The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-29
Young Cudahy's Testimony and the
Identification of the Alleged ABB
ductor Ignored by the Jury.
CALLAHAN ARRESTED AGAIN
MAY BE RETIRED ON TWO OTHER
COUNTS IN THE INDICTMENT.
Reward for the Arrest of Pat Grove
Likely to Be withdrawn-The
Judges Speech.

OMAHA, Neb., April 2S-After consider
ing over night the guilt or innocence of
James Callahan, the jury announced this
morning that he had no part in the kid
naping of Edward Cudahy jr The verdict
was an evident surprise to the court, and
Judge Baker expressed his disgust in en-
phatic terms. Callahan was Immediately
arrested on two other counts. which the
State is not now prepared to say will be
made use of. as no new evidence is at hand
and the expense of going over the ground
again is considerable. The jury notified
Judge Baker at o'clock a. m. that it had
settled upon verdict Attorneys and other
interested persons. about fifty in all, were
waiting when the twelve men filed into the
court room. Callahan occupied his usual
seat and betrayed no apprehension as to
the outcome. His face was a blank as he
watched the verdict unfolded and read AS
the words mot guilty were pronounced.
however, Callahan half rose to his feet and
smiled. His relief found no sympathy
among the audience, however. and he
turned mis- eyes gratefully toward the jury
Judge Baker studied the wording of the
verdict for several minutes in silence, as
though he had doubted the evidence of his
ears. Then he rebuked the jury severely.
IF Callahan had made his own choice of
a jury said Judge Baker "he could not
have selected twelve men who could have
served him more faithfully. If the State
had made the selection, / know of no men
IL could have named who could have been
less careful of its interests The jury is
discharged without the compliments of the
court, and the prisoner is likewise released,
to this trial. 1 presume to continue the
criminal practices which you have failed
to check. / do not know what motive actu-
ated you in reaching this decision, but 1
hope none of you will ever appear again in
this jury box
The jury was evidently i'll at ease during
this arraignment but did not make any re-
sponse and filed rapidly from the box as
soon as IL at liberty. In the hallway
Callahan mumbled his thanks and shook
the jurymen's hands. The officers of the
court looked on with contempt.
Chief of Police Donohue will urge Mr.
Cudahy to withdraw the reward of 5000
offered for the arrest of Pat Grove. Grove
might easily make an appearance and
claim the reward himself, said he, ''as
the evidence against him is no more direct
than that against Callahan. In my eight
cen years of experience with criminals
have never heard more absolutely convinc-
ing evidence presented than that presented
against Callahan. There was not single
flaw in the testimony, and the evidence of
guilt was overwhelming. From the in
formation l have secured as to the senti-
ment of the jury | believe that the decision
was based largely on the theory that the
victim of the affair was a wealthy man and
as such he is able TO suffer. Two of the
jurors, l am informed expressed their
opinion that no kidnapping had occurred
and they had taken their oath as jurors
with this conviction in their minds. | do
rot approve of any reward being offered in
a case of this kind. and believe that it
operated in the Callahan trial for the ac-
Quittal of the accused. Several times
heard the expression that the police had
simply concocted a plot to send an inno-
: cent man to the peEitentiary in the hope
of securing the reward.
1t is understood here tonight that the
$4,000 reward offered for the conviction of
the three men concerned in the crime will