The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
KIDNAPPED ON
a'OMAHA'S STREETS.
a Millionaire's Son Was Held
for Ransom and Abduo.
tors Demands Were
Compiled With.

Oaahs. Neb.. Dso 80 There 10
rejoicing h sls home Of Edward
CudsEy. The wealthy psckiug hosse
owner saA sspissliss Of shis city.
Edward Cslsay. $s, Who wss kid.
ssppsd rsss1ay evening. siler Being
held 80 hoses ios . rapsoa Of t25, 900
IN gold. Which shs young nsa's
isshsr ssAsslss.isgly paid. hes been
returned y BE family. and tonight
the boy ED Die paresss ere receiving.
eopGrssslsAioas fsoa relatives and
friends Throughout ths oosstry. A
ssstemeut a Ne cosspirstors. over
s heard BY he led while hs wss in
their power. iadioases that they had
been sstsepsisg Cor . nooth to
secure possession Of one Of bic ole
ssss. Young Csdshy todsy related
The story OF being ovefpowered.
pIsoed 10 . closed osrrisge. blind
tfolded and beond end carried many
miles from lhs city TO splaoe. the
location Of vtich hs ososot identify. .
aud biz father made known the detai's
oG long ride ieto the country to
dsposis,a BEG oeatsining $4,000 10
|. gold in plaoe Indicated 10 alet.er
written Wednesday to Mr.. Oudahy
( y The outlaws. naming this oondi.
sjos % . ssessy for the return Of the
boy. This ssm We TO be deposited
u : pisos isdlcstsd aboas Eve miles
nossb Of the oity. on lonely road
lssdiug ~ M bank Of the Missouri
river. V C
Mr. Cydsky callsd ia.o oossnl.a.
zion the oaiaf Of police and kis ftisods
sad disossss1 the plsss looking to
tAs ospsssssf Ne sssg when they
should appear q she poiss Of reodes
.voas named is ths letter. The great
ssssia on shs ismily howsver. eaused
Ns OadsAy 20 sbssdos Oh idss Of
espsusisg The ose 10 whose power
Wss The lie q his con. sod decided
20 ~ once ooaply With oil the de
nssds Of sAe bandits. Absolute
secrecy wss oeossssry. end . trusted
zosssssgsr wss dispatched TO the
1sst TO secure the gold. Afser 90.
oesiug the money he started out
sasirsly sloss. To identify himself
- hs6 attached to the dashboard Of
bic bosgy sed lantern. which wss
sons Of the conditions 10 the letter
ns Oudshy drove 70 the sppoiosed
placs, where ha foaud. ness che rosd.
> whi'c isssese oespeoded from .
sbors stake dsives 10 tho ground.
nesr the river bank. Nobody We iu
siehs He a. osee slighsed. plsced
che beg Of gold conveniently near the
sta.e and set0soed 70 tho city With.
ess bearing sosac
Tue. The bsodi,s were near che
spct end ~ osce secured the valuable
pssksge csssos be doubted. for about
- O'Clock THE moruiog the young boy
ran brssthless sp to The door Of bic
I, isshsr's hoas sad rsng the bell for
sdmissioa Two policemen. Who in
abe early evening" had been plsoed
scar the family msnsion had later
been sent 20 ihs stable BY Ne Cudshy
Who a. srsd chat tho men seeing the
ellcers wosld drive away without
leaving The boy.
Notwithstanding the entire. police
ssd detective (oroe of the city. seve.
rsl Pinkes,oo's from, Chicago aud
halt husdsed of NJ Oudshy's own
oen have bee" searching diligently
1br cioe looking to the capture Of
shs ou,lavs ever siace the return Of
'the young Wau. up 20 III o'clock
tonight nothing hes developed to give
give the lesss idea o. the identity OF
o<n who operated the crime. Young
Cudshy ssys there elk Of the men but
tbst MI vote mssks
story % Q Shave.
To bs bouud hand and foot fac xs.v. a., al.