The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-21
OF s25, 900 Paid by millionaire Gu
daily for His Boy.
MONEY DEPOSITED BY FATHER
Where the Bandits Secured II, and
the Kidnapped Youth Returned,
Absolutely No Glue to Identity the

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Yesterday. about noon, and several
hours after q letter had been left on the
lawn of the cudnhy residence. and the
missive was delivered to Mr.. cudahy at
hi0 residence. It came through the
mails and contained a proposition to re-
turn the boy. safe and unframed. pro
viding the sum Of s25. 900 were paid that
night.
In the latter were full directions as to
where the money was to be left and the
assurance was given that the missing
boy would be allowed to return home
within a few hours OF the time when
the cash was received.
Plans for Bandits Capture.
A consultation was held and. the mat
ter gone over In detail. Plans were dis
cussed for capturing the bandits when,
they should make their appearance at
the rendezvous that had been deslg-
mated; but, one after another, these
plans were dropped as being impract-
cable.
Finally, impelled by the strain under
which the entire household was labor
Ing, Mr.. Cudahy decided to comply with
the terms offered and ransomed his son..
"A trusted messenger. sworn to se-
crecy, was. sent for the money. which.
was brought to the Cudahy residence.
After dinner Mr.. Cudahy had one of his
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taking the money in 1t with him, left
alone for the designated place at which
the money was to be left. In the bug
Gy he, carried o red lantern.
Deposited Money.
He drove five miles west of town In
the Sherman avenue road, until he came
ito a white lantern hanging on short
stick. beside the road. Il
Allghting from his buggy Mr.. cudahy
deposited the sack containing the money
near the stick bearing the white light.
Then, without seeing any one, he re-
turned to his home.
nj Meantime. the abductors had seen the
red light coming up the road and as
soon as the buggy disappeared they
took away the money and prepared TO
keep faith with the father.
The. boy was bundled into cab and
set dowE close by his fathers house
about o'clock this morning. Where
he had been he was unable to say. but
as nearly as he could estimate he had
been taken five miles south of South
Omaha. i. l.
Cunning of the Gang.
The cunning of the gang and their
thorough knowledge of the geography
OF the city are evidenced In the plans
they laid. Close by the place where Mr..
Cudahy was directed to leave the ran
som for his son, the river approaches
the road, and it Is supposed the men
were on the watch for the millionaire
and saw his red light from boat AS
soon as he had driven away and they
had satisfied themselves that no person
was lurking near. they probably clam
bored up the bank, obtained the sack of
gold, returned to the boat again and
escaped without leaving any tell tail
foot prints.
There is absolutely no clue to the
Identity Of the men. Whether young
Cudahy will be able to give Information
that will lead to their capture Is not
yet known.
Grabbed by.Two Men
The boy says he was seized on the
street by two men who told him that he
was a. fugitive from the reform school
and that they were deputy sherifs from
another county. They placed him in a
closed carriage, threw u shirt over his
head and gagged him. They took him,
he believes, to n lonely cottage west Of
South Omaha, where he was chained to
the floor and kept prisoner until put in
hack and returned to his home. While
at the cottage he was guarded by two
men and provided with sufficient food.
Letter Of Kidnappers-
Following is copy of the second let
ter sent by the kidnappers to Mr.. Cud-
ahy:
OMAHA, Dec. 10.
Mr. Cudahy:
We have kidnapped your child and
demand $4,000 twenty-five thousand
dollars) for, his safe return. II you
give US the money the child win be re-
turned as safe as when you saw him
last. but II you refuse. we will put acid
.