Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-20
MURDERER MADE HIS ESCAPE
Heard Him Proving Around.
Went to Find Out What
Was Wanted.
In Answer In Question, what DO You
Want Hcre?" Was shot
Dead.

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ident Of the Chicago, indianapolis and
Louisville railroad CMenon) was muir
| dered In his home at wfnnetka. al
suburb OF this city today and the po-
! lice are searching FOR wounded ma M
as the murderer.
While none In Mr.. Rawn's home saw
the shooting IL Is believed that Mr..
Rawn shot his assaiant as the police
discovered trail OF blood about TOOK
feet In length, a short distance east
OF the house. Two shots were heardi'
by Mr. Rawn's family and his reyolyerll
was found with one discharged cart
ridge IN II. But one bullet Was found
It is believed that it is one that passed.
through Mr. Rawn's body just below
his heart.
While II is generally believed byt
the police that the intruder enteredl'
the wrong home to commit burglary.
private detectives. working on the easel
at the request OF Mr. Rawn's family.
Intimate that there may have been an 4
other motive. The private detectiyesf
declare that the work OF the man who
broke into the house was not that off
W 'Ni"'t ouIsiaf- A screen door,
through which he entered had been
forced open by breaking on the latches
oetectiEes assert that
a burglar could easily have cut away
the scream without making noise
which he must have been caused bv I.
the breaking OF the latches and
which Is thought 70 have awakened
Mr. Itawn.
only one man has been arrested
az suspect and he was irnmediate-
! ~ released. The police although Keep
ma ~ diliEenr searsn Nave foand
no saspicious character.
Ar.-fHwn re- emily was prominent
zines N the Chicago western
Indiana railroad cases in which al
lesed real estate frauds aggrezating
ssgo, 600 were charged against former
OFFICIALS Of the road The cases
against one of the mon stin is
States Attorney waynan said that
he was satisfied that Mr. Rawn's
testimony In the Chicago and Western
ihdiana fraud proceedings had moth
ing 20 do with the murder. Twenf,,
private detectives are now working
Mr.. Rawn's family
The burglar forced open the basement
door. and was heard prowline about I
the frst door by Mr. Rawn who went Y
down stairs 10 investigate Members A
OF MS family heard him say. What \
do you want here?" and a shot was Il
fired Immediately afterward when
they hurried to the first floor. Mr.. Rawn Il
was ylng dead AT the foot OF the stairs liI
with bullet through his heart. Th. n
murderer or murderers escaped. IN
I,he fact that the murder was com. ia
mited BY a burglar was esta blished bx M
the finding OF Jimmy" marks on tho y
door which had been forced open n
The assassination Is the climax 10 u
a regin OF crime that has driven the
residents or the north shore suburb all M
most TO a frenzy. 81
STORY OF SHOOTING. TX
The story Of the shooting Of MIR.
iRswn was told by Ralph O. Coburn. w
SON in-lsw Of the victim. this mornins. "a
Mr.. Rawn was awakened by sounds H
on the frst floor Of the house" he said M
He insisted upon going down 10 ascer- h
tain the cause, although Mrs Rawn m
tried 10 persuade him not to do IT, IA
He descended the stairs and had NJ
barely reached the landing when every IN
one IN the house was awakened by the Nh
roar Of two shots, fired in quick sue
rcssion. NJ
Il rushed out. as did the others. We Ie
found Mr. Rawn lying In his nigh, N
clothes. Blood was tricklng from his
breast. ~
"He struggled. turned over. tried 10
'f'''oH fAAAh hFAtN nut w sent VI nQl-
He'd calls for a doctor Mr. Rawn died va
within i've or six minutes after the shot N
had been fired. He did not regain con- III
'ciousness. M
1--WE Immediately summoned the Win IA
letka police. and II was they who found if
he mark on the door. which cstab- ~
ished the fact that the crime had been IA
by a burglar. Other than NJ
hat, VIC have no clue ~
The house was occupied by Mr. ana IN
Mrs Rswn. their daughter. Mrs Bige- IN
ow, and my wife and myself and our HI
wo children, There were also three ~
ervants In the house. the cook. Mrs.
lawns maid and Mrs. Bigciow's maid. K.
Zone Of the rest OF us heard the bur- IN
'lar." ~
Only one bullet took effect The NJ
,ther went wild A half hour after the HI,
murder had been committed detectives
we're hired by relatives Of the dead n,
nan. f'
I'VE win offer reward" said Mr. if
'oburn, and spare no expense to NJ
apture the assassin 4.
Last April, the Rawns moved from '
heir residence in Schiller street. Chi w
ago. 10 the Cav residence on Pleasant n
treet IN Winnetka. They had rented VI,
/ for the summer.
Mr. RaWn has three daughters. All H
married. They arc Mrs Robert c. M
Mrs Ralph c. Coburn and ia
irs D. y Bigelow. VA
RAwN's CAREER IN
Mr. Rawn was SIS years old. having Ia
zen born Aug. 70. 1880, at Delaware. o. II
o. entered the railway service in 1870, III
eginning as a telegra pm operator for ";
he Big Four After rising 10 be train f
MASTER with that road, ne went to the III
Central railway in 1857 as if
laster OF transportation. III
Two years later he became division n,
and stfherlntendent of ih
OF the Chesapeake e. III
'hio railroad. In 1890 he was made t'
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