The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-20
President Of the Monon Railroad
Instantly Killed in Duel With
Unknown Man Who En-
tered His Home.
HE WOUNDED HIS ASSAILANT
Midnight ProwIer Forces Way Into
Victims Summer Home Last Night
Near Chicago and the
Shooting Follows.

Chicago, ILL.,. July 20.-Ira G.. Rawn
president of the Monon railroad. was
shot through the heart and instantly
killed early this morning by a burglar
who entered his summer home i'm Win
netka Is miles north of Chicago.
The burglar was heard prowlnP
about the first floor by Rawn, who
went down stairs TO investigate. Mem
bcrs of his family heard him say
what do you want here" and two
shots In quick succession were heard.
When the family hurried To the first
floor, Rawn was lying dead at the foot
of the stairs with a bullet through his
heart. The murderer escaped.
A revolver with one empty cartridge
was found near Rawns body. No trace
Of the second bullet could be found
and the police believe Rawn wounded
his assailant. This belief was strength
encd when the police found a trail of
blood 100 feet along the stone walk
east OF the Rawn residence. 1t Is i'm
possible TO determine whether Rawn
or the murderer fred first.
The fact that the murder was com
mtted by burglar is established by
the finding of Jimmy marks on the
door which had been forced open. The
assassination is a climax of a reign
of crime that has driven residents OF
the north shore suburb almost to fren-
Zy.
Rawn was 75 years old, having been
born Aug. 90 1856, at Delaware. Ohio.
He entered the railway service i'm 1870
beginning as a telegraph operator for
the Big Four. After rising to be train
master with that road he went to the
Kentucky Central railway I'm 1887 as
master of transportation. Two years
later he became division suberinten-
dent and superintendent of transpor-
tation of the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road. In 1890 he was made general
superintendent of the Baltimore e.
Ohio Southern. He became general
manager of that system in 1904. and
i'm 1907 was made vice president I'm
Nliti ~ VI OltIdNiNil VI lit iiiillOiS WI
tral lines. A year ago he was elected
president of the Monon
One man was arrested as suspect,
but was released Immediately. Detec-
tives say indications are Il was not an
expert burglar who entered Rawn's
home, and there arc intimations the
killing may have been the result of
other motives than robbery.
Rawn recently was prominent wit
ness I'm the Chicago e. Western Indiana
railroad cases. In which 1t was alleged
real estate frauds aggregating $500. 1000
were charged against. former officials
Of the road A case against orc of the
men is still pending.
States Attorney Mayman said he
was satisfied Rawn's testimony i'm the
Chicago a. Western Indiana fraud pro-
ceedings had nothing to do with the
murder. Wayman said he had looked
over the testimony today and he
thought IL contained nothing by which
Rawn could have incurred the enmity
of anyone.
Woman Fights With Burglar.
Chicago, ILL.,, July 20.--Miss Kit To-
mara, aged II. was seriously wounded
glar whom she discovered her bed
room. Miss Tomara attempted tn
seize the man and. then tried to get
out of the room to give the alarm.
As she ran out the man fired two
shots, one bullet lodging I'm her right
shoulder. The man escaped.