Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-27
GOLD FOR K|!DNAPERS
Twenty-Five Thousand Paid fo,
the Return of Edward A.
Cudahy's Son,
BOY WAS TO HAVE BEEN BLINDED
Unless the Ransom Was Produced :.
- Fixed Time and Place.
Letter That Threatened the Cold
Blooded ity-Shrewdness
-, of Observation-Disclosures
Boy Tells His Story.
BOY WAS TO HAVE BEEN BLINDED

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Omaha, Dec. 21.-Late last night
Cudahy announced that he would pay
$4,000 reward for the apprehension
of the abductors of his son, $1,000 for
one and $4,000 for two Of them.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 21.-There is re
joicing in the home Of Edward Cuda-
by, the wealthy packing house owner
and capitalist of this city. Edward
Cudahy, Jr., who was kidnapped Tues
day evening, after being held thirty
six hours for a ransom Of $4,000 in
gold. which the young mans father
unhesitatingly paid. has been returned
TO his family and the boy and his par
entS are receiving congratulations
from relatives and friends throughout
the country. Mr.. and Mrs. Cudahy
feel that they have cause for relief,
not only over the return of their youth
full son, but also because one or pos
sibly more Of their daughters were not
included in the conspiracy which has
caused them so much anxiety and
grief, as a statement of the conspira-
was in their power, indicates that they
had been attempting for ii month to
secure possession Of one of his sis
terS.
Tells of His Long Ride.
Cudahy has been very rctfcent
throughout the affair but has finally
made known tile details Of long ride
into the country to deposit bag con
tanning $4,000 in gold in place indi-
Gated in a letter written Wednesday
10 Cudahy by the outlaws, naming this
condition as a surety for the return of
the boy. In order to do this absolute
secrecy was necessary, ana Il trusted
messenger was dispatched to the hank
10 secure the gold. Cudahy held him
self in readiness, and shortly after sup
per he entered a light road buggy. and
aIter securing the money started out
entirely alone for the place of meet
ing the kidnapers. To identify himself
he had attached to the dashboard of
his buggy a red lantern, which was
one of the conditions of the letter.
Direction lie HAD to Take.
Cudahy drove north on the Sherman
avenue road to point about five miles
from the city. where he found. near
the road. white lantern suspended
from short stake driven into the
ground. This signal he had been
watching for. II being named as vthe
place for leaving the money The To-
cation % the lantern was near the
river bank, but when Cudahy arrived
nobody was in sight He ut once
alighted, placed the bag of gold con
venienly near the stake ana without
waiting for developments secured the
horses renS and returned to the C.ts
without hearing a sound
Bandits Keep Their Word
That the bandits were near the spot
and IT once secured the valuable pack
age cannot be doubted for about l
a. m Yesterday the young boy ran
breathlessly up TO the door of his faith
er's home and rang the bell for ad-
mission. Notwithstanding the entire
police and detective force of the city,
several Pinkertons from Chicago and
half hundred of Cudahy'S own
men have been searching diligently for
clue looking 10 the capture of the
outlaws, ever since the return of the
Young man. up to this writing nothing
has been developed to give the least
idea of the identity of the men who
perpptrated the crime