Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-01-05
PAID A HEAVY RANSOM.
Millionaire Gives $685. For the
Release Of His Boy.
LEFT THE GoLDBY THE ROADSIDE

hr. Cudshy Followed the Instruc-
lions Laid Down by the Boys Kid
napers, and They FuIaned Their
Part by Releasing the Captive.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. 24.-There is great
rejoicing in the home OF Edward Cud-
ahy, the wealthy packing house owner
and capitalist OF this city. Edward Cud-
ahy, Jr., 10 years old, kidnapped last
tuesday evening, after being held Sc
hours for ransom of SIS, 900 in gold.
which the young mans father unhesi-
tadngly paid, has been returned to his
family.
Before the real truth Of the kidnap-
Ing, the return Of the boy and the
experiences of the latter had been
given to the public the police were in
cLned to doubt the story that the boy
mad been spirited away. This skepti-
clsm, however, melted away when
young Cudahy related the story of the
kidnapping. He declares he was 1ust
across the street from his own home
tuesday evening, returning from an err
rand, when two men approached him
declared themselves deputy sheriffs
from Sarpy county. and placed him I'M
DER arrest as Eddie MCGEE, escaped
from the reform school. They placed
MIN In a buggy, despite his protests.
ana ne was taken to Leavenworth
street Then he was blindfolded and
the buggy driven, he thinks, to South
Omaha, where he was taken into a
vacant house and chained to a chair.
The house was empty. He was guard
ed by one man, while others seemed to
De In communication by telephone In
another room with somebody In Oma-
ma. Wednesday night he was released.
again blindfolded, taken into a buggy
and at Thirty-seventh and Leayen-
worth streets he was allowed to leave
the carriage and make his way home.
turing his Imprisonment his guard.
VINO mad been drinking. informed him
that the original intention was To steal
one of his little sisters. but no onnor-
tunity offered. They had been watch
Ing the Cudahy house for two months
Later in the day Mr. Cudahy himself
made known the details OF a long ride
into the country to deposit q bag con-
tanning $25.OOO in gold in a place indi-
Gated In a letter written Wednesday to
Mr. Cudahy by the outlaws. naming
TINS condition as surety for the re-
turn or the boy. The letter instructed
Mr.. Cudahy to leave his house in his
buggy alone at o'clock Wednesday
night, TO carry red lantern and drive
10 point on a road out OF town. where
ne would find white lantern WITH
piack and white ribbon tied TO the
handle. There he was instructed to
leave the $4,000 in gold and return
nome at once. Reference is made at
length to the Charley Ross case. and
the Folly OF the boys father in needing
the advice of detectives, and the latter
declares that unless the SOS. 900 was
Forthcoming the boy would be blinded
by acid, another millionaire's child
taken and 100000 demanded. Mr.. Cud-
any followed the instructions implicit-
~, and at ! O'Clock Thursday morning
the BOY returned home.
Inc officers have located the housa
where the boy was imprisoned and
they have secured information which
they believe win result in the can
ture OF one or more of the bandits
The police believe there were onIy
three men implicated, another "susnect',
having established his innocence Mr.
Cudahy offers reward of S25 900 for
the apprehension Of the abductors-