The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-10-05
MADE HIS HAUL
Rawn, Whs Committed Suicide ia His
Home Las Summer, Taras 0ut
FIRST CLASS CRATER

Former President Of Car Repai,
Company Details the Payment @,
Large Sums OF Former PreSidcn.
of Mnnon Route. Who Was MyS.
trriouSl5 Shot a, His Residence
Henry c. Ostermann. former pres
iden; Of the Os,ermann Manufactu.-
ing Company. who IS said 20 have
been big factor il the Illinois Gem
.-al car repair frauds. related ! sen
sai!onal story Of the inside workings
Of his concern before Judge Brug-
semeyer at Chicago on Wednesday
Ostermann was called as witness
10! the prosecution in the conspiracy
hearing against Frank B. Hartman.
ChaS. L. Ewing AM John NJ Taylor.
former illinois Central officials. who
are charged with participating in ex-
tenSive car repair swindles.
The late Ira G. RaHn. former
president Of the 'Monon Route. who
was mysteriously" shot 10 death 1t
his summer residence in Winne,ka,
Ills. last July. was named by the
chief figures In tho alleged graft
ring.
Ostermann declared that as vice
president Of the Illinois Central.
Rawn vas given 1900 shares Of
stock in the Ostermann Manufactur-
ing Company. and that this was in
creased to 200 shares He said
that Rawn sold his stock TO the man
ufacturing company at par. IS a
share. After Rawn had sold back
his stock holdings in the car repair
company for sl3.50o. the witness
saws the former Illinois Central vice
president demanded and got frst IS
| and then $40 and finally SIS for
each car repaired or alleged 20 have
been repaired at the Ostermann
plant
In this connection Ostermann tes-
tiled that he personally made one
payment Of s10.500 70 Rawn. which.
be said. was for 700 cars upon which
| the repair concern had collected bills
for repairs The witness said that
Rawn received SIS a ca. during the
frst six months Of the year 1909.
This was during the last six months
, that OStermann was connected with
the repair company.
According 10 Osternann. three dis
tinct kinds OF payments were made
In the passing Of this alleged graft.
In addition TO the payment per car
as TO Rawn. said Ostermann. fixed
monthly sum was paid certain OFF,
| cials and two per cent. monthly
dividend was paid on all Os;ermann
Manufacturing Company stock held
By Illinois Central officers. This
stock dividend. amounting TO "a per
cent year. was paid on sere "a!
blocks OF Ostermann Company stock.
said Ostermann.
What Illinois Central officials
held stock in your company? was
asked OStermann by Attorney Fish
e-.
Ira c. Rawr had o.l00 shares:
Frank b. Hartman had zoo Shai-
es: John " Taylor had frst l.0OG.
and then 5000 shares: Jos. Z. Eak-
er had goo shares. VIM. Renshaw
had 800 shares and W J. Taylor
had 500. S. 3. and Mildred Harci-
man had 100 shares each. but
don't know who they are other than
they were connected with the Illinois
Central Company. Their stock vas
bough, and paid for by Frank 4.
Hartman.
What officers OF the railroad COM
pany received monthly payments
from your concern and in what
amounts" Osterman ~as asked by
| counsel for the prosecution.
Frank 5. Hartman received S.
100 monthly: Joseph E. Buker also
! got $1,000 monthly: Wm. Renshaw
was paid $500 monthly: ". J. Leahy
500: H. y. Dunlay 500; r. G. Ran
som so5: John Waters s25: Matthew
Morgan SIS. and F. A. Jones
500 on at least one occasion that
I personally know OF.
Ostermann then entered into "a
c;tal Of the organization Of the man
utacturinS company.
y did not think OF going into the
car repair business a: first.
said Ostermann. The idea vas first
suggested 20 me By a Mr. CoasidiEe.
whom me, while selling stock IL
the grain door enterprise. he 5ug-
gested the matter 10 me and la'"r
took Il up with John ". Taylor. ot
the Illinois Central! lie discouraged
me frs, and later assisted me. John
+. Baker took me to Ira G.. Rawn 20
arrange for contract 10 do repair
work for the Illinois Central.
''Mr Rawn asked me how many
cars ! thought could turn out IN
a day. and I replied about IS.
You are the man ne are look
ing for. DC said. and the deal vas
arranged
The witness then related how -
1907 be ~as told by John VI. Tay-
lor that Frank B. Hartman wanted
20 see him: ina; Hartman wanted 20
buy more stock in the Os.eTmann
concern
Il refused 70 sci! Hartman a
block Of stock a; tha; time beclusl
would thereby lose the controlling
interest in the company. Instead 9!
selling Hartman stock. ne came &c
an agreement whereby vas 70 pay
Hartman 10000 month. pA!d
. this amount II person. sometimes Il
check and sometimes in cash.
Sometime after this ! bad tals
{ with Sucke7 and he suggested that
!. 2av over some money TO the ole