The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-20
|. G. RaWn, Head OF Chicago,
indianapolis and Louisville
Railway, instantly Killed by
a Marauder.
WIFE ENTREATED RAvvN
NOT TO LEAVE BEDROOM
Summer Colony Of Wealthy
Chicagoans at Winnetka
Greatly Aroused and Re-
ward Offered for Murderer.

Waro U1IereO TOT MurO6r6r.
(American News Service,
Chicago, July 2o.-eecause Of pow
der burns on his niehtshlrt and the
peculiar course Of the bullet. the po-
lice believe that President RaWn q
the Monon railroad either killed him.
self or was killed by secret enemy
who gained access 70 the house and
was close enough to Rawn TO place
the muxxle Of the revolver to his
breast when the shot was fired. %.
tectives disbelieve the burglar story.
Rawn was connected with the illinois
Central graft cases and testified -
cretly week ago. Railroad man Do.
clare big story lies behind today's
shooting affair.
Chicago, July 20.-I. g. Rawn. presi-
dent OF the Monon railroad, was shot
| through the heart and instantly killed
at his summer home In Winnetka. IS
miles north Of this city at 1880 o'clock
this morning by robber.
| The burglar escaped.
There is no clue to his identity.
| Servants and women In the house.
aroused by the shot, found Mr.. RAwn
lying in the hall way on his face. The
front door was open. There was no
| one in sight.
The fact that the murder was COM
mitted by burglar was established
by the finding OF jimmy marks on the
door. The tragedy is the climax to Z
reign of crime that has driven tho
residents of the fashionable North
Shore suburb almost to q frenzy.
/ One of these was the robbery OF
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Laird Bell In
Winnetka last Saturday.
Story Of Shooting.
The story OF the shooting OF Mr..
Rawn was told by Ralph G. Coburg.
/ a son-in-law OF the victim.
"Mr. Rawn was awakened by sounds
on the first floor OF the house." he
said. HE insisted upon going down
to ascertain the cause. although Mrs.
Rawn tried to persuade him not to
do it.
/ He descended the stairs and had
barely reached the landing when ev-
eryone in the house was awakened
by two shots fired In quick success
sion.
I Il rushed out as did the others. We
found Mr.. Rawn lying in his night
clothes. Blood was trickling from his
breast.
HE struggled. turned over. tried TO
speak. and could not. We sent In I
hurried call for q doctor. Mr.. Rawn
died within five OF six minutes.
I'VE summoned the Winnetka police
and it was they who found the marks
on the door which established tho
fact that the crime had been commit
ted by burglar. Other than that wo
have no clew.
The house was occupied BY Mr..
and Mrs Rawn, their daughter, Mrs.
Bigelow and my wife and myself and
our two children. There was also threa
servants in the house. the COOK, Mrs.
Rawn's maid and Mrs. Bigelow's maid.
None of the rest Of us heard tho sound
of the burglar"
Only one bullet took effect. Tho
other went wild.
A half hour after the murder hAd
been committed PfnkertOn detectives
. and other private detectives were hirl
ed by the SONS Of the dead man.
Will Offer Reward.
I'VE will offer reward" said Mr..
Coburn and spare no expense TO cap
ture the assassin.
| Last April the Rawns moved from
their residence In Schiller street, Chi
cagO, to the g1y residence on Pleasant
street in WinnetkA They had rented
it for the summer.
II There are three daughters Of Mr..
Rawn. They are all married. They
are Mrs. Robert C. BrfnkIey. who also
lives IN winnetka: Mrs. Ralph q. Co
burn and Mrs. d. n. BigeIow.
/ The Brinkleys have separate home
in Winnetka.
/ Following so soon after the burglary
at the home Of Laird Bell last Sat
urday or Sunday night when Mr. and
Mrs Bell were ont Of town, the incl
dent has aroused the residents of tho
suburb.
II Mr.. Rawn lacked one month Of -
ing IS years old, having been born
August 20, 1855, at Delaware. Ohio
He entered the railway ssrvice n 1870
beginning - telegraph operator for
the G.. c.. G. Z St 4 railway.
II After rising to be trainmaster With
that road, he went 70 The KentncU
Central railroad IN 1877 - master a.
transportation Two years htsr n
II -