Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-12-21
REV Ard OF SO, 900.
Cudady's Offer For Apprehen.
sion of Kidnapers.
REJOICING AT RICH MANS HOME.
Happy Over Sons Safe Return-Paid the
$4,000 Ransom Demanded and
Mrs. cudahy Also Happy That "a Daugh-
ter Was Not Taken.

omaha, Dec. 21. Edward Cudahy
announced he would pay $4,000 re-
ward for the apr hension of the alb
dueters Of his son, $1,000 for one and
$4,000 for two of them.
There was rejoicing in the home of
Edward Cudahy the wealthy packing
house owner and capitalist Of this
city, over the SAT- return Of Edward
Cndahy. Jr., who was kidnapped Tues
day evening and was held 80 hours
for a ransom of $685. in gold. which
the young mans father paid Mr..
and Mrs Cudahy felt that they have
cause for reli f, not only over the re-
turn of their youthful son, but also
because one or possibly more of their
daughters were not included in the
conspiracy which has caused them so
much anxiety and grief, as state
ment of the consprators. overheard
by the lad while he was in their
power, indicates that thy had been
attempting for month to secure
possession of one of his sisters
Mr.. Cudahy, besides the letter re-
eeived Wednesday, which a man on
horseback threw into the yard and
a servant secured, delivering it into
the house, also received letter by
mail. The contents of the second let
ter were:
Omaha, Dec 10
Mr. eudahy:
We have kidnapped your child and de-
mand $4,000 twenty-five thousand dol
lars for his safe return. II YOU give us
4 4
safe as when you last saw him, but II
you refuse, we will put acid In his eyes
and blind him, then we will Immediately
kldnap another milionaire's child that we
have spotted and demand 100000, and
we will get 1t, for he will see the condi-
ton of your child and realize the fact
that we mean business and will not be
monkeyed with or captured.
Get the money all in gold, five, ten and
twenty-dollar pieces; put II in a white
wheat sack; get in your buggy alone on
the night of December 10, at Z O'Clock p.
m, and drive south from your house to
Center street; turn west Center and
drive back to Russers park and follow
the paved road towards Fremont.
When you come to Il lantern that is
lighted by the side of the road. place the
money by the lantern and Immediately
turn your horse around and return home.
Yon will know our lantern, for it viii
have two ribbons, black and white, tied
on the handle. You must place a red
lantern on yuor buggy. where 1t can be
piainly seen, so we viii know YOU n mile
away.
This letter and every part of it must be
returned with the money, and any at
tempt at capture viii be the saddest
thing you ever done.
II you remember. some 20 years ago
Charley Ross was kidnapped in New York
aud 500 old n
Ross was willing to give up the money.
but Burns, the great detective. with 9TH
crs. persuaded 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 allowed the
detectives to dictate to him.
This letter must not be seen by anyone
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 II lantern and rep
resent us. thus the wrong party seeur-
ing the money, and this would be as
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 1t 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 bust
blind the rest of your days. and all you
will have is the 1890 49, 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, Dec. 10. This night or never.
Follow these Instructions aud no harm
will be fall you or your son.
Mr. Cudahy drove alone to the place
where he found a lantern, left S25.-
coo in gold. done UP in IA bag, and re-
turned
Later on the boy reached home.
Young Edward Cudahy arose in the
morning after his return home, he
having reached home about 1 a. m,
of the same morning, being returned
most of the way by his captors and
walking the rest of the way He later
was questioned and his story in sub
stance was:
He said he was In front of General
GOWNS house, just across the street from
his own 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 es-
capped from the reform school"
The lad protested that he was not the
fnNIDlcdl Euule MEhcP, nut MS tNptOFS
said that he would have to be identified.
They placed him in a buggy and drove to
Thirty sixth street and thence south to
Leavenworth street. As they approached
Lcavenworth street a motor car passed
them. The lad recognized the conduc.
tor and said TO his captors:
There is man who knows me; he can
Identify me-
But the captors Immediately bltndfolded
him and whipped up the horse. The lad
thought that they crossed Leavenworth
street and then drove in a southwesterly
direction. Presently they came to Il
house, which the lad was of the opinion
was somewhere In the southwestern part
of South Omaha. Young Cudahy was
taken from the buggy and placed in a
room and chained to the floor He re-
manned there, according to his story,
about all night and about the next day
His hands were tied and the chains on
his feet prevented him from getting &
good view of the surroundings, even af-
ter the blindfold had been removed He
knew, however, that he was in an empty
room and that the blinds on the windows
Were closed.
-uosldmI 10 0ogId 9ql o. dIIl qua no
ment the men, he said. talked little
about themselves. He gathered from