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Show MAIMED CARPENTER FOUND DEAD IN HOME ON EIGHTH NORTH N. Lawson Former Employee Em-ployee of Oregon Short Line, Dies in Solitude. N. Lawson, 45 or 50 years old. who lived alone ia a lit lis cabin at 351 West Eighth North street, was found dead ia his cabin at 9:30 o'clock this morning by neighbors. After an investigation by Patrolmen Leiehter and Charles W. Olson the body was taken to the O'Donnell undertaking undertak-ing establishment It was at first supposed that Lawson had committed suicide, but no evidences evi-dences of suicide were found. Lawson was formerly employed by the Oregon Hhort Line railroad as a box ear carpenter. carpen-ter. He lost an arm a few months ago and had been able to work but little since that time. No inquest will be held. lawson was seen about his cabin half an hour before his body was found. He had not regained his strength completely after the amputation of his arm, and It Is thought that, weakened as he was by this, tha warm weather caused heart failure. fail-ure. ' Lawson'e body was found lying on the bed. There were no Indications of a struggle. The police looked for evidences of suicide, aa It waa understood that Law-son Law-son had been discouraged and despondent. despond-ent. Nothing waa found to Indicate that death waa caused by other than purely natural causes. |