The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-18
Illinois Central C o5nf.
dent Of Convicting
Former Officials. G
IRA RIA WIN, DEAD,
HEAD OF GRAFT
Death by His Own Hand Saves
Him From Prosecution and
Disgrace Accused Men
Shadowcd by Detectives,
and Their Arrest
Is Certain.

Is Certain.
Especial to The T Dispatch.]
Chicago, ,kAuguSt 11.-Jail Cells loom
s lack In prospect In the near future
Tor the men accused OF completely In
the mammoth Illinois Central car re-
pair frauds.
Detectives In tho employ of the
illinois Central are maintaining a
constant espionage over six former
high officials OF the operating depart
ment of the road. and at least three
officers Of the car repairing concern
have been charged with completely in
the gigantic conspiracy by which the
road is alleged to have been defrauded
out OF sl,5oo.0o0 In fraudulent car re
pair bills in three years.
Complaints. sworn to by officers OF
the Illinois Central within the next
forty-eight hours, according to present
plans will be the signal for warrants
to be Issued for these men, and at a
preliminary examination 1t Is be-
lieved that evidence will be set forth
suihcient TO bind them over TO the
grand jury.
The piling up OF additional evidence
with new Developments In the case,
which are received daily, is now caus-
ing the only delay in the Institution
of criminal prosecutions
Escapes by Death.
Ira G. Rawn, former vice president,
at the head of the operating depart
ment OF the Illinois Central, and later
president OF the Monon. who has been
named as the head and front of the
car repair graft conspiracy, is dead.
siot by a bullet from his own re-
voiver on the morning OF July 20. II
he had lived, ii is said. his name would
) have been included in the list of those
to be prosecuted criminally AS 1t Is,
his estate Will be sued 70. the re-
naming amounts after much as possi-
BILE is wrung from the surviving mem
Z tbers OF he conspiracy by civil suits
of settlement outside OF court. The
remaining members, who were named
( last week as stockholders In the Mem
sphis Car Company, are all but one
WITHIN reach OF the Illinois Central
detectives and can be brought into
court on short notice.
May he Drawn In. "a
Several other officials OF the roads
operating department that have re-
signed during the past SIX months
while the roads Investigation has been
in progress may be drawn8into the case
later. at least as witnesses for the
railroad.
Most of the Chicago men who have
been named as stockholders in the
Memphis Car Company and who Will
be the defendants In the criminal pro-
.ceedtngs are out OF the city. but de-
5teclyes in the employ OF the railroad
have them under surveillance and VIII
be able to produce them when wanted.
Settlements of the civil proceedings
against the Blue Island Rolling Mil
and Car Company and the Memphis Car
Company by agreement among the op-
posing attorneys. as we'll as possible
prospective settlements with the other
three companies involved, are to have
no effect on the plans Of the road ia
bring the guilty mento justice It is
announced.
In fact. the punishment OF the men
who operated the vast conspiracy byi
which the road was looted for three
years without hindrance is the main
object the officers and directors Of
the road now are seeking to accom- p1!sh.
vt Is stated. 81
The amount Of cash returned to the
treasury Of the Illinois Central bys the
settlements already arranged with two
OF the car repair companies is small
as compared with the totals of thas
alleged overcharge in the bills rem
dered against the railroad. For this
reason the road is especially anxious
to max an example of the men who
can be shown to have been inplicatad
In the car repair plot. n,
& New revelations siof graft outside OF
the car repair department have baan
rumored during the past few days as
being In prospect. These, however.
nave Deen denied by the officers of the
road. Among the new branches Of In
quiry$ opened, according to the rumors.
double tracks and switches On the
Southern lines. the Inhalation Of 3 tela-
phone train dispatching line and the
shipments Of coal billed to the "a ilroa 4
90 outside dealers. 3. q, S
New Graft Suspected.
The new graft Investigation !, q Y
Illinois Central Railroad in com actin
with the letting or grading and con.
struction contracts may reYea i ystea'l.
ings which will rival tile car re p,airinr.
operations, according TO Chicago men
~ close touch with the latest Inquiry.
Local ficials OF the abroad were In
sli1ned l1la to discount the eports that as
muchEas 81 100000 had been stolen from
the road in construction work on the
Southern lines They however, said |
tthat-the inquiry had not gone far+
enough to determine the amount,
i From other sources It was learned |
that detecu uves have discovered thatI
the alleged graft operations occurred
In connection With the letting Of con-
tracts for the grading and ccnstruo.
tion Of many miles 5or new iro roadway,yI |
The total OF these cont tracts is said to
run up in to H the millions OF dollars.|
In some cases. 1t Is asserted, /, the road
paid for as s1nuc ii as S;ay per. cent. moro
work han was actually $performe Id.
The railroad plans to sinst titrtesc scrim-iI
lnal pr rocee edings q agninst the contract /
ind against any one connected with [
lhe railroad who conniyed In the
lEenas ]. VI!