The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-04
DEATH OF RAWN
is STILL A PUZZLE

CHICAGO, ILL, Special.-Efforts
70 get new coroner's jury impaneled
10 near evidence in the Ira G.. Rawn
shootlng mystery will be made when
eiIe Inquest Is resumed in the Win
He1Aa Town nail wednesday evening.
rms move is said to be planned by
representatives OF accident Insurance.
companies because they have heard
certain Jurors had intimated they Ia
Nored q verdict of murder. All OF the
Jurors live near the slain Monon Rail-
way presidents summer home. and
were his friends.
An anonymous letter sent by special
uellVery and stating that a negro fugi-
tive from justice was hiding at the
nome or 5. II. Baker. a Glencoe negro.
was received by Jury Foreman Hatley.
day. P"''0e 'o-
j. I. Harahan, president of the Iui-
nolS central, still declines to discuss
tSa"h death. 1t was learned that
the graIt inquiry pending before Mas
Ter IN Chancery Taylor will continue
In spite of the death of one of the
principal witnesses. President Hara-
nan viii be called early this week for
examination as well as other officials
Oh the railroad. past or present, who
Know OF the alleged grating.
Two reasons for Rawn's attitude on
the nearing before Master in Chan
Gerry Taylor, when he placed the re-
SponSablllty for the "farming-Out''
custom OF the Illinois Central on the
shoulders of President Harahan as
wen as himself were advanced by an
iiIlholS Central official as follows:
The principal reason Rawn dragged
an HarahanS name was his hatred for
his former chief.
he knew Harahan had started the
inquiry which was slowly but sureIN.
tightening its coils about him. He
knew that a
Harahan was partly responsible for
turning on the spotlight of inquiry.
IN desperation he turned on his for
mer friend and attempted to make
MN partner in his guilt"
me strict Injunction not to discuss
the car investigation was passed TO
Illinois Central officials by Hara han
today. no
Big Reward Offered.
Inc Plnkerton office had issued
many thousand slips Offering $4,000
reward for the arrest and conviction
OF the murderer of Rawn. There is
no attempt at description Of the AL
leS$u murderer OF Mr.. Rawn. The
reward is offered by Mrs. Rawn and
her three married daughters.
after thorough search of the dead
railroader's papers and effects there is
no trace of a will. William Rury-r
Rawn's personal attorney. is of yhe
opinion that he died intestate An
bNNiuSHNdl ueatn would not Of itself
FORCE the accident insurance compa-
mes TO pay the Rawn heirs the 500
900 insurance which he carried
Onless the insurance experts find
the strongest sort OF evidence to sun
port the suicide theory they viii three
the Rawns 20 sue for the insurance.
Ihis VIII leave the final verdict in The
hands OF civil court and not the COR
oner's jury.
Members of the Rawn family will
testify that Rawn was awakened nv
disturbing noises the night before his
death He started down stairs no in
Nestigate ON that occasion. but was
persuaded by his wife to return 10 he'd
The theory which il ROW seems
likely they will consider is that RaVvn
was aroused on Wednesday rnorning.
took his revolver from the chiffon
iere near the bed and went 10 5nvesti-
gate. In going down the slippery.
stairs in the semi-darkneSs he -sIipped
or tripped and in falling his revolver
was discharged with fatal effect No
attempt will be made at the inouest
to prove the Illinois Central graft.