Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-20

Chicago. July 20-Ira @. Rawn pn~,.
'oeht OF the Monon route railway. was
shot thru the heart and instantly killed |
early this morning by burglar. who
entered his summer homo In winnetka.
fifteen miles north OF Chicago,
Tho burglar was heard prowlina
about tho first floor by Rawn. wins,
went down stairs to investigate. Mem-
oors OF his family heard him say.
"hat DO You want here" and two
shots In quick succession were hea ras
When the family hurried to the f,rst !
floor Rawn was lying dead at the foot
OF tho stairs. with a bullet thru iIs
heart, The murderer escaped.
A revolver with ono empty cartridge
was found near Rawns body. No
trace OF tho second bullet could he
found. and tho police believe Rawn
wounded his assallant This belief wna
strengthened when tho police found n
trail OF blood 100 feet along the stone
walk east OF the Rawn residence. II is
Impossible to determine whether Rawn
.
Story of tho SHOOTING.
Tho fact that the murder was corr.
mtted by "A burglar was established bv
the finding of Jimmy" marks on a door
which had been forced open. The as-i
sassination IN the climax of a reign Of
crime that has driven the residents NE
tho north short suburb almost to fren-
~ The story OF the shooting OF Rawn
was told by Ralph @. Coburn, son-An-
law OF the victim. this morning.
Rawn was awakened by sounds on
tho first floor of the house." no ,said.
He insisted upon going down To as-
certain the cause, altho Mrs. iRawn
tried to pursuade him not to do Il. Hc
descended tho stairs and had barely ,
reached the landing when every ono In,
tho house was awakened by tho roar
of two shots fired In quick succession.
rushed out. as did the others. We
found Rawn lying In mis- night clothes.
Blood was trinklng from his breast.
He struggled. turned over, tried Ia
speak and could not. Rawn died with
In rve or six minutes after tho shot
Ind been fred. He did not regain con-
sciousnes-."
Began at tho Bottom.
Rawn was 55 years old. having been
born Aug. 20. 1855. at Delaware. o. He5
entered the railway service In 1870, be-
ginning az telegraph operator for tho
Big Fo,r. After rising to be train
master with that road. he later went
to tho Kentucky Central railway In
1887 as master OF transportation. Two
years later ho became division SUPER
!ntendent OF transportation " tho
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad In 1890
he was made general superintendent OF
the baltimore g. Ohio Southern. Ho
became general manager of that sys-
tenn In 1904 and 1907 was made vice
president In charge OF operation OF tho
Illinois Central lines. year ago ha
was elected president OF tho Monon E
May Have Boon Deliberate Murder.
One man was arrested as n suspecS
bu. released Immediately. Detec tiveS
saw the Indications nre that X was NOT
an expert burglar who entered Rawn's
homo and thero are intlmations that
the killing may have been the result
Of some other motive than robbery.
Rawn recently was q prominent wit
ness in tho Chicago & Western Indiani
railroad saes. - which alleged rea
estate frauds argregatinE 100000 WEI
charged against former officials Of tho
road The case against one OF tho men
is stilI pending.
Disorodiss Enemy Theory. !.
States Attorney Wayman said he
was snsshed that awns testimony in
t$,e Chicago & Western Indiana fraud
proceedings had nothing TO do with tbs
murder Wnyman said he had looked
over tho testimony today and he
thought II contained nothing by which
Rawn could have incurred enmity OF