Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-31
SERVICES HELD
over BROTHERS
KILLED IN AUTO
Last Rites Take Place at St Jo-
seph's Church for william and
Frank Meg lnn.
CRIMINAL ACTION PLANNED
Relative Of Deceased Threatens
Suit to Punish Those RespOn-
sibIe fer Accident.

Funeral services were held at St
Joseph's church at 9 O'Clock this
morning over the remains OF vii
liam McGuinn, 2s13 Eighth avenue,
and DR.. Frank T. McGuinn of CHI
csgo. brothers, victims Of the DOT
hle automobile tragedy in Chicago
Friday night.
Services we're iu charge Of Faith
er Harrison. after the bodies were
removed 70 the church from the
home Of Miss Josephine Sexton.
903 Third avenue. a cousin. Burial
was IN Calvary. cemetery.
Bearers for the body Of William
MoGuinn were employees Of the
Modern Woodmen of America head
Office. where the deceased had been
employed in the accounting depart
ment They were Bert Corken.
John ?. Hopkins. James Condor,
A. a. Burt, Herbert Barth and
James Hawley
Bearers for the body Of DR. Nc
Quinn were members Of the family.
They we're Thomas P. Sexton, Will
liam Sexton. B. J Sexton. X NJ.
Sexton. Wilfred O'Hare and Har-
old O'Hsre.
Brother and Sister Here.
DR.. James McGuinn. a brother.
and Miss Anna McGainn. sister.
both OF Chicago, accompanied the
bodies OF the brothers to this city.
arriving yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Bridget McGuinn, mother of the
deceased. was unable to come, and
Miss Lucille. = sister. remained in
Chicago with her mother.
The services were very touching
and the sorrow was doubIy felt be
cause Of the deaths in the one fam
ilv.
Chicago. March 81 Police and
the coroner's Office began investi-
cation Of the automobile accident
81 Sheridan road and Calvary Gem
etery that caused the death of DR.
Frank T McGuinn of 1858 Ken
more avenue. and mis- brother. Viii
liam McGuinn Of Rock Island, aud
ting department Of the Modern
Woodmen of America.
This tragedy Il an outrage.
said DR.. James McGuinn of $3.50
Kenmore avenue, a brother. There
were no lights to indicate the exca-
vation into which the car ran.
Some one is guilty Of criminal neg
ligence We shall demand justice"
Charges Fast Driving.
At the inquest Sergeant George
Schivner OF the coroner's Office,
who had visited the scene of the
accident, said ne believed the car
was travelling at high speed when
.v,t,
oper Peter NJ Hoffman laid before
the jury a complete diagram of the
locality.
Dr. Frank T McGuinn was driv-
ing the car. Mrs James McGuinn
sald that while it was new-he had
purchased it F'riday-he had been
driving for 10 years. The two men
were returning from Evanston.
where DR.. McGuinn had been call
cd professionally. she said
Beah Victims WidOwers.
Dr. McGuinn was a widower and
lived with his mother at 1853 Ken
was also a wtdower. The mother
has not been notified of the death
Of her two sons. She is i'll.
Policeman Simon Kelly of the
Rogers Park station, who was de-
tailed on the case. said the auto
mobile had evidently struck a tel
esrsph pole before it ran into the
ditch. He believed it had sk:dded
at the sharp turn. II it had not
struck the pole 1t would have run
into the lake, about ten feet dis
tant, he said. He also said that no
lights had been placed near the ex-
Cavation.