New-York tribune., 1910-07-21

with his revolver and an instant later q
shot was heard. Mr.. Rawn was found
az the foot Of the stairs with bullet
wound through his body Near his r1gnt
hand lay his revolver with one chamber
empty a bullet which fitted the empty
chamber lay beneath him as he lay on
his back.
No struggle had been heard and no
traces were afterward found Of q burg
lar or Of any fleeing criminal
Although the body was heard 10 fall
down stairs after the shot. the bullet
wound was horizontal. not inclined up
ward from the front. as il would have
been had the shot been fired from the
floor below him. Blood was seen on the
r7luzzle OF tbs revolver.
Statements OF two members Of the
family that there were two shots were
not borne out by the testimony Of neigh
bors or OF other members of the house
hold. who heard only one. nor has any
trace been found Of a second bullet.
Marks alleged TO show that two doors
that had been forced opened were not
found by the police TO be made either
by & Jimmy or recently made by any
thing
The blood stains on which much
emphasis was laid. were discovered a
block from the house. with no interme-
diate stains. and the pol,ee DO not think
that they are blood stains.
Held Rolling Mill Stock.
President Rawn was the holder Of be
tween five hundred and one thousand
shares Of stock in the Blue Island Roll
ing Mil Company, which paid back on
July into the treasury Of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company more than
$500 600 looted from the railway in the
form Of overcharges for car repairs and
euuipnent This amount was obtained
during the TWO years preceding Mr..
Rawns resignation from the vice presi-
dency of the Illinois Central last au-
tumn
ATTORNEYS for the Illinois Central
stated to-day that criminal prosecutions
of the men involved were not to be halt
ed by this repayment of cash. and Will
lam B Burns. detective famous II the
san Francisco graft cases, is still YORK
ing on the evidence for the railroad COM
pany.
There are at present pending civil suits
against some OF the Illinois Central Off
ciais and several other car repair and
eouipment companies. and Thomas Tay-
Tor IT. master in chancery, is hearing
evidence IA these. On July { he placed
Mir. RaHn on the witness stand in this
hearing. Mr.. Rawn was permitted to
80 after a few questions had been asked.
hui those few pointed inquiries from the
attorneys, who hold in their hands the
results Of Burns's labors and who are
familiar with the graft system, showed
the witness clearly the inquisitiOn TO
which he was to be subjected
When MI. Rawn was called 20 the
stand again on the following day, Fri
a1v. July 5. he was allowed. on the
urgent plea Of his lawyers. 70 go without
testifying Again, three days later, on
July i, out OF courtesy TO his attorneys
the examination was postponed, this
time 10 The following day. That day, too,
found the railroad president not ready 10
face questions as 10 his previous con-
duct as vice-president. His excuse was
Z meeting Of the industrial commission.
fifth time arrangement was made
70 take his testimony and that time he
escaped on the plea that his wife was
FL This was last Friday. Next Tues
GAY was the Gate then set for the hear
ing. and II was made plain that no fur
ther continuances would be granted
II is authoritatively stated that the
attorneys representing the road were
amply prepared 20 show in this ex-
animation that Rawn was cognizant Of
the frauds by which the Illinois Central
was nulcted of more than 81 coo. 600 in
system Of graft which took place in
his department
Prosecution Delayed.
7 was stated last evening by a person
closely connected with the prosecution
of the Illinois Central cases that Mr.
Rswn was member Of the clique Of Of
the COMPANY This person also said tbs
move OF the prosecution in permitting
Rswn tc testify before q master in chan
cery was merely preliminary 10 the
starting OF proceedings against him and
number Of other former high officials
CT the road
RaTn vas deeply involved" the au-
thority continued. In the suit that was
fled he was not named. as We expected
70 start separate proceedings against
him and = number Of others who were
not named in the first suit a number