years ago he served two terms as business agent for the structural iron workers. Previous to that time he- was recognizeed as ono of the labor leaders, and his advice was usually sought on matters of importance. im-portance. The funeral will be held from K. of V. hall Sunday afternoon at 2 p. ni. under Iho auspices of the Knights of Pythias and structural iron workers. Jiitermcnt will be at li-s. Olivet. |