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Show JOSEPH H. . AWSON COMMITS SUICIDE Despondency Through Drink and Not Being Able to Find Work Given as Cause Ogden, Nov. 5. Joseph H . Raw-son, Raw-son, who has for many years been a resident of Ogden, committed sulcldo yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at his home, 528 Washington avenuo by drinking a solution of strychnine Despondoncy "through drinking and not being able to find work Is given as tho cause of his act. A nolghbor passing tho Itawson resldenco heard groans on tho inside and on entering found Mr. Ilawson on a sofa, apparently suffering great path. II . W. nawson, brothor of the deceased, was called and arrived Just 'as his brother expired. It Ib not known Just when Mr. Itawson took tho poison, as ho was alono In Uio houso; hut tho expression. on his faco Indicate I that bo had sufforcd intone0 pain, probably for hours. Mr, Pawson yaa.ftmBtor .nod prior to that ho was an employee ct I tho Ogden Rapid Transit company. For tho past few months ho had been unable to find work and his pqverty Is said to havo caused him to become discouraged and to drink. He had been promised a position In Npvnda and told his brother in the morning that ho Intended to leav, at 3 o'clock In tho afternoon. Ho received wod that ho cculd not have the Job nnd It Is believed that tho disappointment cnUscd him to becomo deiondont nnd to tako his own llfo.- Before taking tho poison Mr. Raw-son Raw-son wroto n noto to his wife bidding her a last good-by nnd explaining to her that what ho was doing was for' tho best because ho could not over-como over-como tho crav ng for drink and wns not nblo to support her. News of the suicide was not received receiv-ed at tho police station until about 3 o'clock at which time Judgo Ilecder and other officers mado an Investigation Investi-gation of tho caso and decided that It was a clear caso of self poisoning and that no Inquest would bo neccs-sary. neccs-sary. Tho body was removed to the Lindqulst undertaking parolrs to bo prepared for burial. Funeral nrrango-ments nrrango-ments will bo announced later. |