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Seventy-Eighth Year.[Caught Between Passing Street Cars and Body Badly Crushed—Death Following—Was Member of Christian Endeavor Party on Outing—Convert of Welsh Girl Evangelist.0An he climbed under the guard rail and stood on the running board on the blind side of the street car bearing Chri6tian Endeavorrs on a pleasure trip Tuesday night, Ralph Swinehart, 20, was struck by a car traveling in the opposite direction injured so badly that he died a iw hours later in Aultman hospital. The trolley ride was given by the registration committee of the City Christian Endeavor union and two cars were filled. The cars had gone over all of the city lines and were | on their way to Meyers lake as a ' finish to the trip when the accident [occurred.The car on which Swlnehart was riding was running at the usual rate of speed on the West Tuscarawas street line near Broadway when ho crawled under the guard rail. A moment later another car came along in the opposite direction and Swlnehart was caught between them. There was a loud crash as the car struck him and several girls in the party screamed.The cars were stopped and men in the party ran back to where the youth lay unconscious. They foundDOCTOR HELD TO GRAND JURY TOEAnte Mortem Statement of -Art Given as Testimony At Hearing.ALALLIANCE, June 5.—In a steady voice. Dr J. A. Douglass, for 20 years a reputable practicing physician in Alliance, pleaded not guilty, Tuesday evening, to the charge of having performed a criminal operation which re- ...... _suited in the death of Jpta Florence J baok an(j f0un(j ]yjng between thehim living, although badly mangled, and he was taken to Aultman hospital in Mfller-Blanchard’e ambulance. Dr. Brant attended himIt was found that there was no hope for his recovery and hie father, Allen Swinehart. of Waynesburg was notified by telephone of the accident. He received the word at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning and immediately hitched up a horse and drove to Canton, a distance of eight miles, arriving here about 2:30 o’clock.He went to the hospital where he found his son still living and able to talk with him briefly. The boy did not. think that his injuries would result fatally but. his death came shortly before four o'clock.Young Swinehart had been in Canton about a year and was employed by the Canton Buggy company He was converted during the winter in a series of evangelistic services conducted by Miss Maggie Bevan in the First United Brethren church and was a member of Frank G. Stat ler’s Bible class in the United Brethren Sunday schoolHe was rhe son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Swinehart who live four miles north of Waynesiburg, and was the oldest of 11 children al] of whom live at home. Surviving brothers and sisters are George. Harry, Rosie, Helen, Laura, Elsie, Wilbur, Howard, Verda and Viola Swinehart.Arrangements for the funeral have not been made.Miss Loretta McClelland, a clerk In the store of Leo Abt, was sitting in the seat occupied by Swinehart until a moment before the accident and saw the car strike the lad.He took his place on the left end of the seat in which I was sitting when the car reached the square, she said. He sat inside, the rail until we w ere near the end of the Tuscarawas street line going to the lake w^hen he slipped under the rail and stood on the running board of the car on the left side next to the inbound track.He had been there only a moment when a car whizzed past and struck him. I did not hear him scream or say anything but there was a violent crash when the car hit him.The car was stopped and w*e wrentSteffel, 18, of Salem. Ephriam Hall, retired, and Mrs. Martha Thomas, Dr. Douglass’ mother-in-law, furnished his bond which was fixed at $1,500, to await grand jury action.The examination, before 'Squire Rickard, was conducted for the state by Assistant Prosecutor Pontius of Canton, and for the defendant by Attorneys Hart and Koehler of Alliance. Among the witnesses were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Steffel of Salem, the dead girl’s parents, both of whom testified that their daughter had confessed totracks. He had been rolled between the cars but had not been run over.His forehead and the back of his head w’as crushed and botli legs were broken. He also had internal injuries.Several other boys had been standing on the “blind” side of the car in other parts of the city but Swinehart was alone outside the rail when he w'as hit.CANTIdim i et uimiunCLUIWith the
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Canton News Democrat
Canton, Ohio, US
Wed, Jun 05, 1912
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