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Vol. 29—No. 92FINDtBODY HANGINGFROM A TREE:Startling DiscoveryMade on Farm NearEdgecliffNew Kensington, Aug, 20.—(U. P.)msin331a IThe partly decomposed body of PavelLaknon, a half wit, wag found hangingfrom tho limb of a tree on the Harrylt;» K anbeiRelmer farm near Edgecliffe early toeoHuday.Police believe the man committedaulcldo. Tho body had been hanging from the tree for utwiut a week, accordorttioleaing to Deputy Coroner Homer of Westthlt;moreland county.Tho body with a Turkish towelda]he!wrapped around the head and a tableithrcloth about the body was found byEdward Hartman, an employee on the Relmer farm.onlt;t haf^akson. according to police, wasesc£theknown to be slightly demented. He 11 v|VM|ed with his wife at 1609 North avenue, f..Arnold, near here.dis(Following the finding of Larson'sbody, reports rapidly spread that hehad been lynched. After a preliminary Investigation however. Coroner Homer announced the man probably committed suicide.l,aksof)'« clothes were piled neatly a few feet from the tree on which helingIasiIwllPolerdcellwas found hanging.The piles of garnffrnts included two pairs of white sox. three suits of whiteterr In I KAawtpajamas, a half dosen red silk hand-t ^ 5 kerchiefs. An empty moonshine bottlewas found in a |olt; ket of his trousers.A further search of his clothes produced two silver watches and a brassedApin)check Indicating he wvus an employee of the American Wlnduw (Hass Corn-«!Ian of New Kensington.Owing to the badly decomposed eonmaiburautdton of tile body, Deputy Coroner Hemer made preparations to bury it today.SsRETURN GOLF Thetunroader'Tonnir a uoum Haw
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Kittanning Simpsons Daily Leader Times
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US
Mon, Aug 20, 1923
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