The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-20
SrIETEEN-YEAR-o SON OF m1LI,i
=. IONAIRE CUDAIIY Is KID
MAPPED
WHOLE POLICE FoRCE AT WORK
AIDED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE BIG
OMAHA PACKING
HOUSE
DEMAND Is MADE FOR $4,000
In Confederation OF which a Nota
Left at the Lads Home Says
That He VIII BE
i. s. Released.

OMAHA. Neb. Dec. 2O.-Young Cudahv
returned home secretly at 1 a. m. and
Mrs. Cudahy announced that he had been
ABDUCTED, but is safe and sound She re-
FUSED to say anything about the ransom.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec 19.-Edward Cud-
ahy Jr., fifteen years old, son of Edward
a. Cudahy, millionaire packer and head
OF the Cudahy Packing company in
Omaha, 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 fifty men employed
by MIR. Cudahy have been securing tho
city and country throughout the day IN
hopes of locating the young man or Sc
curing clew which would lead to a:
knowledge of his whereabouts, but with
out success. Business at Mr.. Cudahy's
packing plant in South Omaha was prac-.
tlcaIly suspended today, the entire force
joining in the search The bows folks ara
distracted at his disappearance and the
rather has offered to pay a substantial
reward and no questions asked if his SON
is returned to his home An anonymous
letter has been, received at the Cudahyi
nome, sub5tantiating the fears of the FAM
lily that he has been kidnapped.
Young Cudahy left home at o'clock
last night to take some books to the resi-
dence of Capt. Rustin, about two blocks
distant, and that is the last seen of him.
AS midnight arrived and he did not re-
turn, the police were notified, and two
detectives were detailed to work on the
case
1t was 8 o'clock this morning that the
matter began to assume a serious as
pect At that hour man on horseback
rode rapidly to the Cudahy mansion, and
as he passed the front gate threw a Lett.
ter into the yard. A servant who saw.
him took the letter into the house, where
1t was read. 1t said in substance:
RANSOM DEMANDED. r.
Mr.. E. A Cudahy: Your son is safe.
We have him, and will take good care
Of him. and will return him to you in
consideration Of the payment of $25,G90
We mean business. Jack
The remainder of the note the police re-
fuse at present to disclose, as they saw
it relates to the place where the money
is to be left, and where the kidnapers are
to leave the boy in case Mr.. Cudahy
complies with their terms. The servant
who saw the man on horseback was able
to give good description of him. and
this is the cleW upon which the police
are working
The young man was much devoted to
his home and was idolized by his parents.
being the only boy in a family of five
children. Mr.. Cudahy says he is willing.
to pay liberal reward for the return
OF his son. AS to the anonymous letter
however, he is undecided as to whether
1t emanates from the kiGnapers
AS to the methods employed in the kid
mapping, it is believed that young Cudahv
was deCOyed away through the instr,I-
mentality Of boy about his own age. As
TWO youths, one Of whom answered the
description of young Cudahy were seen
on Leavenworth street car, west bound,
shortly before midnight
1t transpired that Mr. Charles w. Mar
TN, an insurance agent residing near Mr..
Cudahys home, while passing along q
block in the rear of the house last even
Ing, saw covered wagon standing in
the SHADOW of clump of trees Ore man
sat in the wagon and was talking to an
other man who stood on the ground
When Mr.. Martin was passing they drop
ped their voices to an inaudihle nit n
He did not attach much Importance 10
the incident at the time. A companion
of young Cudahy also recollects seeing a
vehicle standing two or three nights near
the Cudahy home.
A young lad known as Alvin. who re-
Gently broke an arm and who lives a
rev blocks from the Cudahy mansion
was seen leaving a car in the western
part of the city about midnight. being
assisted by companion near his own
age. me police believe the injured boy
was a friend of young Cudahy and arc
now looking for Young Alvin
jaunts of mysterious strangers and
Known outlaws are being vigorously
searched and kept under surveillance.
Three or four of these places We're ran
sacked by the police during the day, but
without result.
Tonight fresh squad of police and de.
tectives and several special men were
added to the force now searching for
some clew to the sudden disappearance
During the day Mr.. Cudahy sent tele-
grams to cities throughout the country
far and near, each of which gave A
description of the boy The young man
is described as fifteen years of age.
weighs 12O pounds, five feet eight inches
III height, complexion light He wore q
gray suit of clothes, and a black over
coat with black velvet collar.
PINKERToN ON THE CASE.
E. A. Cudahy tonight telegraphed his
brother, Michael Cudahy, of Chicago,
to send force of Pinkerton detectives
to this city at once, and they are ex-
pected to arrive here some time tomor-
row, when they will be put to work on
the case. The police are watching two
boys, known to have been companions of
young Cudahy, one of whom was seen
at Fifty-s sixth and Center streets, the ex-
IRENE limits of the city, last night in
company with another boy. Several
places Of bad reputation are located near
that part of the city, and it is feared
the young man got into trouble in that
vicinity.