Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1910 — INDICTS 4 IN RAIL GRAFT [ARTICLE]

INDICTS 4 IN RAIL GRAFT

Grand Jury at Chicago Acts in the IHincis Central Case. At Chicago, Friday, Frank B. Harriman, John SI. Taylor. Charles L. Ewing and Joseph E. Buker were Indicted by the grand jury on the charee of conspiracy in connection with car repair frauds said to have been practiced against the Illinois Central railroad. The indictments charge conspiracy to obtain money from the Illinois Central railroad by means of false pretenses. Two counts in a blanket indictment also, contain charges of a confidence game. Each defendant s tond is fixed a: S2O 000. Dec. 10, 1909, is the date set up in the indictment, which alleges that the Illinois Central railroad was defrauded out of $4,825,650 by the four persons under indictment.