The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-22
Supply Dealer Exposes Meth
DDS in Vogue Through which
the Stockholders Lost Their
Dividends.
DRAGNET WAS COMING
CLOSE TO PRES. RAWN
Attorneys for Insurance CON-
panies Cannot Find Evil
dence that RaWn Was Not
Suicide, 1t Is Reported.
(hmerican News Scrvice)


Chicago. July ga system of long
standing graft and corruption in Chi
cago railroad circles by means OF
which stockholders of railway com
panies have been defrauded out OF
hundreds of thousands Of dollars may
be brought to the surface as a result
of the scandal which. sprung up fol
lowing the tragic death OF President
Rawn Of the Monon road.
The repeated statements from men
in authority connected with the ILL
nois Central that Rawn was serious
ly involved in the car repair graft and
that he committed suicide for tha,
reason, have caused intense excite
ment in railroad circles, and some oil
the principal figures in the suits
which the Central began about six
weeks ago declare that the business
methods Of the local railroads badly
needed an overhauling in the courts
Anybody who has had business
dealings to any great extent with rail
roads knows that there are men who
will not know one in a business way
till one has made a peace with them.
said railroad supply man yesterday
What do you mean by that" wa.
the question.
Had to Buy Officials.
Il mean that you cannot sell to rail
roads in many cases till you have
made 1t worth while for the officials
with whom you are dealing to buy o.
you," was the answer.
"You mean then that railroad Off
cials simply hold you up?"
THAT is just exactly the point.
can quote you a number of instance.
OF that nature. 1t is not very pleasan
but what can you do?'
Then he recited an instance of how
railroad company in Chicago hat
paid just $1.OO a set more than i
should have for a number of small
fittings in car repairs which had beer
purchased through his own concern.
1t was pointed out by men close tt
the graft inquiry which the Illinoi.
Central has on its hands, that tn,
suits filed against the railroad suppl!
companies and the former employe.
OF the road, charged the corporation,
and Buker. Kieth and Renshaw ant
others with collusion to defraud tn,
plaintiff. It was stated without quail
fication that this dragnet was comm,
close to Rawn.
Declarations by detectives employed
by accident insurance companies tha
they had found no proof that Raw
was not a suicide and the reported
finding Of a second bullet, supportin,
the family theory that Rawn was slail
by a burglar. today deepened the mys
terry of the shooting.
Harahan 10 Silent.
Meanwhile James r. Harahan, presi
dent OF the Illinois Central, who is at
tending a directors meeting in New
York. refused to say a word to clea
the dead railroad official from his al
legged connection with the charge O
$3.000.000 to $4,000 car repair graf
paid while Rawn was vice president O
the road. Harahan's silence was con
strued to confirm the motive assigne,
for Rawn's suicide.
President Harahan was asked IL h,
knew whether the dead president own
ed any stock In the companies whicl
| overcharged the Illinois Central TO
repairing before Mr.. Rawn left tha
railroad last fall.
Il haven't a word to say about it.
replied Mr.. Harahan.