Show from fridays aay jaw aj deplorable suicide an exchange gives nn account of the suicide of a miner named law son at salmon day W T it seem eliat the suicide bad some time ago located with his family including a wife and three grandchildren on a claim in that vicinity recently a party named jumped his claim filing on the same and notifying lawson to vacate the premises within a time clavson Lav son who had made considerable improvement thereon determined to contest Swit filing and employed a lawyer for this purpose but finally g up the case as hopeless friday the time having arrived for his comply anco with the notification above mentioned the old man became hopelessly despondent early in the evening a rap was bieard at the door and lawson supposing the parties biad arrived to take possession of the place became greatly excited jut then the report of a pistol was bieard mrs lawaan striking a light found her husband pro strato upon the floor with blood issuing from his arouth and side seizing his hand sho cried ohl james they have shot you no lie said did it myself I could not stand this any longer and soon after expired |