The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-22
NEW ANGLE N
THE GRAFT CASE
MEN HIGHER UP in ILLINOIS
CENTRAL WILL BE HIT IT
IS DECLARED.
TOWN WILL Be SHAKEN
Declares One Mah--Arrested Men
Hope BY Barring Real Scandal
to Clear Their
Own Skirts.

prosecution following years of graft
ling by high Illinois Central officials
ltook a peculiar ana sensationl turn
today former Assistant United
States District Aettorney Frank r..
Reid opened negotiations with States
I! Attorney Wayman looking, it is said,
to the disclosure of the real "higher
lup' officials, who proflted to the ex-
tent of $1,500.000 in the extended
Inulcting of the railrod.
| Mr.. Reid is member of the law
firm of knight, Reid & Tyrrell, re-
tanned for the defense OF Frank B.
Hartman, John NJ. Tay.or and
Charles l.. Ewing, former OFFICIALS OF
! the railroad, who were arrested yes
terday charged with completely and
paying a confidence game. The prop.
i osition to Mr. Waymn was made in
behalf of one or all three of them.
Although every effort was made to
keep the Reid-Wayman conference a
secret, it was learned tht informa-
tion was promised by one or more of
the men now under arrest which
would criminally involve even hig:.er
Iofficials of the<IHinois Central.
More Disclosures Likely.
"The disclosures VIII shake the
town, was the way in which the in
formant put it.
| NFr At
lney Waymon would discuss the mat
tier OF the real opening up of. the IliS
inois Central sore. The men now un-
lder arrest cannot hope for immunity
baths" at this late day, but their OBJ
Iject is said to be two-roid. The de-
fendants, one or all of them hope by
barring the real secrets of the scandal
to clear their own skirts, at least in
a measure, of sulpabiiity.
For weeks, while the Illinois Cen
trail directors held back the evidence
needed for criminal prosecution, the
Idea prevailed that severai men of
great prominence in connection with
the road would be exposed If the Off
cials who resigned from the road
along with or after the late Ira G.
; Rawn were put in danger of prison
t, stripes.
Harahan Takes a stand.
! Within a week William BURY, per
sonal attorney for Ira G. Rawn and
familiar with the late vice presidents
beliefs declared significantly:
+, There will be no criminal prosecu-
ton in the Illinois Central graft mat
ter. The Twelfth street institution
lis rotten from the towner down.
Then President Harahan Struck up
unexpectedly rsigning tie warrants
for Hartman, Ewing and Tylor and
he told the states attorney that he
hoped that official would get to the
bottom of he graft even If it led into
the board of directors.
The first conference between the
accused railroaders and their attor-
neys led to Mr.. Reid's visit to Mr..
Wayman The states attorney was
exceedingly elated when the visit was
over and there Is no question but
that startling facts were put before
him.
| One OF the many unanswered ques-
tions put to Messrs. Reid and Tyrrei,
today was i
n Does the promised new sensation
/ In the Illinois Central grr{t matter
have to do with defrauds In the de-
partment of the new road construc
/ ton and maintenance OF way?'
More Graft Exists.
An attorney familiar with the I'LL
lnois Central situation declared today
i that the graft yet to be uncovered II
the roads expenditures for righ o.
I ways, new rackage and maintenance
Of way would make the million or SC
stolen by putting roofs on fiat cars
J and the multiplication OF similar pet
: ty graft "look like a flea bite AS
yet the railroad company has insti
tuted no civil suits to recover fol
: these alleged. stealings.
!. 1t Is said that J. M. Barrowdale
superintendent of the car department
Twill be used as witness against the
three men who are now at liberty un
der heavy bail.
Mr.. Barrowdale could not bt
. reached today. At the Illinois Cen
/, Itral offices--he has not yet resigned
! Ihis post Of superintendent Of the cal
. llenartment--it was said that he was