Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-29
BOLD JOB DONE BY
BASE K|DNAPPERS
Cot $4,000 Ransom for
Return Of Cudahy
Son.
FATHER PROMPTLY PAYS
PRICE THEY DEMAND
Police Think They Have Clews-- 0ma-
ha Scene Of What Threatened 10 be
Second Charley Ross Affair."
Story of the Boy.

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 20. 49, Edwat !
Cudahy, Jr., the fiftcen.year.old son
OF the millionaire meat packer was
kidnapped Tuesday evening and held
thirty-six hours for q ransom of $685.
900 in gold. The young mans father
unuesitatingly paid the amount and
the son has been returned to his fam
lily. At . o'clock Wednesday horse.
man rode past the Cudahy mansion.
on Thirty.cighth street. and threw a
letter into the lawn. A servant no.
ticed the action, and seeing the letter,
found Il contained the information
that the young man had been kidnap.
ped and was safe, and was being held
for ransom Three hours later Mr..
Cudahy received. through the mails, .
second communication which read
thus:
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 10. - Mr.. Cudd-
by.
"We have kidnapped your child and
demand $4,000 TWENTY-FIVE thousand
dollars) for his safe return. II you
give the money the child will be re-
turned as 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 kidnap another mil
lionaire's child that we have spotted
and demand 100000. and we will get
Il. for he will see the condition of your
child and realize the fact that we
mean business and will not be mon
keyed with or captured.
"Get the money all in gold. five. ten
and twenty dollar pieces: put II in n
white wheat sack. get in your buggy
alone on the night Of December 1o'h
at o'clock p. m. and drive south
from your house to Center street,
then west on Center and drive back
to Ruser's Park and follow the paved
road towards Fremont.
when you come to a lantern that
is lighted by the side Of the road place
the money by the lantern and imme-
return home.
will have two ribbons, black and
white. tied on the handle. You must
place a red lantern on your buggy
where IL can be plainly seen so we
will know YOU n mile away.
This letter and every part of Il
must be returned with the money and
any attempt ct capture will be the
saddest thing you have ever done.
Reminded Hif Of Charley Ross.
"If you remember some twenty
years ago Charley Ross was kidnap.
cd in New York C,ty and 100000
ransom asked. Old man Ross was
willing to give IN the money, but
Burns. the great detective. with 9th
ers. persuaded the old man not to give
up the money, assuring him that the
thieves would he captured
Ross died OF broken heart, sorry
that he allowed the detective to die
tate to him.
"This letter must not be seen by
any one but you, n the police or
some stranger knew its contents they
might attempt to capture us, alto
gether against your wish. or some one
might use a lantern and represent us.
thus the wrong party securing the
money, and this would be as fatal to
you as II you refused to give M the
money. SO you see the danger II you
let this letter be seen.
MIR. Cudahy. Won are up against II
and there Is only one way out. GIVE
UP THE COIN. Money we want AMI
money we will get II YOU don't give
IN. the next man will. for he will see
that we mean business and v,u cGn
lead your bow around blind for the
rest OF your life and all you will have
Is the copper sympathy.
DO the right thing by us and we Will
do the same by YOU. II Won refuse You
will soon see the saddest sight YOU
ever seen. Wednesday. December
18th. This night or never.
Follow these instructions and no
harm will befall you or yours"
The Boy Re turned.
Mr.. Cudahy did exactly as was d.
rected driving In the course mapped
out and placing the bag OF money very
near to the lantern when he found.
That the bandits were near the spot
and at once secured the valuable pack
age cannot be doubted, for about
o'clock this morning the young man
ran breathlessly up to the front door
of his fathers hume and rang the boil
for admission. Two policemen, who,
In the early evening, had been placed
near the family mansion, had later
been sent to the stables by Mr.. Cuda-
hy, who feared that, should the men
return the boy and see the policemen,
they would drive away without leav'
ing him. The BOY came In so sud
denly the police knew nothing OF II
until a member OF the family went to
the stables and informed them that
the young man had returned and that
their services could be dispensed with.
The young man told story
OF how he was accosted by two
mon on the street Tuesday
evening who claimed to he sheriffs OF
Sarpv county They made a pretense
Of arresting him as an escaped inmate
Of the reform school, named Eddie Nc
Gee. They drove him away and IL
one noint when he shouted to car
man for the purpose Of being ldenti'
field his cry was not heard and the
bandits then blndfolded him, He was
taken to an empty house In the out
skirts and chained 10 the floor whore
he remained all night and dnv. He