The sun., 1900-12-22
EIDNAPPERS DEN FOUND.
yOry0 CUDAHYS DESCRIPTION FITS
INTERIOR or THE HOUSE.


OMAHA, Neb., Dec. 2,-lhe nouse IN Whicn
Eddie Cudahy says he was held prisoner
wa, found this afternoon. II Is 1904 Grove
stroet The police believe that Pat Grove.
formerly OF Omaha but now OF Chicago.
va. chief Of tho kidnappers. He Is des-
psrate character and has a long line of dar-
ina criminal acts to his credit.
The house at 3G0a Grove street is about
four miles southwest OF the city proper
II is isolated and upon promontory COM
rantng view OF the country for miles
about
II /, two stories high and has the rickety
stairway and other features described by
the poy ON the second floor was found
new bucket containing water from which
rho millionalres son says he Quenched his
thirst About the rooms were found hun
dreds Of cigar stubs and burnt matches and
a small quantity of sugar and coffee. While
max lng observations in the house two local
renorters we're surrounded by Chief Of Police
ponahoe Capt Hayes. Councilman Burkley.
Edward CudaAy. Sr, ard his son Eddie.
one Of the reporters, lighted lamp In hand.
uas surveying the basement when he dis
covered Chief Donahoe reaching for his
revolver. The reporter ducked hfs head
and retroated behind a partition. The other
reporter left the house by rear door where
Ia. too, was brought 10 bay by Capt Hayes
srl Councilman Frank Burkley. who thought
te was one Of the kidnappers.
Eddie Cudahy pointed out the spot In the
north room where he saws he lay from the
tine he was taken TO the house on Tuesday
ey.nlpg until removed Wednesday night.
He also indicated the broken staistep which
10 had referred to as the place where he slipped
I'm going upstairs to his imprisonment. He
said he had reclined on the floor from the
time he entered the house until removed
JJo said he was only about an hour. perhaps.
going from, the point where be was abducted
20 the house and about tbe same time In
returning 70 Thrty-sixth and Marcy streets.
the place where he was released.
Mis-. Maud Munshaw. who lives with her
rarents at a4o4 Grover street, saw one OF tho
occupants Of the house about ten DAYS ago,
when lie came TO her home and asked " she
knew whether the house on the hill was rented
She told him she did not know. The next
day no returned and told her that he had
rented the house from Schnelderwind the
owner. He said that another man had rented
IL and paid o. down. but had not taken II.
This man Miss Munshaw describes as being
about IS years OF age. with black hair and
mustache sprinkled with gray. On Tuesday
evening just after dark a light spring wagon
drove up TO the house and two or three men
got out, Miss Munshaw says. on Wednesday
morning a pony was hItched out In front OF
the house. but the spring wagon and the
horse which had been attached to It were
gone.
A heavy-set blonde young man was seen
to come out Of the house and to 60 to the
well with a bucket 10 which was attached n
long rope. and he drew some water. When
the house was first taken by the men there
were no curtains In any window. but on
Wednesday morning the window OF the north
room. whore young Cudahy says he was held
d prisoner was shaded from top to bottom.
MIR Cudahy looked over the room which
had been described by his son and said
This &, undoubtedly the place, am fully
M.se Llddle Munshaw, a pupil OF the Wind
sor school. says that while passing the house
on her way TO school on "Wednesday morn
i'e she saw two rigs hitched nearby. one
was Il single-sested buggy and the other a
l1.t spring wagon She SAYS she also saw
a bay pony hitched 70 the south of the house.
lhrr" i, no law against kidnapping N this
- t" unless 1t is with the intention Of car
~ M tU- victim outside OF the st to. Sec
tou - Of the Criminal ,ode reads as follows
Any person or persons VINO shill kidnap
or lorCibiy or lrauueHuy carry OF or decoy
u.t Of tu,s state amy person or persons or
sH, II arrest or iiDprlson any person or per-
IONS with lno intention OF having such person
or persons carried out oi the - lte. uniess
u be- IA pursuance Of the laws thereof, shall
D." confined IA the pcnltentliry not less than
three nor more than seven years. and shall.
moreover. De Iuu Die lor the costs of prosecu-
ton
Another penl,entiary offence defined by
tie Nebraska criminal coae Is that of child
stealing" but tins section. too. seems TO
have no application 20 the present case
because 1t re!ers only TO stealing ch!ldIen
M der 10 years OF age. while young tudlhy
Is T., The wording OF Ills secllon OF the
code is
Every person who shall nalicously or
co,cLly, or lraudulently lcsd. take. or carry
away, or decoy or entce away. any child
under the axe of 10 years with illent uu-
irs rarert or usrants or guardian. or other
,ers"n bayi,p ihe lawful charge of such
ni,Id sb"ii 10 i,,,, ri.nnad in the Ieni-antiary
;, ~ r,orc tLan ssyan yssrs nor les, than one
=, aor '"''0 Yuan ''''' '"S '
T,bo su,,o,,to, boa heen mn do TINT the
ouaagaa nidooCOnrl r,ight ha Mold on the
onesea ~ iaYpffng biactmaU inaemuoh "a
,hersvsod ,bsir nesseS.inn Of = oung CudahV
es n means ~, 'eytortlnv mona from Lis
70 tber hut nothing in the Nehraska statutes
covar. mia Hha.e O, IL The criTna Of .x-
tortion. az detlned in the law, can be COM
i,,ad onl. h. untlin oe,ceps villa IL ,rorId
ha n s7cnit 10 pnaIa a cn,nIlaint .tlck for
oht lining monev under false pretences be-
cau.a the kidnaprers made no false pre-
tense. hut on the contrar, performed every
mart ~ tbe nron,i,es they held o,lt
90 far as can he sscertsined nv tho police
In tho ax axnminptiop of The lu,y the only charga
u hicb cAn he succsssfuiiv hrought in mis- So
is that OF ,lse lrnprisonment, Which is not a