Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-03-29
Raymond SwineIe, 1903
Forty-fourth Street,
Passes Away.
RELIEF TO SUFFERING
Holding of Inquest Ordered for
Today-Jury Chosen and
Witnesses Subpoenaed.

Death came this morning shortly
after o'clock to end the sufferings of
Raymond Swingle, the lad who was
shot during the riot Of Tuesday night
and who had been at st. Anthony's &
hospital since that time under constant
attention of physicians.
Yesterday morning DR.. A E Stock
er, who attended the boy from the first,
called several other physicians into
consultation and after a careful exam
ination of the patient 1t was announc- !
ed that all hope Of his recovery had
been given up. This announcement
coming after the bright prospects
which had been evident the evening
before, following an operation, was q
severe blow to his family and many
| friends.
i The boy clung to life tenaciously and
survived the night but this morning
gave up the fight.
WAS NOT A RIOTER-
It nearly always happens that the
victim of riot is not one Of the riot
ers. This was true in the two deaths
which have thus far resulted from
Tuesday nights riot. Kellogg, the
Davenporter who was killed. was only
an onlooker, while the Swingle boy
was down town on an errand for his
mother.
A bullet struck him and pierced the
intestines some ten or twelve times.
He was hurried to the hospital. There
he fingered between life and death for
a day and half, but finally succumb-
ed, victim of mob spirit.
Just before being placed on the op-
Grating table the youth told the ply
sicians that he had barely gotten of
the car when he was struck by bull
let He fell to the pavement and. ac-
cording to the boys statement, peo-
pie nearby did not pay any attention
to him for several minutes, thinking
he was shamming injury.
!. Yesterday he told his father about
the affair. He had left his home at
o'clock Tuesday night, had gone to
the barber shop and then took an Elm
street car down town. He got off the
car at Nineteenth street and Third
avenue and walked directly west un-
til he reached Seventeenth street,
when he was almost Immediately
shot.
Raymond Swingle was born in Ar
gentine, Kan, Feb. IL, 1894, and
: had lived in the city from the time
he was two years old. He graduated
from the grammar school and I'm
mediately entered the employ of the
Bennett Organ company where he
worked up to the time of his death.
| Besides his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas NJ. Swingle, he is survived by
: sister. Helen, and a brother, Lyle.
+. of this city, and a brother, Charles,
: of Chicago.
INQUEST TODAY.
Coroner ]. +. Rose this morning sum
q moned considerable number of wit
nesses and ordered the holding of an
q inquest over the boys remains. 1t
Was DlduHtu AO Hbiu JHe carry
! this morning, but the absence from the
!, city of States Attorney l.. NJ. Magill
caused the hearing to be continued un-
til this afternoon.
Coroner Rose selected the follow
g ing jury TO inquire into the cause OF
s. the death of Raymond Swingle and
+ Frank II. Kellogg: John Eekling. IL
Il surance broker; James Britton, real
e estate dealer; ]. w. Caldwell, rail-
t read weighmaster; Frank Blocking
n er, iron moulder; Olaf Atkinson,
a brick manufacturer, and John Smith
o blacksmith.
J. Following Is a partial list OF the
+ witnesses summoned thus far to ties.
d tify at the inquest:
r Peter Hayman, Myron Jordon, EarrJ
r. Knox, Harley CLANCY, Pat NcAISa
l. Frank Brash, James Lannen. John P
Lannen, Theo c. Bos, Frank Vogle
Edward Coleman, Matt Harris, FreI
Sporrey. T. j. Stanley. Charlie
II Thornton, DIR. c. e. Peterson, Walda
d mer Nelson, Gerhard Tonell. Dai
ii Drost, p II. Wells, H. NJ. Schriver
le James Brinn, Archie Hart, Dr. Alfre
N Stocker, Lyman Weld, Sigfred Eng
le lund, Edward Gardner, A. w. Bill
al burg, o. L. Bruner, Harry McCaskri1
u. B. Carpenter.