The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-30
|rorn,er Keokuk Man Tolls What he
Knows About the Illinois Gen.
tral Car Repair
Frauds.
HANDLED THE CHECKS
4, Witness, for the Prosecution, He
Told How Checks We're Made
Out in His Name
For Grafters.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3o.-A. G. Good
rch, a self-confessed go-between,"
and Henry G. Ostermann, former
president of the Ostermann Manu-
featuring Company. We'd with each
other before Municipal Judge Brug
semeyer in stripping bare the secrets
Of the alleged combination, which is
charged with swindling the Illinois
Central by car repair frauds.
Goodrich, like Ostermann, was
placed on the stand as witness for
the prosecution. He described in de-
tail methods which he sid Illinois
Central officials used to conceal their
IDENTITY as stockholders in the Oster-
mann repair concern. In testiying Os-
termann had said certain payments to
the railroad officials were made by
checks to Goodrich. When placed on
the stand Goodrich began his testi-
mony at this point.
"The checks were made out in my
name,' Goodrich said. frank B. Har-
riman had asked me some time pre-
vious If would agree to have checks
made out in my name and accept GER
tain payments for him. agreed. | do
not know what source the checks
came from, but | received number
Of them. | know, however, they were
issued by the company, OF which I
have been reading in the newspapers.
] endorsed them and placed them to
my private account in the Fort Dear
born National Bank.
Photographs of $4,000 worth OF
checks signed by F. H. Niles, who is
president of the Blue Island Car and
Equipment Co. were then introduced
by Attorney Fisher for the prosecu-
ton. Goodrich identified the indorse.
ments on them as having been made
BY him. Niles went on the stand sew.
eral days ago and testified that pay,
ments for Hartman were made te
Goodrich. Most of the checks were
paid Dec. 13, 1909.
The name of Ira G. Rawn, late
president of the Monon Central
again was brought into the proceed
lngs when Goodrich testified that De
cember IS, 1909, he wrote checl
for $4,000 to Ira G.. Rawn which wa:
cashed by Rawn Dec. 21. The s1000i
check, he said, was In return foI
TWO $4,000 checks which had been sen
70 Goodrich December 13, and were
signed by Niles.
Did you talk with Mr.. Rawn abou
these checks?" Attorney Fisher ask
ed
/ never met Mr.. Rawn, except TO
formal introduction, Goodrich re
phed Il talked with Mr.. Hartman a
MS office and he asked me to sen,
alm checks from my bank for thos
received for him. On Mr.. Hartman
Instructions l did the same for MI
Rawn."
To whom did you deliver tn
checks?',
In every instance sent them b
mail"
ostermann was recalled to tn
stand when Goodrich had conclude
his testimony.
IN connection with formation of tn
memphis Car Repair Company, Ostel
uann told how stock was issued an
" " whom. Two new names, those c
IL n McCourt, general superintel
ueht OF the Illinois Central line
s south OF the Ohio river, and w.
nlng, general superintendent of tn
iazoo and Mississippi Valley, wer
mentioned by ostermann in this col
nection.
Stock was issued In certificates {
rOi shares each in the Memphis Ca
nepair Company" ostermann sal,
MS stock was divided among Ira {
Aawn, F. B. Hartman, Joseph B. Bul
w. vl' W. s. King, H. H. McCourt, Wi
nam Renshaw, J. M. Taylor and Sc
.e'ary Ward of the Memphis Con
pany. At the suggestion OF Mr.. Buke
nad all the stock made out in m
Osn o name. know that Messr
AVN AVN Hartman and Taylor g,
.ueir a shares, and expect the othel