The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-07-23
BURGLAR KILLS IRA G. RAWA
PRESIDENT OF MoNoN RY. SHOT
IN HIS HOME.
Had Gotten Up To Investigate Noise
On Lower Floor and Met
His Death.

His Death.
Chicago, July 21.-Ira G.. Rawn,
president of the Chicago, Indianapolis
& Louisville railway (Monton route),
was shot through the heart and in
stantly killed at 1870 a. m. by bur.
glar, who entered his summer home
in Winnetka, a suburb, fifteen miles
north of Chicago.
The burglar forced open the base.
ment door and was heard providing
about the first floor by Mr.. Rawn. who
went down stairs to investigate.
Members of his family heard him say,
What do you want here?" and shot
was fired Immediately afterward.
When they hurried to the first floor
Mr.. Rawn was lying dead at the foot
of the stairs with a bullet through his
heart. The murderer escaped.
The fact that the murder was COM
mitted by burglar was established by
the finding of Jimmy" marks on the
door which had been forced open.
The assassination is the climax to
reign of crime that has driven the
residents of the North Shore suburb
almost to frenzy.
Reward To Be Offered.
A half hour after the murder had
been committed, detectives were hired
by relatives of the dead man.
"We shall offer reward" said Mr..
Coburn, "and spare no expense to cap.
ture the assassin
Mr.. Rawn was IS years old, having
been born Aug. 20, 1855, at Delaware.
Ohio. He entered the railway service
In 1870, beginning as a telegraph oper-
ator for the Big Four. After rising
to be trainmaster with that road, he
went to the Kentucky Central railway
In 1887 as master of transportation.
Two years later he became division
superintendent and superintendent Of
transportation of the Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad. In 1890 he was made
general superintendent of the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern. He be-
came general manager of that system
in 1904 and in, 1907 was made vice.
president in charge of operation of the
Illinois Central lines. About year
ago he was elected president of the
Monon.
Slayer May Be Wounded.
A revolver with one empty cartridge
was found near Mr.. Rawn's body. No
trace of the second bullet could be
found and the police believe that Mr..
Rawn wounded his assailant. The be-
lief was strengthened when the police
found trail Of block about 100 feet
along a. stone walk, east of the Rawu
residence.
Monon Board Meets.
A consultation Of the board Of di.
rectors Of the Monon railroad was held
at once. AS a result, all Monon rail.
road shops, city ticket offices, etc.
were instructed to. place flags at half
mast. Resolutions also were sent to
the family and assistance offered by
the board Of directors. The directors
included in the consultation were
Judge E. c. Field, vice.president; E
B. Taylor, general manager; l.. J.
Doherty, auditor; Byron Cassell, treas
urer; o. O. Carter, general freight
agent, and A. T. Ross, secretary to the
president.
Judge E. c. Field, vice.president OF
the Monon, will act as temporary sue.
cessor to President Rawn until an
election is held at the New York Off.
ces of the company.
Police Have Suicide cIew
The police are working on a theory
that Mr.. Rawn killed himself.
| AS a basis for their suicide theory
the police advance the following rea
sons:
The point to the fact that Mr.
Rawn was operating vice-president oil
the Illinois Central railroad at the
time fraudulent car repair contracts
were put through, and that recently he
has been drawn into the Illinois Cen
trail. graft Investigation as a chief wit
ness.
They say that the action Of Mr.
Rawns relatives in refusing the aid
Of Chicago detective department tc
search for the alleged murderer is sus
picious. l
| They declare that there exists a lacl
Of convincing evidence that an intru
der had actually been In the Raw
| residence. ~
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Dam Work Being Rushed.
Washington. July 21.-The embank