Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
RAWN AGAIN SUICIDE
Police Refuse to Believe He
Was Murdered.
CHAUFFEUR Is LIBERATED
Secret Investigation by Private
Detectives.
JIMMY MARKS ON THE INSIDE
Maid Servant Heard One Shot Fired
w. c. Brown Defends
Dead Man.
CHAUFFEUR is LIBERATED
JIMMY MARKS ON THE INSIDE

CHICAGO. ILL.,, July 23.-"I am con-
vinced that Ernest Stevens has told the
truth and that his alibi cannot be shaken
I shall order his release Immediately"
This was the statement made today by
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler after
questioning Stevens. a former chauffeur
of the Rawn family, and a suspect held
in connection with the tragedy. and two
witnesses who were called to prove or
disprove the suspects alibi.
Stevens was released this afternoon
on orders from Assistant Chief Schuett-
Ter. The police have returned to the
theory of suicide as the only explanation
Of the shooting.
The Rawn tragedy =. ) been dropped
clared Schuettler.
A Lie, Says Stevens.
Stevens was arrested last night. Harry
P. Cullen. manager of a commercial
agency, told Coroner Hoffman he had
heard Stevens make threats against the
life Of RaYn.
Hoffman asked Cullen to dictate a state
ment When this was done the negro was
arrested. Cullen was summoned and re-
peated his statement before the negro
1T Is a lie." said Stevens.
Cullen said that a month ago he went
to Stevens home to collect a bill, but the
negro said he was out of work and could
not pay.
You ought to quit joy riding and then
you could get job Cullen said.
Who told you l was joy ridng?" asked
Stevens
Il heard it in Mr.. Rawns office"
'fll get that id white man for
that" Cullen says Stevens answered.
Assistant Chief of Police Schuettler was
called In and Stevens was examined for
FIVE hours He did not weaken and said
Cullen was lying -
When Stevens left Rawn's employment
three months ago he was given a recon-
mendation by Mr.. Rawn.
Private Detectives Report.
At the Rawn home it was said that
Rawn had not an enemy in the world,
and that no negro had been employed
or was known in the household.
The results OF a secret investigation
OF the death of Rawn. made within a few
hours after his death. became known to-
day.
The investigation was made by a private
detective agency which had been en-
ployed in the Illinois Central investiga-
tions- Two men are said to have made
careful examination of the premises
and the servants without making them
selves known.
There were four servants sleeping in
the house the night of the death, accord
ing to the report of the detectives OF
these. three slept on the second floor,
above the room where the shooting took
place. None OF these heard any sounds
until the death of Mr.. Rawn was known
to his family.
Johanna Solberg, maid servant, who
slept on the third floor, said that she
was awake at 80 o'clock Wednesday
morning. She heard one shot fired.
The two detectives asserted the al
legged Jimmy" marks on the forced door
of the Rawn home. which the intruder
was supposed to have made while gain
ing an entrance, were on the inside of
the door.
Rawn's Character Upheld.
William G.. Brown, president of the
New York Central lines, who reached
here late today, in discussing the death
oe Mr.. Rawn, said:
IRA G. Rawn was fearless man,
and one who would not take his own
life to avoid personal danger or trouble.
/ have known him since boyhoOd
His death is deeply deplorable in any
circumstances, but in circumstances
like these 1t is doubly so. l cannot
express a personal opinion regarding
his death other than this"