The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-12-27
$4,000 FOR A SON.
Iep;onaire Edward Cudahv
| Forced to Pay Ransom
l,,oy,ppERS THREATEN TO MUTT
LATE THE BOY.

| omaha, Neb,, Dec. I'll Paiu
Ip5ooo in gold for the safe return
Ifmy boy. What father would not
- dome as | did. with the mother
IT, how on the verge OF insanity
4 IN grief and the terrible threat OF
H. brigands before him? Men who
In kidnap a child will not stop at
.rrder or a worse crime to carry out
H., DESIGNS. | could but believe
Hh.+ the men who had possession OF
H. how meant to do just as they
J4.atened-send him home blind for
tTsif | rejected the terms they offer-
II lot those who think | acted
Inindiciously put themselves in my
- ior a moment. Then they will
lshange their views.
The foregoing statement by Mr..
Edward Cudahy explains why he ac-
HyDted the terms OF the kidnappers
.na secured the return OF his boy
agthout any attempt to capture the
NbrigaIds.
Mr. Cudahy announces that he will
3uay s25, 900 reward for the appre-
3ansion OF the abductOrs OF his SON
Hs5OO0 for one and SO, 1000 for tw o
Hdthem.
I'VE LETTER THAT CUDAHY RECEIVED.
4 When the letter that Mr.. Cudahy
8reeIyed from the kidnappers is read,
one is able to understand how 1T
3psyed upon the minds OF the pa
3rnts. 1t was evidently written by a
man OF shrewdness and education,
] The occasional bad grammar being
Introduced as means OF disguise.
Following is the letter in full:
"0maha, Neb Dec. 19.-Mr. Cud-
= ahy: We have kidnapped your child
and demand $4,000 twenty-five
+ thousand dollarsl for his safe return.
I Ii you give us the money, the child
Twill be returned us safe as when you
/ last saw him, but ii you refuse we
will put acid in his eyes and blind
/ him, then we will immedia tely kid
|nap another millionaire child that
We have spotted and demand $780,
900 aud We will get it, for he will see
the condition of your child and real
ize the fact that we mean business
and will not be monkeyed with or
captured.
Get the money all in gold, five, ten
and twenty dollar pieces; put i'll a
white wheat sack; get in your buggy
alone on the night of Dee. 10, at Z
o'clock p. M, and drive south from
Jour house to Center street; turn
vest on Center and drive back to
Aaser's Park and follow the paved
road to Fremont.
When you come to a lantern that
: light by the side of the road place
'he money by the lantern and imme-
aately turn your horse around and
return home.
lou will know our lantern, for it
Will have two ribbons. black and
white, tied on the handle. You must
place red lantern on your buggy
Were 1t can be plainly seen so we
vii know you a mile away.
This letter and every part OF it
must be returned with the money
aad any attempt at capture will be
Tue saddest thing YOU ever done.
Lyon remember. some 20 years
ago tharley Ross was kidnapped in
New York City and $4,000 ransom
&ked. Old man Ross was willing
!" give up the money, but Burns, the
great detective. with others, persuad-
= the old man not to give up the
money, assuring him that the thieves
would be captured.
hoss died of a broken heart, sorry
aat he allowed the detectives to die
ate to him.
inns letter must nQt~ be seen by
a1Sone but you. Ii the police or
slme stranger knew its contents they
allght attempt TO capture us,
against your wish, or
might use lantern and
present us, thus the wrong party
ssenrlng the money, and this would
' as fatal to you as If YOU refused
4 4 give up the money. So you see
sae ~ danger if you let this letter be
!. ~. Cudahy, you are up against
N a,,inu anu there is only one way out,
WE UP THE COIN. Money we