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Show RAILWAY OFFICIALS RELEASED ON BOND CHICAGO- July 3. Fifteen railroad of-ficlals of-ficlals in all had surrendered and had given bond today In connection with the killing of George M. Scott and Mrs. Willis K. Smith at Oak Park, June 22. Officers Of-ficers and directors of tho Metropolitan it West Side Railroad company and the Aurora. Elgin & Chicago Railway company com-pany were held yesterday to the grand jury. charged with being criminally negligent In failure to provide for tho safety of the public at the point where a Metropolitan train struck Scott's automobile. auto-mobile. The officials who appeared today at the state's attorney's office and surrendered themselves were: Paul D. Sexton, secretary secre-tary of the Metropolitan company; C E. Flenner, D. J. Peffers. C. J. Jones and E. C. Faber. directors of the Aurora, Elgin El-gin & Chicago company. Each was released under $i000 bonds. |