The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-12-26
THE MONEY PAID.
The HoY Released and Returns to
His Home.


ward Cudahy. Eiward Cudahy, Jr.,
who was kidnapped Tuesday evening,
after being held 36 hours for a ransom Of
s25 900 10 gold, which the young mans
father unhesitatingly paid, has been re-
turned to his family, and Thursday
night the boy and his parents were re
ceiving congratulations from relatives
and friends throughout the country.
A statement of the conspirstors, over
heard by the lad while he was in their
power, indicates that they had been at
tempting for month to secure posse5-
sion Of ooe of his sisters. Young
Cudahy related the story of being over
powered, placed in closed carriage,
blindfolded and bound and carried many
miles from the city to place, the loos-
tion Of which he cannot identify. and
hi father made known the details Of
long ride into the country to deposit
a Bag containing s25, 900 in gold in q
place indicated in letter written Wed
nesday to MIR. Cudahy by the outlaws,
naming this coalition as a surety for
the return Of the boy. This sum was
deposited in a place indicated about
FIVE miles north Of the city, on lonely
road leading up to the bank Of the Mis-
souri river.
Mr.. Cudahy called into consultation
the chief of police and his friends and
discussed the plans 10 king to the caps
ture of the gang when they should
appear at the point Of rendezvous
named IN the letter. The great strain
on the family, however, caused Mr..
Cudshy to abandon all idea Of captur
ing the men in whose power was the
lite of his son, and decided to st once
comply with all the demands of the
bandits. Absolute secrecy was neces-
sary, and trusted N, ssenger was dis
patched to the bauk 10 secure the gold
After securing the money he started
out entirely alone. To identify himself
he had attached to the dash board of
his buggy red lantern, which was one
Of the conditions in the letter. Mr..
Cudshy drove to the appointed place,
where be found, near the road, white
lantern suspended from short stake
driven in the groucd, near the river
bank. Nobody was in sight. He at
once alishted, placed the bag Of gold
conveniently near the stake and rs-
turned to the city without hearing
souud.
Thss the bandits we're nesr the spot
and at once secueed the valuable pack
age cannot be deubted, for about !
o'clock this norniag the young boy ran
bseathless up at the door Of Of his fat
hers home and rang the osll for adnis-
sion. Tso policemen, who in the early
evening had been placed near the family
MANSION had later been sent to the
stable By Mr.. Cudahy who feared tba:
the men seeing the officers would drive
away without leaving the boy. Not
witbs.aniing tbs entire police snd
detective force Of the city, several
Piuker,oo's from Chicago and half 9
hundred Of Mr. CndAhy's own men
have been searching diligently 1or
clue looking to the capture Of the out
lavs ever siace the return Of the young
man, up to II o'clock tonight nothing
has developed to give the least idea Of
the identity Of nen who operated the
crims. Young Cuiahy aays there were
ak If she men but that al. we're masks.
Chief Of Police Donabus said
that every effort VAS being made to
bring the abdactors to justice, that
there we're probably three instead Of
six msu, that they had beon figuring on
it fer at least six weeks, and that the
police suspect certain parties. He said
| that Mr. Cudahy evlnced bat little de-
sire to prosecute, bat Ar. Cad