The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-11
Henry c. DO|ph 1estifies In
the Illinois Central Con-
spiracy Case
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
AGAINST DEFENDANTS
DoIph shows BY Reference 10 inc
terious Book That Certain officials
| of the Railroad Were Paid
secret Salaries

Chicago. october 1o.-"rhe little req
hoo,s y the personal expense record OF
Henry c. Ostermann, former presioehe u
the Ostermann Manufacturing company
was presented in evidence today In the
alleged conspiracy hearing against LOT
r,er Illinois Central officials in the hiu-
nIcinal court. The book was tenaereu
-, counsel for the prosecution as hs
-. oord in the car repair fraud
cases. - .ha
Henry C. Dolph, one time heau "a
ostermann concern, preseh'eu nv -
as a witness for the prosecu'ion
| snent several hours ON the WITNESS
Dolnh was permitted to refresh ms ine",
orv by referring to the BOOK. III ''is
manner a number of pages IN 'he ooo
u,ore admitted as evidence against ram
p Hartman, John M Tayior anu
r..r,as T. Ewing, defendants IN the
| haor,ne before Judge Bruggemeyer. ine
aafonse however, fought the ad"ission
:. ao,, ,aoa and will continue to DO So
,,t,, the court is through with the nl,n-
: erto mysterious book
n Tho name of Ira G.. Rawn, late presi-
Q dent of the Monon road anu io'
vice president of the LIMOS
annears frequently in this personal
e ord kent by ostermann. So do the na'Nes
It Of Frank B. Hartman, former senei@
t; a,ager of the Illinois Central anu
IL Iohp M TAYLOR, former general store-
- keeper. ,,,.,r,ao - was paid
d. monthly sum of s25o0 and ina. &c sso -
I'd was given fat payment OF lroii s'
ST $40 a car for each one repaiie r,,,an
11ah
10 ,ra,,,a, Iosenh G. Buker and Osterins ~
ge rsceiyea special per cent a lnon.'' mon
tie s;,,,dand from the Ostermann Manuia0
se' turing company. ,a,,r,arts said
n All OF these special paNmen's' sa
H. - ware made direct by Ostermann
,fu nd were nowhere recorded asice iiof-
the notations made by Ostermann IN eh'
'little red book d =,
-. when special payments were 10 y
~ made" testified Dolph, "a demanu wa
las made by Ostermann, who received III
s, money from the repair company usas
~ ury without question.
ne Dolph testified that the per cen
~ ~ special dividend had been decioeo y
IL AT a meeting of the directors IN Oc
..y tober, 1907.
ite John M. Taylor. who was then gen
ng eral storekeeper, proposed the resolu
he ton" he declared. Il opposed 1t, as
III serting the outlook for business did no
ITO seem to warrant paying such divi
-rd dends. In reply Taylor said the com
ed pany would be assured Of business.
IN Although the resolution was passe'
ere the dividend was not paid the frs
ne month and l asked Ostermann abou
1t. Later on Osterman paid Rawn. Har
900 riman, Buker, Taylor and William Rem
en- shaw, saying the dividends had to b.
1or paid to special stockholders"
II Mr. Dolph testified that Taylor hell
1000 shares of the stock in the Oster
lrtA rt. r.t
- 1000 shares.
',u pu. An account, alleged to be brie
ths summary of the special account, oc
ex. cupying one page of the book, fol
ms lows:
YES F. b. Hartman, ct al, monthly s25ct
T. G. Rawn (self), $40 per car.
mel j. e. Buker, ]. NJ Taylor, A. |
tn Renshaw, w. II. Battisfore. former su
ear perintendent of terminals, monthly
$3.50.
W. C. Leahy, superintendent of ter
sec minals, 500.
ar J. NJ. Barrowdale, superintendent Q
ere Burnside, 500.
the H. NJ. Dunlap, J. M. Taylor's chic
ler- clerk, 500.
( C. II. Policy, Ostermann's chief clerl
tho s1O0.
r. G. Ransom, agent at West Pull
ms man, 500.
the John Waters conductor $25
Oh j. NJ. Bowers, engineer, S25.
my Attorney r. f. Morgan, S75.
lng w. NJ Jones, inspector 500
the An Item found in the book was th
and a11eped contribution Of sqoo on No 70
ver "a, 190S for Ernest Bihl. as can
: ne paign fund for Chicago aldermen
heli Three subsequent items of 800 eac
ver for the same purpose were found.
~, re Dolph said the money had been give
cen ,an,,Saot,,.i - sa. iasoIs oohe u
mo, items was permitted in the court rec
-. | ord.