Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-21
A REWARD IS OFFERED
Edward Cudahy Offers SIS. 600
For Capture Of His Boys
Abductors.
Further Particulars ofthe Strange
Case...Text Of Kidnaper's
Letter.
The Boy Recites His Experience
With Bandits. Wanted His
Sister.

Sister.
omaha. Dec 2l. Omaha Is stirred to|
It's depths by the KIDNAPPING of Young
Edward Cudahy rus sday evening ana
lis release yesterday only on the pay
raent Of $4,000 in gold by his father as a
ransom The story he tells of HI thirty
hours of captivity, the proof ne gives
that an organized gang OF kislnaiers has
been watching hts fathers house fol'
many weeks, and The fact that he WAS
abducted only when the plotters found
they we're unable % seize oresef has SIS
sters, have spnrred ths police TO their ut
most endeavors 70 capture the guilty
parties. s,
MI. and Mrs. Rcuaafy are 50 re1oicea
over the return Of their boy tfat 'hss
consider the s25,ooo we'll spent but thsS
will give the autllorssias whatever as
s stance lies in their power, ana nave
i lso employed skill ad private ssietsctlves
% join in the purs e
Mr. C'uduhy also announced last night
that he Would pay S25.ne0 reward for the
apprehension Of the abduetois or pay
s., 600 for one and $50 for t@o OF them!
Il left the house a / IsSc Mr.. s ussalls
explained in telling of how he paiu Inc
$4,000. and drove 4 lone toa point on
Center street- had received a ieilsl
sins the morning telling me the conhltions
,.pon which my son would be RESTORED 20
ne Il Was to attach a. red iigh Z 20 ~
carrags and driNe to- point on int
osslstsi, street road west q tiie scatN arf
esp6sit the money a. place where a
asght VA hanging 70 q tick. sfflllpwed'
:tle directions. and after leaving the
Money rear the stick at Fifty-iltil inland
Center, streets returned; u my home
arrived home about $40 j: m shortly
after o'clostk Eddie came home.
The letter Mr.. Cudahy refers g; Is the
cite left in his front yard Yesterday
fs5orning IT reads thus
Omaha Nsb Dee ~ Mr.. 0'udafy::ll
We have kidnapss, your, child and d
fsaI.f $g5soQ0 ltwen,y i've thousand
ssllaYs) for his safe retu,ils yea
give us the money, the child v l,ts
returned a., safe wil@p ss,s, S SAN
tjsts but II YOU refuse ne Mil pu' acid
81 tsis, IS ard blind him tiirn sill
lsisi1ie aia;esy kienap anather ulilli 'n-
aires child that we have si,att % alld
demand sl0o.aoOs and we Wi "a il, fssl,
The vii see the condition Of Your child
and realize the fact that we rneaH busi
ness and VIII not be inohkeyed with or
captured.
Ciet the money all in gold. five ten
land twenty dollar pieces. put y In: q
white Wheat sastss get in Your buggy
lalaHc OH the night Of Dec IS. ~
lso'eiock. and drive south from Your
Isiloiise 10 Center street., turn Mss'l IN
Center and drive hack e i2ussf . park.
and follow d he i1ss "a road oNs l,sss' t'sc-
tnosst
N.ilen You coifiesto a lantern that IS
llightel by the side Nf the road, place
lttse meney bs tbs lantern and inn .-siiz
lately turn your horse around and re-
| turn home
Il You viii know our lantern. for il
4 vi have NO ribbons. black and white
tiac On the hane: q yHll must place a
fred lantern On your buggy syllere |,
lean be plainly. sen, 80 we VIII kroW
Iyou q mile awos
This ietteY and every part Of Il must
be returned with the money and any
lattempt at canture will be the Ssiddesi
lining you ever done
Won re member. ssme twenty years
i ara d.harle.y Ress was ki9napea II
4 New york city and $4,000 ransom
asked Old rnan Ross was, willing Il
give up The money but Burns. the greis1
s:etective with others persuaded tht
Told man NOT TO .iye s,lp ths money. az
Isuring him that the thieves would Is.
Il .sJ}.,. died ~ : broken sbear, e,arr,
slthat he allowed the datectiyes "a die,
ltatA 10 him.
This, letter muat not bs. ssen by an,
Zone but yourself If the police or som,
Il stranger knew its contents they nigh
q attempt to capture uS. aitio asains,
4 vour wish. or some ore nigh, u,e
Il lantern and represent us. thus tn
wrong party securing the money. an,
i this would be as fatal TO you az if Vol
3 refused to give up the money So 20,
Il see the danger If you let this letter b
seen
!, Mr.. Cudally you are up against Ii
4 andathere is only one way out. Give III
q the coin. Money we wan; and none.
4 We Will get. II you don't give up. III
4 next man viii. for he Will see that 81
mean business. and you can lead you
boy around blind the rest Of your day
and all You viii have Is The
Icoppers sympathy. Do the right thin,
by us and we VIII do the sane by yo,