Evening journal., 1901-02-20
POLICE CAPTURE
OAE KIDNAPPER
YOURgCHdahy Positively Iden-
titles the Prisoner
LATTER DENIES COMPLETELY
Police Have Information Which They
Expect to Lead to Arrest Of
Another Man

Omaha, Feb. 2O.-The police have
under arrest James Callahan, charged
with completely I'm the abduction of
Edward Cudahy, Jr., on the night Of
Dec. 1S. Callahan was arrested last
Saturday. but the police kept II a secret
until yesterday In the hope of securing
other arrests. Young Cudahy has pos
itiyely identified him as the man who
accosted him near the Cudahy resi-
dence and represented himself to be a
sheriff from an adjoining county and
forced him into a buggy, and also as
the man who kept guard over him at
the Melrose Hill house during the 30
hours he was kept prisoner, pending
the negotiations for the ransom OF
S25 600 which Mr.. Cudahy paid for the
return of the boy. Daniel II. Burris,
who sold q horse and buggy to two
men who are supposed to have used it
to procure the abduction also identi-
fed Callahan as one OF the men with
whom he made the deal Marie Lar
sen, a servant in the employ of ]. ~
IL. Patrick, Of whom the kidnapers
rented a house. was the third person
to identify Callahan, and says he is
the man who paid a months rent in
advance for a cottage in Happy Hol-
low. which the bandits Abandoned two
weeks before the abduction, fearing
discovery.
Callahan denies absolutely that he
had anything to do with the kidnapping,
but admits that he was a close friend
OF Grove. He says he can prove an
alihi, and states that during the time
which it is claimed he spent guarding
young Cudahy he was at the home OF
his sister, a Mrs. Kelly. living at Pop
pleton avenue and Fifty-third street,
which is a short distance from the Mel
rose Hill house.
Mrs. Kelly was asked last night con-
corning the whereabouts of Callahan
at the time of the abduction and said
the day following the deed he was at
her home, but acknowledged that she
does not know his whereabouts the
night before.
Callahan was arrested by Patrolmen
Deuberry and Dwyer, both of whom
are old acQuaintances of the prisoner,
one Of them having gone to school with
him. They also knew that he was
close friend OF Pat Grove, for whom
n large reward has been offered as
leader in the kidnapping. Their sus-
picions were aroused some time ago by
remarks dropped by Callahan in con-
nection with the discussion Of the
Cudahy affair. Their suspicious were
communicated to the chief of police,
who made a quiet but thorough inves-
tigation, which led to Callahan's ar
/ rest
Last night the police secured infor-
nation which they expect to lead to the
arrest of another man connected with
the crime. He is a cOachman of a fam
lily friend of Mr.. Cudahy. and it is
claimed he has been acting very queer
ly in the matter ever since the kidnap-
ing. The coachman Is not suspected as
being one of the principals. His son
is the man really wanted, and the elder
man is expected to tell of his sons
actions at the time of the stealing Of
the boy. The coachman's son, Chief
of Police Donahue says, fits minutely
the description of man No. 3, and is
row the object of the search.
Callahan is 3S years Of age and has
lived in Omaha for several years. He
has been employed in the packing
house of the Cudahy Packing company
at South Omaha up to three months
ago. He has not been employed for
!
been spending money freely and taking
life easy. In 1898 ne was given a five
year penitentiary sentence for highway
robbery. but after serving is months
was parOled. Six months later he was
convicted of stealing and sent back tC
serve the remainder of the sentence.
Callahan is held as man No. ,. as
described in the circular recently sent
] a
supposed to be the abductOrs. and fOl
whom there is now combined reward
Of nearly 1000.
The chief of police says the fact tina
Callahan has an alhi prepared leads
him to believe that he has the righ
{ man. Prior 90 the kidnapping Callahan
is said to have been in Groves com
. pany daily He introduced Grove a.
"Mr. Johnson" and they took ride
. daily in the vicinity of Russer's Park
which Is near where Mr.. Cudahy lef
the gold on the eventful night,
Callahan last night made a statemen
as follows: Il know nothing, abao
lutely nothing. about the kidnapping o
Edward Cudahy. Jr. If l did / wOul
be the last man in the world to tell II
because If did and Pat Grove prove
to be connected with the crime h
would run me TO the end Of the cart
h and run a knife through me. There
y no danger OF mo turning states evi
dence. even II / had knowledge Of th
deed which would assist the state in
conviction. Rather would l serve
term in the penitentiary than tax
Fl chances Of acknowledging that I ha
information discriminating to myself G
anybody else"
II Cnuscless Rumors Caused Bank Run
Pittsburg, Feb. 20.-False and III
I founded rumors caused a run on III
j German National bank. of Alleghen,
yesterday. during which SlS0,000 wa
Z paid out TO certain frightened deposit
ors The excitement at one time dul
ing the afternoon was intense, causin
o almost a panic and giving the polio
= all they could do TO prevent an on
Il break One lady, Mrs. Mary FOCAL, ";
n seriously bruised and injured interna