Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-20
Illinois Central President Gets
Out Warrants for Former
Subordinates Alleging TheftS.
of Millions of Dollars.
EX-GENERAL MANAGER
AMONG DEFENDANTS
Crmiaal Action Comes as Gull
minatIon Of Civil Suits Which
Resulted in Return of Most of
Loot.
IBy Morning journal special Lea-eI wirel

y TBy Morning journal Special Lea@eJ wirel
81 Chicago. Aug. l9.-Three former
II officials of the Illinois Central rail-
NJ road company were arrested yester-
day in connection with the alleged
a huge frauds by means of which the
Il railroad asserts it was defrauded out
VI Of $1,500, 600. The men arrested
were
Il Frank b. Hartman. former general
q manager of the road Charles l..
n Ewing. former manager of lines north
4 Of the Ohios John X Taylor, formerly
Il general sstorekeeper Of the road.
The warrants were sworn TO by
President Harahan of the railroad
n company concerned. They charge the
three men with conspiracy to cheat
and defraud the railroad by false pre-
lenses, and with operating a confi-
dence game. Hartman and Ewing
police station. Their bonds of $10.-
600 each were signed by a profess
h slonal bondsman.
The allegations in the so-called
graft cases are among the most sem
sational in which high officials of
great corporation ever have been
named. The investigation began over
a year ago. Il reached a crisis last
ssprng when President Harahan be-
gan actions to fecoveI' sums said TO
aggregate more than $1,000. 600 al
legged to have been secured by car re-
pairing companies in connivance with
4 high officials OF the road. Hartman.
Ewing, Taylor and n large number of
sothers of lesser magnitude resigned
their positions.
Much of the money is said to have
been repaid privately. The name of
Ira G. Rawn. Vice-p president of the
\ sroad, who resigned to become presi- |
Sdent of the Monon, who was found |
4dead recently at his home. with a bull |
\ let wound in his breast. was brought |
Xinto the scandal. Murray Nelson, Jr., |
attorney for the Illinois Central, stated |
st0day that Rawn's death headed off |
warrants which would have been is
8sued for him.
Private detectives working under |
Slhe directions of President Harahan |
$are said to have unearthed frauds |
8other than those connected with !
padded car repair bills. These are |
Asald to Involve the diverting of |
NJ, 600 000 or more from new con- |
Sstruction The investigators declare
Hlhey have secured several confessions
hieh win be used in their attempt to
8iasten the guilt on culpable persons
TodaN's developments bring the |
name of Ewing into the case for the
7ifst time. He was seen at his resi-
39ence by reporters, but declined to
Fiiscuss the charges against him. Har-
sflman embraced the opportunity to
kleclare his innocence
have never been approached by
~ attorney or detective engaged in 1
5'hs case, said Mr.. Hartman. Il am |
4 perfectly innocent Of any and all
eharees made against me. | will adj
Hhlt that | have been awaiting some
.sueh action as this in order to refute
me charges. I am glad of the oppor-
unity to clear my name / have all
ways been true to my friends and I
want them to know, as will be shown
IN court, that I was always true to the
lllnois Central"
Harriman's connection with the
hlhols Central covers a period Of
4nfty-one years. He began as civil
Fnslneer apprentice, served three
years as an assistant roadmaster and
use through the grades OF construc-
- engineer trainmaster and divi-
flon superintendent to the general
4nanagership
An official of the road intimated
9nu other warrants would follow
lose issued today. He declared that
lie system of graft unearthed by the
utToads makes political graft look
We will get the last man in this
g, nest section hand" he declared.
ne mass OF evidence we have Sc
uIeu is so great that it demonstrates
tiat political graft in its palmiest con-
IONS pales into insignificance be-
'es the hoodwinking of railroad
,AessnilVes by designing underlngs. I
4 suct That other roads viii wake up
~ a mat their awakening will produce ,
re man one sensation"
resident Harahan awaited the min
uetails of the investigation before
ming. When he considered the | r
ne ripe as he did last night, he took
iield himself. He called on Chief :
1 esuee Olsen of the municipal court /,
/ ~ with the assistance of a pile of :
uin ents and photographs laid the
- before him. Judge Olsen re- \
req MIN to Judge Bruggemeyer. in Il
jurisdiction of whose court the n
4 luis Central offices are located. 4
bruggemeyer issued the war +
out made every effort to keep .
- 'aet secret. Not until the ar n
we're made this afternoon did the :
H. ieak out 1t created a sensa- u
~ III railroad and social circles Il
4 - the defendants are well known. | y
k~. on the warrants was set for | q
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