The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-21
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COS OLIVE.

various plans were discussed looking n
the CAPTURE of the gang when they should
fut in an appearance at the rendezvous.
but these plans impressed me as being i'm
practicable or dangerous. and. impeled by
the fearful strain under which my family
bad been suffering. I decided TO conpl:
with the demands of the bardits. SO. after
supper on "Wednesday evening. I took the
sack containing the gold and drove out 10
. the appointed meeting place. carrying a
red lantern in my wagon. as directed.
After driving about five miles over the
route laid down by the writer of the let
ter. / came upon a small white light thai
seemed to be clt Sc to the roadside. II was
suspended from a stick and was tied with
ribbons such were described IN the let
ter which 1 had received | took the sack
containing the money and deposited II on
the ground. Then i drove home, without
having seen IT heard any one Or anjthins-
Presumably. however. my arrival and de-
parture had been noted. for shortly after
O'Clock this morning my son came ionle.
having been set down within block OF tEe
house. He was safe and sOu-=d and nao
been treated with reasonable kindness from
his point Of view. / do not Iuihd the s@s"e
SO much but now that my boy Is safe
would like to get a whack at tie kidnapera
If the gentleman who stood guard over my
son in that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VIII can up
OH me and turn States evfit!nc". ne can
earn considerably more than .iis share oi
the xS5.bp. WIN ln.- tiis't iiO "~
be lenientiy treated"
Mrs. Cudahy Doubts the Police.
Mrs ,'udahy was inclined TO be hyStericaI
when her son returned. She Is furious over
his treatment and implicates the police "a
the outrage rs 1t true that the police as.
covered no traces of the missing boy. see
was asked to-day. -,
..The police she said scornfuy. i
doubt whether the police are not standing IN |
with the criminals. Why. the ahdnctors
told Eddie everything that vas going on !
while the search was in progress. 1he2
knew every move the police made. Tn~'I
knew every move Mr.. Cudahy made. They
even told Eddie that they saw his father
on the front porch at o'clock WEDNESDAY /
morning Where were the police ali 'nis)
time?
Pinkerton detectives who have been en-
gagged by Mr. Cudahy to run the abductors
of his son down say the writer or tne
threatening letter man OF educatloh'
who feigned ignorance by Introducing in'o |
the communication defective syntaN. Inc
letter. as a whole bears evidence. they say.
of having been written by a sharp, shre"u
criminal who purposely stated tnat tnar
lie Ross had been abducted In New ho'k
and made other refer. ncss &c the case hoet
in accordance with the facts. !.
The police have a theory that the kidnap-
ers in demanding gold. planned to met the
coin into bars and thus destroy all evidencel
of It's source. Many Of the gpid coins we're
marked by the cashier Of the bank befofel.
delivery to MIR. Cudahy, but the police ara .
detectives have little hope Of tracing theF
men through the gold. Il.
Late tonight. Mr.. Cudany announceuI
that he would pay reward OF s-s." io',.
the conviction OF the men who aDduc,Tddl; ,od
SIS 900 for the whole gang. which, maypef
does not exceed three members.