Arizona republican., 1910-08-20
Arrests in Connection With Gar Repair Scandals
 OF FORMER HIGH OFFICIALS
Warrant for Former Vice President RaWn Was Made Unnecessary By His Death, Presumably By Suicide

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Three former of ficials of the Illinois Central railroad company were arrested today in con nection with the huge frauds by means of which the railroad asserts that it was swindled out of $l 300 OO0 The men arrested are Frank B. Harri- man, former general manager of the road; Charles l.. Ewing, former man. ager of the lines in northern Ohio and John K. Taylor, formerly general storekeeper
 The warrants were sworn to by President Harahan and charge the three with conspiracy to cheat and de- fraud the railroad by false pretenses and with operating a confidence game. Hartman and Ewing were taken to the Harrison street police station. Their bonds Of S100O0 each were signed by professional bondsmen.
 The allegations in the so-calIed graft case are among the most sensa- tional in which high officials of great corporation ever have been named The investigation began over year ago. It reached a crisis last spring when President Harahan began action to recover sums said to aggre- gate more than s1.00O.00O, alleged to have been secured by care repair com panies from high officials of the road
 Much of the money is said to have been paid privately The name of Ira G. Rawn, vice president of the road. who resigned to become president of the Monon, found dead recently at his home with a bullet wound in his breast, was brought into the scandal. Murray Nelson, Jr, attorney for the Illinois Central. stated today that Rawn's death headed off warrants which would have been issued for him
 Private detectives who were working under the directions of President Harahan are said to have unearthed frauds other than those connected with the padded car repair bills These are said to involve the diverting of Sl, ,00O, 900 or more from new construc- tion The investigators declare that they have secured several confessions which will be used in their attempt to fasten the guilt on the culpable persons.
 Today's developments bring the name of Ewing into the case for the first time He was seen at his resi- dence by reporters. but declined to discuss the charges against him. liar riman embraced the opportunity to declare his innocence Harriman's connection with the Illinois Central covers a period of thirty-one years
 An official of the road minated that other warrants would follow He declared that the system of graft un- earthed makes political graft look trivial we will get the last man in this conspiracy if it takes us down to the lowest section hand" he de- clared.
 President Harahan awaited the mi mute details of the investigation be- fore striking. When he considered the time ripe, as he did last night. he took the field himself and called on Chief Justice Olson in the municipal court. and with a pile of documents and photographs laid the case before him. Judge olson referred him to Judge Bruggemeyer, in the jurisdic- tion of whose court the Illinois Cen tral offices are located. Judge Brugge- meyer issued warrants, but made ev- cry effort to keep the fact secret. Not until the arrests were made this afternoon did the secret leak out It created a sensation in railroad and social circles, where the defendants are well known The hearing on the warrants was set for next Friday.