, 1925-07-16
SWANSON
F0UNDDEAD ON
MORNING

Carl Swanson, 80 years old, resi-
dent of this city for many years and
well known rancher in this section
of the state, was found dead on Fri
day morning of last week near the
cabin on his homestead in the Miller
Hill section about 81 miles south of
this city. 1t is believed that he be-.
came demented and shot himself
through the head with a .3S Colts
sometime Thursday evening. The
body was found on Friday morning
by Sheriff Austin and DR.. Sander af-
ter a call had been sent in to this
city that the man was acting queer
iy. The remains were brought to
Rawlins on Saturday.
The funeral services for Carl
Swanson were conducted from Ras-
musson's Undertaking Parlors on
Tuesday morning, Rev. W. l.. Law
conducting the services. Interment
was made in the Rawlins cemetery.
The report of the incident as it has
been given is that for several DAYS
previous to Swanson's death he
roamed over the homestead in the
nude and some of the time he car
ried the .3S Colts revolver and would
90 up to a bush and spread it apart
saying, II can't find it, and would
mutter other things to himself while
walking around. 1t is also reported
that on Wednesday of last week In
d%ersherif Lemoine and two federal
prohibition agents We're in the vicin-
ity of the homestead but they report
that they did not see Swanson while
they were In that section. Mr.. Brak-
ey, who has been visiting on the
homestead for some time, talked to
the officers and told them that Swan
son was cut looking for horses. 1t
is said that on Thursday Swanson
told several persons who were in the
vicinity that he had seen the Off
GERS and they had taken a shot at
him.
Brakey reported that on Thursday
morning he told Swanson that he
had better put on some clothes and
swanson then put or a night shirt
and continued walking around with
the gun. Brakey left the homestead
and 1t is reoprted that he went over
to the Rasmussen headquarters
where he told Mr.. Rogers about
Swanson's actions and in turn Rogers
nut in a call to Sheriff Austin.
On Friday morning Sheriff Aus
= and County Physician DR.. Sander
of Parco made a trip to the home
stead. They found Swanson's body
about 20 feet from the cabin and the
| u was on the ground near the
ans side. The officers examined
he man and found n bullet wound
had entered the mans right temple
and came out on the left side of his
head just above and behind the left
ear. Swanson had on a khaki shirt
n trousers when the officers found
lin. The II had an empty shell
in 1t. DR.. Danden gave the opinion
that the man had been dead about
IL or 10 hours. thus II is probable
that he shot himself some time
Thursday evening.
At the c%oroner's inquest held In
this city on Tuesday n verdict was
brought in that Carl Swanson had
come to his death by a self-inflicted
gun shot wound.
Carl Swanson vas born In Sweden
In 1856 and came to this county with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Swanson. when he was only n small
boy. He lived in this city for n num-
her of years and for some time he
has lived on his homestead In the
Miller Hill section. He was very
well known by the older Rawllns
residents and vas favorably known
by the ranchers in Carbon county.
He leave 10 mourn his death his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. August Swan
son. and six sisters. Mrs. o. NJ. John.
son. Mrs. Nick Anderson. Miss Belle
swanson. Mrs. Margaret Wilson. Mrs.
Carl Underwood and Mrs. Dick Heit-
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The bereayed relatives OF Carl
Swanson have the sympathies OF their
many Rawllns friends In the loss OF
MN and hrnihnr