The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-20
CAUGHT IN
SCANDAL
MESHES
THREE F o r M Z r OFF,
GALS OF ILLINOIS CEN
TRIAL ARRESTED
INCLUDE FORMER GENERAL
MANAGER Of RAILROAD
Charged with Conspiracy TO
Oefraud and with Operating
Confidence Game
(By Associated Press.)


Chicago, Aug. 20.-~Thrce former Of
ficlals OF the Illinois Central railroad
company were arrested Friday In con-
Dcctlon with the alleged huge frauds
by means Of wbichthe railroad claims
TO have been defrauded out OF $500.
OOO The men arrested wcre;S
Frank b. Hartman, former general
manager OF the road.
Charles l.. Ewing, former maiIager
OF lines north of the Ohio river.
John X. Taylor, formerly general
atorekeeper Of the road.
The warrants were sworn to by
president Ilarahan of the railroad
company concerned. They charge the
three men with conspiracy to cheat
aud defraud the railroad by iaise pre-
tonscs aud with operating a conf.
dcncc game. Hartman and Ewing
we're taken to the Harrison street po-
lice station. Their bonds OF $4,000
each were signed by professional
bondsman. Hearing was set for next
Friday.
The allegations In the socallcd graft
case are among the most sensational
in which high officials of great cor
pUration ever havcsbeen named The
investigation began over a year ago.
II reached crisis last spring when
President Harahan began actions to
recover sums said to aggregate more
than $l,000,000 alleged to have been
secured by car repair companies in
conniyancc with high officials OF the
road. Hartman, Ewing. Taylor and
, II large number Of others OF lesser
magnitude resigned their positions.
Much Of the money is said to have
been repaid privately. The name ol
Ira G. Rawn. vice president OF the
road, who resigned to become presi-
dent of the Monon and who was found
dead recently at his home with bull
let wound in his breast. was brought
into the scandal. Murray Nelson, Jr.
attorney for the Illinois Central stat.
ed that Rawns death headed of
warrants which would have been Is
sued for him.
Detectives Unearth Frauds.
Private detectives working under
the direction of President Harahar
are said to have unearthed frauds
other than those connected with pad
der car repair bills. These are said
10 involve the diverting of 81 900 ,00i
or more from new construction. The
investigators claim To have secured
several concessions which will be used
in their attempt to fasten the gull
On cnlpable persons.
Fridays Developments bring thu
name of Ewing into the case for The
| first time. He was seen at his resi-
dence by reporters, but declined tt
| discuss the charges against him lIar
riman embraced the opportunity tt
declare his innocence.
Il have never been approached b,
any attorney or detective engaged IN
this case said Mr.. Hartman. II an
perfectly innocent of any and al
| charges made against me. | will ad
init that have been awaiting somt
such action as this In order to rcfutt
the charges. am glad Of the op
portunity to clear my name. | have
always been true TO my friends an,
want them To know. as will be showr
In court that was always true to tht
Illinois Central"
Harrimans connection with the II
linols Central covers a, period Of 81
wears. He began as evil engineers
apprentice. served three years as al
assistant roadmasier and rose through
The grades of construction engineer
trainnaster and division superinten
dent TO the general mangership.
An official of the road inima ed
that other warrants would follow. TIe
declared that the system Of graft un
eartbed by the railroad makes political
graft look trivial.
I'VE will get the last man in This
conspiracy If ii takes US down to the