Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-21

ran GREATNESS up 10 Une door OF MS
fathers home and rang the bell for
admission.
| Two policemen who in the early even
ing had been placed near the family
mansion had later been sent to the
stables by Mr.. Cudahy, who feared that
should the men returning with the boy
see the officers
They Would Drive Away
without leaving him.
The boy came in so suddenly that the
policemen knew nothing OF it until a
member of the family went to the stable
and informed them that the young man
had returned and that their services
would be dispensed with.
Notwithstanding the entire police and
detective force Of the city, several Pink
ertons from Chicago and a half hun
dred of Mr.. Cudahy's own men have
been searching diligently for a clue
looking to the capture of the outlaws
| ever since the return of the young man,
up to II o'clock tonight nothing has
| been developed to give the least idea OF
the identity OF the men who perpetrated
| the crime.
Young Cud'ahy says there were six of
the men, but that all wore masks when
ever in his presence, and that the only
one he would attempt to identify was
the one who kept guard over him dur
ing his incarceration in the lonely build
| ing in which he was held. He thinks
he could recognize this mans voice, as
it differed much from that of any of the
others.
That the bandits plans had been care
fully laid can not be doubted. They
had evidently appointed as a place of
meeting Mr. Cudahy, a point near the
river bank, in order that they might
escape in a boat should officers attempt
their capture.
The wording of the letter Of condi-
tions was that Of an artist. 1t was of
such a nature as to leave little for Mr..
| Cudahy to do than follow it's bidding If
he could hope for the safe return Of his
son.
The Letter in Full is as Follows!
Omaha, December 10.
! 'Mr Cudahy:
I'VE have kidnapped your child and
demand $4,000 twenty-five thous
and dollars) for his safe return. If you
give us the money the child will be
returned as safe as when you saw him
last, but if you refuse, we will put
acid in his eyes and blind him, then
we will immeditely kidnap another
millionaire's child, that we have spot
| ted and demand 100000 and we will
get it, for he will see the condition
of your child and realize the fact that
We mean business and will not be mon
keyed with or captured.
Get the money all in gold; five, ten,
and twenty dollar gold pieces; put it
! in a white wheat sack; get in your
buggy alone on the might of December
10 at o'clock p. m, and drive south
from your home to Center street; turn
west on Center and drive back to Ru-
ser's Park and follow the paved road
towards Fremont
when you come to a lantern that is
lighted by the side of the road, place
the money by the lantern and immedi-
ately turn your horse around and re-
turn home. You will know our Ian
tern, for it will have two ribbons,
black and white tied on the handle.
You must place red lantern on your
buggy where it can be plainly seen so
we will know you a mile away
This letter and every part of it
must be returned with the money, and
any attempt at capture will be the
| saddeSt thing you ever done.
! If you remember some twenty years
ago
Charley Ross was kidnapped
in New York City and $4,000 ransom
was asked. Old man Ross was will
| ing to give up the money but Burns,
| the great detective, with others, per
suaded the old man not to give up
the money, assuring him that the
thieves would be captured Ross died
| of a broken heart, sorry that he al
lowed the detectives to dictate to
him.
This letter must not be seen by any
one but you. If the police or some
stranger knew its contents they might
attempt to capture us, although against
your wish. or some one might use
| lantern and represent us, thus the
wrong party securing the money and
this would be fatal to you as if you
refused to give up the money. So you
see the danger if you let this letter be
seen.
Mr.. Cudahy, you are up against it,
and there is only one way out. GIVE
UP THE COIN Money we want, and
money we will get. If you don't give
/ up, the next man will for he will see
that we mean business and you can
lead your boy around blind the rest
of your days and all you will have is
the -- copper sympathy. Do the
right thing by us and we will do the
same by you. If you refuse you will
soon see the saddest sight you ever
seen. Wednesday, December 10Th.
This night or never
Follow these instructions and no
harm will befall you or your son.
After nights sleep Young Cud
ahy felt much relieved from the strain
of the past two days and detailed the
| following circumstances OF his disap
| pearance.
He said that he was in front of
Gen. GOWNS house, just across the
street from his home, on his way back
from the Rustin residence. Tuesday
evening, when two men approached
him One of them stepped up to him
and said:
I'VE are sheriffs from Sarpy county.
and arrest you as Eddie Niece, who
| escaped from the reform school"
The lad protested that he was not
the. mythical Eddie MCGEE. but his
captors said he would have to be iden-
tilted. They placed him in a buggy