Will-Whiteside County IL Archives Obituaries.....Swarthout, Ernest 1896
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The Daily Republic, Feb 1, 1896
Daily Republic, Decatur IL
Feb 1, 1896

Died in the Penitentiary

Joliet, Ill., February 1 - Ernest Swarthout, a convict at the Penitentiary, 
died yesterday. About three years ago Ernest, his brother and sister lived 
with their parents in Morrison, Ill. Trouble arose over the right to 
considerable property, and finally the father was murdered and his body burned 
in the bar on the homestead. Ernest and his brother were arrested and placed 
in jail. The brother died in jail, and Ernest was sentenced to fourteen years 
at the penitentiary in November, 1891. Ernest was healthy when he arrived in 
the prison, but soon showed symptoms of consumption, of which disease he died. 
He never confessed the crime. His sister was at his bedside during his last 
hours.

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