Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-12-27
{. A. CUDAAY PAYS IN GOLD.
Omaha Packer Drives Alone to Q
Lonely Spot.
LEAVES MONEY BY LANTERN.
The Youth Tells tho story of His
Capture Says us Was Biindfoidsd.
Msnaciod and Chained to the Floor
CudAhy Offers Reward.

"aiu a. Sudany Oh THIS city ON wed
pesday night to the men who had alb
Quoted his 14-year-old son the night
before, and who had threatened in
letter to burn out the boys eyes with
acid unless their demands were
promptly compiled with. Mr.. Cudahy
secured the gold at the Omaha Ma
tional Bank, placed 1t in a sack, drove
alone into the country, deposited the
sack of coin on the ground beside
hghted lantern, and returned alone to
the city, seeing no one, speaking to no
one. He did this in accordance with
the Instructions of the abductors, who
promised 10 return the boy safe and
well within few hours. Mr.. Cudahy
obeyed the instructions and the boy
was returned. In their letter to Mr..
Cudahy the abductors threatened to
burn out his sons eyes. They further
declared that they would Immediately
ddnap some otker millionaire's son,
and with the sightless child of Edward
Cudahy as warning, demand even a
larger ransom. Mr.. Cudahy decided to
take no chances. lie paid the $4,000
and rescued his own child. Young
Cudahy is none the worse for his tenn
porary detention. He tells a graphic
story of his abduction and his impri-
sonment In deserted house. He slept
little. ate little. and all the time was
bifndfolded. manacled. and chained to
the floor.
Offers Large Reward.
Late last night Mr.. Cudahy an
nounced he would pay $25,eOO reward
for the apprehension OF the abductors
Of his son 5000 for one and $4,000
Tor two Of them.
The Boys Story.
The boys story. as related to the
chief Of police In part is as follows:
ut happened while was on my
way home from Capt Rustin's," said
he. 1T was about o'clock, I should
Judge, and very dark. Just as | got
In front Of Gen. GOWNS residence,
B82 South S7th street, two doors from
home, two men sprung in front of me
and thrust pistols In my face. I don't
know where they came from. didn't
feet of me and had covered me with
their revofvers. One OF them said:
I am the sheriff Of SHARPLY county,
and l want you. You are Eddie Nc
Gee. and you have stolen $500 from
your aunt. Come with US. Don't make
any outcry, for 1t won't do any good
Well. I supposed 1t was simply a case
of mistaken identity. and that all
would be cleared up In a few minutes,
20 l went with them without q strug-
gle. At the corner of 37th and Jack
son streets they loaded me into an
open buggy that was standing there,
then climbed In themselves and made
me sit between their knees. We drove
away very leisurely southwark in 37th
street All this time was talking to
them, trying 10 convince them that
they had the wrong person; that my
name wasn't Eddie MCGEE and that
had not stolen $500 from my aunt, but
shey paid no attention to me. When
they deigned to make any reply at all
they merely grunted. We continued to
drive rapidly. It seemed to me, for the
greater part Of the night, and during
ell this time my eaptors exchanged not
q word. FINALLY the vehicle came to
q standstin. One OF the men got out
and tied the horse, while the other
held me. Then they lifted me out
and one OF them tied my hands behind
me. The other examined the bandage
over my eyes 10 make sure II was Sc
cure. The next move was to lead me
mp fight Of riekety stair steps and
into room that had a damp, musty
smell. could tell by the way the
mems footsteps resounded throughout
stripped of furniture. observed also
that they struck no light would
have been conscious of sense of light
had they made one, for the bandags
could not have excluded all its rays
The men still moved about In absolute
silence. exchanging no word. One of
them found an old rickety chair some
place and pushed me down upon 1t.
Then he renewed the cords from
around my wrists and substituted for
them a pair Of handouts with chains
attached, and made the latter fast to
che rvngs Of the chair. A pair of leg
irons was slapped upon my ankles,
and the chains of these were also
locked about the legs of the chair. In
this uncomfortable position I spent
most Of the twenty-foEr hours of my
Incarceration"
mr.. Cuaahy's statement
Chicago. Doc. 23.-The Tribune OF
this city held conversation last night
with Mr.. Cudahy over the long distance
telephone.
at Is true" said Mr.. Cudahy. chat |
I paid $2S. 600 In gold for the ransom
Of nay boy, and that took this money
alone along a suburban road and left
It beside lantern as l had been d.
reeted by the kidnapers. admit that
had no assurance that after l had
farried out my part OF the program the |
boy woul be returned TO me. real |
xed that having been made to give |
mp this money. apparently SO readily. |
4 that I was subiecting myself to the |
\ possibility OF demands for more. and |
4 even q repetition OF such demands In !
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