The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-23
Ernest Stevens, Alias Hoff-
man, Arrested by Detectives
on Information Supplied by
Friend of Railroad Magnste.
WIDOW OF DEAF MAN
MAKES STATEMENT
Awakened by Noise on First
Floor and Her Husband Took
Up His Revolver and Started
Down Stairs and Met Death.
POLICE STILL DOUBTFUL

THCAGo. July 22.-Erne~t Hoffmsn.
negro chauffeur. formerly EN-
ployed by Mr. Ravvn. was arrested
here late today ns n suspect in connec-
ton with the railroad presidents
death. Hoffman discharged last
December and ~ late last Nay =
iife-
The arrest Of sTToffman,- whose real
name. a. learned. y Ernest stew
-ss-- Wa made on information supplied
by ~ = Cullen friend of the former
Monon president. Cullen rvorc 20 an
affidavit 20 the effect that he heard the
negro. referring 10 Mr. Rawn. snys
"Tli Eet that white mani III set
him
stevens was employed by Mr. Rawn
from May. 1905. 10 December. 1909.
Assistant chief or Police Schuetler
said that aside from this. the detectives
had secured no evidence against Stew
ems.
Although too an 90 attend her hus-
bands funeral Mrs Iva x. Rawn.
widow Of the MOnOn road president to-
day made a detailed statement Of the
shooting OF Mr. Rawn at. hts summer
home In Winnetka asst wednesday
In general way this statement bears
out the stories Of the death OF Mr.
Rawn as told by hts son-in-law. r c.
Cuburn. Mrs. Rawn says she and her
husband were awakened by n noise on
the frs. floor OF the house that Mr.
avn picked M his revolver and
rted downstairs. Then. says Mrs
n. she heard n mise OF some sort
az az j sR'ly on the stairway and a shot
Theory of Police
The police. however. have seized upon
three points In Mrs RaWn's statement
that they consider OF importance in
connection with the investigation Of the
mysterious death.
The first IS the declaration by Mrs.
Rawn that she r. certain OF having
heard but one shot. the second rs her
assertion that Mr.. Coburn. her son IN
law preceded her downstairs, AMI
that he had turned on the lights before
she reached her husbands body, and
the third Is the statement that NJ.
Hawn was found lying sQuarely on his
back.
The police say these three points sup
port their theory that Mr.. Rawn killed
himself Friends Of the Rawn family
insist that Mrs. Rawn's description OF
what Occurred "wednesday morning IS
further evidence that Mr.. Rawn was
murdered.
Heard Noises Night Before.
Mrs kawn said that on the night
previous 20 the shooting she and her
husband had heard noise similar to
the one which she says aroused them
early Wednesday morning.
The noise on the first night was
something like the shutting OF a door %
said Mrs Rawn- 'On the second night.
there was a sort OF creeping sound.
whether u was the sound Of walking
Il told ny husband not % go down.
he did not pay any attention to me but
kept on walking through the dark
got up and sat on the edge OF the bed
II did not seem a second when I heard
him creeping down and he had time 60
Ect 60 the first landing when 7 heard
a terrible scufflc I Jumped and
screamed. and az the time 7 screamed 7
heard "a shot was 50 dazed that
couldn't move FOR "a second and before
got down there my son CNr. Coburn)
EHHnH AHHH L.
the lights"
Detectives IN the employ Of insurance
ccmpaniea remained in Winnetka over
night