The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-22
Edward Cudahy Pays $4,000
For His Sons Return.
PLANS so WELL LAID
That No Clue to the Identity of the Per.
petrators Has Yet Been Found.
Detectives at Work.

Omaha, Dec. 20.-Edward Cudahy,
Jr., the 15-pear-old son of Edward A.
Cudahy, millionaire packer and head
OF the Cudahy Packing company, is
missing from his home in this city,
and his parents believe he has been
Kidnapped. The entire police and
detective force of the city and half
hundred men employed by Mr.. Cud-
ahy have been securing the city and
country throughout the day in hope
of locating the young man or securing;
clue which would lead to a knowl-
edge of his whereabouts, without sue
cess.
Business at Mr.. Cudahy's packing
plant in South Omaha was practically
suspended today, nearly the entire
force there joining in the search. The
boys parents are distracted at his
disappearance and the father has Of
fered to pay substantial reward and
ask no questions if his son is returned
to his home. An anonymous letter has
been received at the Cudahy home
substantiating the fears of the family
that he has been kidnapped.
Young Cudahy left home at O'Clock
last night to take some books to the
residence of Captain Rustin, about
two blocks distant and that was the
last seen Of him. Midnight came and
as he did not return the police were
notified and two detectives were de-
tailed to work ON the case. -,--s--ae.-
Omaha, Dec. 21. = Twenty-Five
thousand dollars in gold was the price
paid by Edward A. Cudahy, the mil
lionaire packer, for the return of his
son, Edward A. Cudahy, Jr., who was
abducted by gang of kidnappers last
Tuesday night.
Yesterday about noon and several
hours after the letter had been left
in the front yard at the Cudahy resi-.
dence another missive was delivered
to Mr. Cudahy at his residence. 1t
came through the mails and contained
a proposition to return the boy safe
and unharmed, provided the sum OF
$4,000 was paid that night. In the
letter were full directions as to where
the money was to be left and the as
surance was given that the missing
boy would be allowed to return home
within few hours after the time the
cash was received.
A consultation was had at once and
the matter gone over in detail. Plans
were fixed for capturing the bandits
when they should make their appear.
ance at the rendezvous, but one after
another they were dropped as being
impracticable. Finally, impelled by
the strain under which the entire
household was laboring, Mr.. Cudahy
decided to comply with the terms Of
fered and recover his son. The money,
secured by trusted messenger who
was sworn to secrecy, was brought
to the Cudahy residence. 1t was all in
gold. After dinner Mr.. Cudahy had
had his horse harnessed to light
buggy, and, taking the money in it
with him, left for the designated
place. In his buggy ne carried 4
red lantern and was quite alone.
Leaving the house he drove five miles
west of town on the Sherman avenue
road until he came to a white lantern
that was hanging on a short stick by
the side of the road. This was the
place where the ransom was to be
left and he alighted from his buggy.
stick bearing the white light Then,
without seeing any one he returned
home.
In the meantime the captors of the
boy had seen the red light coming up
the road and as soon as the buggy
had disappeared again in the direc.
ton from which it had come, they
visited the spot, took away the money
and prepared to keep faith with the
father and the boy. The lad was
bundled into a hack and set down
close by his fathers house about
o'clock this morning. Where he had
been he could not say, but as near as
he could estimate he thought he had
been taken about five miles south oi
Omaha.
The cunning of the gang who hat
the boy in keeping and their thorough
knowledge of the geography of the