Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-01
REPAIR METHODS LAID BARE
Ostermann and Goodrich Reveal Sc
cret Meetings of Combination.
STOCKHOLDERS CONCEAL NAMES
payments to Illinois Central OH
cisls Made Out in Goodrich's
Name and Handed over
TO Owners Later.

CHICAGO Sept. ga. c. Goodrich a
<elf-confessed "go-between." and Henry c.
Ostefmann, former president OF the Oster-
mann Manufacturing company We'd with
each other before Municipal Judge Brugge-
meyer today in stripping bare the secrets
OF the alleged combination which is
charged with swindling the Illinois Central
Railroad company by car repair frauds
Goodrich, ike Ostermann, was placed
on the stand as a witness for the prose-
cution. lie described in detail methods which
he said Illinois Central officials used to
conceal their identity as stockholders in
the Ostermann repair concern. In testify
ing yesterday Ostermann had said that GER
tain payments to the railroad officials were
made by checks to Goodrich. When placed
on the stand today. Goodrich began his
testimony at this point
The checks were made out In my name 3"
Goodrich said. Frank h. Hartman had
asked some time previously IL l would
agree to let him have checks made out in
my name and accept certain payments for
HIM agreed. I do not know what source
the checks came from, but l received a
number of them. 1 know, however, that
they were issued by this company, of
which have been reading in the news
papers l endorsed them and placed them
TO my private account in the Fort Dearborn
National bank"
Photographs introduced.
Photographs OF $4,000 worth of checks
signed by Ii. 4. Niles as president Of the
Blue Island Car and Equipment company
were then introduced by Attorney Fisher
for the prosecution. Goodrich identified the
Endorsements on them as having been made
by him. Niles went Oh the stand several
days ago and testified that payments for
Hartman We're made to Goodrich. Most OF
the checks were paid on December Is, 1903.
The name of Ira q. Rawn, late president
Of the Monon railroad and former vice pres
ident of the Illinois Central railroad. again
was brought into the proceedings when
Goodrich testified that on December Is
1909. he wrote check for $4,000 to Ira G.
Rawn. which was cashed by Rawn on De.
cember 10. The $4,000 check, he said, was
in return for two s., 900 checks which had
been sent to Goodrich on December Is, and
were signed by Niles.
did you talk with Mr.. Rawn about these
checks?" Attorney Fisher asked.
Il never met Mr.. Rawn, except for a for
mai introduction" Goodrich replied. 81
talked with Mr. Hartman In his office and
he asked me TO send him checks from my
bank for the ones l received for him Or
Mr.. Harriman's instructions / did the same
ITO whom did you deliver the checks?"
In every instance / sent them by mail
Ostermann IL Recalled.
Ostermann was recalled to the stand wher
Goodrich had concluded his testimony.
In connection with the formation of tn,
Memphis Car Repair company, Ostermanr
told how stock was issued and to whom
Two new names, those of IL. IL. MoCourt
general superintendent of the Illinois Cen
trail lines south of the Ohio river and w
s.. King general superintendent of tn,
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad com
psny. were mentioned by Ostermann in this
connection.
stock was issued in certificates of l6
shares each in the Memphis Car Repai
company" Ostermann said. This stock wa
divided among Ira G. Rawn, f. B. Harri
man, Joseph 3. Buker, W. S. King
IL. II. McCourt Wllim Renshaw, j. NJ
Taylor and Secretary Ward of the Mem
phis company. At the suggestion of Mr.
Buker had all the stock made out in m,
own name 1 know that Mr.. Rawn Harri
man and Taylor got their shares, and l ex
pect the others did"