The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20
Illinois Central Scandal Comes
to Climax by Arrest of Three
EX-0fficials.
FRAUDS THAT AGGREGATE
MILLIONS ARE CHARGED
President Harahan Himself
Swears to Warrants Against
the Accused.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1o--Three former Of
hcials of the Illinois Central Railroad
company were arrested today In connec-
ton with the alleged huge frauds by
means OF which the railroad aserts 1t was
defrauded out OF s1,500.o00. The men
arrested were:
Frank h. Hartman, former general
manager OF the road
Charles l.. Ewing, former manager OF
lines north Of the Ohio.
John K. Taylor. formerly general store
The warrants were sworn to by Presi-
dent Harahan Of the railroad concerned.
They charge the three men with con-
spiracy TO cheat and defraud fhe railroad
by false pretenses and with operating
confidence game. Hartman and Ewing
were taken to the Harrison street police
station. Their bonds Of $4,000 each were
signed by professional bondsmen.
Story Of the Graft.
The allegations in the so-cailed graft
case are among the most sensational in
which high officials OF a great corpora
ton ever have been named. The inEes-
tigation began over year ago Il sGsDd rsashed
Iarahan began actions TO recover sums
said to aggregate more tnsn S1.0o0.oo0
alleged to have been secured by car re-
pair companies in connvance with high
officials OF the road. Hartman. Ewing.
Taylor and large number of others OF
lesser magnitude resigned their positions.
repaid paid" privateiy. pr Ss i The nan name - Of Ira G.
Rawn, vice president OF the road. who
resigned to become president OF the Mo.
non and who was found dead recently at
his home with bullet wound In ms
breast was brought into the scandal.
Murray Nelson, Lr., attorney for the
Illinois Central, stated today that Rawn,s
death headed of warrants which would
have been issued for him.
Confessions Alleged
Private detectives working under thu
direction Of President Harahan are said
| to have unearthed frauds other than those
connected with padded car repair bills.
These are said to involve the dlvetglns
| ton. The investigators declare they
have secured several confessions which
will be used in their attempt to fasten
| the guilt on culpable persons.
Today's developments bring the name
| OF Ewing into the case for the first time.
He was seen at his residence by report.
ers but declined to discuss the charges
| against him, Hartman embraced the
| opportunity to declare his innocence.
''I have never been approached py an
case said Mr. Hartman. 'I am per-
| fectly innocent of any and all charges
made against me. I Will admit that
| have been awaiting some such action as
! this In order to refute the charges. l am
glad of the opportunity to clear my name
I have always been true to my friends,
and 1 want them to know. as viii be
| shown in court. that / always was true
| TO the Illinois Central"
Harriman's connection with the Illinois
| Central covers period OF thirty-one
| years. He began as a civil engineers ap-
| prentice. served three years as an assist
| ant roadmastcr, and rose through the
grades OF constructing engineer train
| master and division superintendent to the
| general managership.
More Arrests to Come.
An official of the road intimated that
| other warrants would follow those Issued
| today. He declared that the system OF
graft unearthed by the railroads makes
| political graft look trivial
| eve will get the last man In this con-
| splracy If II takes us down to the lowliest
section hand" he declared The mas mass
| that Il demonstrates that political graft
| In It's palmiest conditions passes into IN :.
| significance beside the hoodwlnking OF
iings. I predict that other roads VIII
wake up, and that their awakening VIII
produce more than one sensation"
Attempt to Keep Secret.
President IIarahan awaited the minute
| details OF the investigation before strik-
| ing. When he considered the time ripe,
as he did last night. he took the field
son OF the municipal court and. with the
assistance OF pile OF documents and
photographs. laid the case before him.
Judge Olson referred him to Judge
BruSgemeyer In the Jurisdiction OF whose
court the Illinois Central offices arc To-
| Gated.
Judge Bruggemcyer Issued the war
rants, but made every effort to keep the
| fact a secret. Not until the arrests were
made this afternoon did the secret leak:
| IL created a sensation In railroad ana
social circles. where the defendants are
well known. Hearing on the warrants
i ErIday