The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-16
.HONYOUNGRAUM
SPENT FORTUNE
WIFE HAD $4,000 WHICH SHE
ENTRUSTED TO HIS
CARE.
Son Of Former Prominent Southern
Illinoisan Claimed to Be Ac.
cussd Of Forgery, Said
to Be Insane.

The following atory Of the crime Of
which young Dan #. Raum tson Of
Hon. Green 3. Raum, deceasedl ~
flom the Peoria Journal:
Dan H. Raum, the confessed forser,
Ii at his home at 2l0 Flora avenue To-
day secluded from visitors and under
Inc care OF a physician, but as the
facts regarding the crime he has con
iosed become known there is every
indication that the populations viii
amount to a figure much in excess OF
the amount originally given. He told
The states attorney that he had con-
mitted forgeries TO the amount of $40.
900, and to these he wished 10 plead
guil,!.
His wifes entire fortune of $4,000
has disappeared. Where ne does moi
say When the Aurora gas plant was
di posed Of his wife received $4,000
in cash and the balance in negotiable
securities which she turned over TO
her husband for investment Since
thai time it is asserted by friends
close 10 the family that she has never
received a cent OF dividend, and in the
Jail yesterday he told her all her prop
erty was gone She had a small farm,
TOO, and this is supposed 10 have gone
the way OF the rest.
May Be Other Victims
The probability is that there will be
other victims before the full story is
told, because there has been no COM
plete investigation as yet, and may
not be for some days, The securities
of good sized estate are supposed to
be locked in the safe of Mr.. Raum In
his office in the Y. NJ. G. A. build
ing. Whether they are there or not
cannot be told until parties properly
authorized have viewed the interior
There Is possibility that they too
may have been falsiied and used as
collateral by forged methods. WAT
other. securities Mr. Raum had posses
sion Of cannot be told for on this sub
ject he is client,
Released on Bond.
1t was early yesterday evening that
warrant charging him with forgery
was sworn out by w T. Whiting, as
attorney. This was for the purpose
OF fixing bond Justice Rosseau WAS
called. and named the sum If $4,000,
which was given by Charles sparch,
w. r Murray and Mrs Ella Bcsa-
man Mr. Raum was immeiiatc'y
taken to his home BY his wife wher
he has since remained, pending kis
preliminary hearins.
Insanity Viii g. the Plea.
In sanity will be tho plea, aud II IS
given out today thai IN effort vii
be made to send Mr. Raum TO the
asylum at WatertowH. He is known
10 have some wealthy relatives who
have been summoned BY wire ami
are expected here in a day or two.
He has two brothers and three sisters
and one of the latter is married to
one of the wealttlest attorneys in
Washington, D. c. He is expected to
come on Immediately and advise re.
garding he disposition OF the case.
The telegraph wires were kept hot
accused shrdleutaot hrdIuuupppjjjls =
last night by parties interested in the
accused or affected By The forgeries
and it is predicted today that there
may be some further sensational de-
velopments within the next few
hours.
Abscess Held Responsible.
Il was announced today that an
abseess would be held responsible
for his present condition ID is as
serted that five years ago he va
treated by a Chicago spcciali t. who
advised him that he would 80 insane
unless be INDUCED IN auto riding
champagne and ether luxrrics ano
that he cndeayored TO carry uu he
mandates Of the physician. u vii
be claimed that instead OF effeciina
cure the insanity resulted any
way and that the sub cquent for
geres are the result of a disease
minw. II is charged that the none!
was losi in speculation in the cast j.
stocks.
Rsum Was Indifferent.
AS an indication of the indifference
of MIR. Raum. instances Of the last feq
days are recited Last SATURDAY Wa
the time fixed for him to make SGT
Element with MIR. Cunningham. He di
not call at Mr. Cunningham Office d
the stipulated hour The latter seat
messenger Is inp- ire Of the delay. an
Mr. Raum informed him that Dee I'll
business 10 his Office. and If Mr. Gu
ninEham wanted lo see him o. woHI
have 30 como 90 hia oa~c Final
MIR Rsum agreed to as tbe matter q
Monday without fail NotWiths'a an
ing the fact tsat hc WIS being press
and annoyed. and mus have been n
der great mental train, he went or
10 the opera house and purchased
box seat for the Red Feather Mond
morning came. noon came yet n
Raum made no effort 10 stra ghten @
the tangled affair with sir Cunnir
ham. ard when the latfer's represen
tive called be was net with the saI