The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-20
YOUNG CUDAHY
RETURNS HOME.
Enters His Fathers House Un-
seen by the Officers
Who We're Keeping Close Watch
About the Premises.
RANSOM OF $4,000.
Millionaire Paid the Amount to
AbductOrs, in Gold.
He Took the Money to Place
Designated by Letter.
Left 1t There and Drove Away
Seeing No One.
He Took the Money to Place
Designated by Letter.
Left 1t There and Drove Away
Seeing No One.
KEPT FAITH WITH HIM
Unknown Parties Returned Boy
as Per Agreement.
He Tells the Story of His Excit-
ing Experience.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. o.-Twenty-five
thousand dollars in gold was the price
paid by Edward A Cudahy, the mil
lionaire packer. for the return of his
son. Edward Cudahy. jr.. who was alb
Quoted by gang OF kidnapers last
Tuesday night
Yesterday about noon and several
hours after the letter had been left in
the front yard at the Cudahy residence.
another missive was delivered to Mr..
Cudahy at his residence. It came
through the mails and contained a prop
osition to return the boy safe and un-
harmed provided the sum of S25.0OO was
paid that night. In the letter were full
directions as to where the money was
to be left and the assurance was given
that the missing boy would be allowed
to return home within few hours of
the time the cash was received
A consultation was held at once and
the matter gone over in detail. Plans
were discussed for capturing the band
it's when they should make their ap-
pearance at the rendezvous that had
been designated, but one after another
they were dropped as being imprae-
ticable.
Finally impelled by the strain under
which the entire household was laboring
Mr. Cudahy decided to comply with the
terms offered and ransom his son.
The money was secured by a trusted
messenger, who was sworn to secrecy,
and was brought to the Cudahy resi-
dence. It was all in gold. After dinner
Mr. Cudahy had one of his horses har-
messed to a light buggy, and taking the
money in it with him left for the desig-
mated place at which it had been stipu-
lated it should be left. In his buggy he
carried a red lantern and was quite
alone. Leaving the house he drove five
miles west of town, on the Sherman
avenue road, until he came to white
lantern that was hanging on a short
stick by the side of the road. This was
the place where he was to leave the
boys ransom, and alighting from his
buggy he deposited the sack close by
the stick bearing the white light Then
without seeing any one he returned to
his home.
In the meantime the captors of the
boy had seen the red light coming up
the road and as soon as the buggy had
disappeared again in the direction from
which It had come. they visited the spot
took away the money and prepared to
keep faith with the father of the boy.
The lad was bundled into a hack and
set down close by his fathers house
about O'Clock this morning. Where
he had been he was unable to say, but
as nearly as he could estimate by the
few observations he was able to make
he thought he had been taken about
five miles south of South Omaha
The cunning of the gang who had the
boy IN keeping, and their thorough
knowledge Of the geography Of the city,
are manifested in the plans they laid
Close by the place where Mr.. Cudahy
was directed to leave the ransom for
his son, the river approaches the road,
and it is supposed that the men were
on the watch for the millionaire and
saw his red light from boat. As soon
h1 r4raa r7-~7x~
satisfied themselves that no others were
lurking near, they probably clam bered
up the bank, obtained the sack of gold
that had been left for them made their
way to the boat again and escaped,
without leaving any telltale footprints.
There Is absolutely no clue to the
Identity Of the men who spirited the
young man away, although the police
have been working incessantly on the
matter ever since It was first reported
to them Whether he will be able to
give the police any information that will
iea9 70 the capture of the outlaws who
held him prisoner for over "A hours re-
mains to be seen later on.
THE BOYS STORY.
The boy says that he was seized on
the street by two men who told him
that he was a fugitive from the reform |
school and that they were deDutv sher-
fffs from another county They rIaced
him IN closed carriage and threw a
baby shirt over his head with 1xrbio, |
they gagged him. They then took him
according to his best judgment. to a
lonely cottage west of South Omaha
where he was chained to the floor and
there kept a prisoner until put in a hack
and returned to his home this morn |
ing. He was at the cottage guarded nv |
two men and provided with sufficient
food.
When a representative Of the Associ-
ated Press called at the Cudahy resi-
dence today to secure his statement Mel
vile Sears, the attorney for Mr.. Cudahy.
met him at the door with the statement
that Cudahy, ST., had nothing to say at
this time, but might give out a brief
statement during the day
RETURN OF YOUNG CUDAHY.
Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 20-Edward Cuda-
ny, Jr-, son Of E A. Cudahy. the mil
Ionaire packer. who was abducted from
ms nome early tuesday evening, return
ed to his home at 1870 o'clock this morn |