The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-02-28
Another Chapter in the Now Famous
Cudahy Case.
YOUNG CUDAHY IDENTIFIES HIM.
James Callahan, Former Empioye
of Mr.. Cud4hy, Taken Into Gust, dy
By Police.

under arreg: James Callihan. charged
with completely in the abducting OF Ed
ward Crdahy. who disappeared on
cember IS. Callahan was arrested last
Saturday, but the police have kept it
secret until Tuesday in the hope of Sc
curing other arrests. Young Cudahy
has positively identified his as the man
who ac,ostsd him near the Cudahy
residence and represented himself to
be a sheriff from an adjoinin county
and forces him into buggy and also
AS the man who kept guard over him
at the Melrose Hill house during e
30 hours he was kept 4 prisoner pend
in negotiations for the ranscm Of $50
900, which Mr.. Cudahy paid for the re-
turn OF the boy. Daniel H. Burris, who
sold a horse ard buggy to two men
who were supposed to have usei it 20
procure the abduction, also identified
Callahan as one of the men Marie Lar
sa>. a servant in the e2p!2y OF J. \. II.
Patrick, of whom the kidnappers rent
ed house, identified ailahan as the
man who paid months rent in ad-
t9r..e or a cottage in Happy Hollow.
which the bandits abandoned two
weeks before the abduction, fearing
discovery.
Callahan as arrested by Patrolmen
Deuberry and Dowyer, both of whom
are old acquaintance CT the prisoner,
one O. them having gone TO school
with him. They al o knew that he was
close friend Of Pat Croe, for whom
large reward has been offered ds
leader in the kidnapping. Their suS-
piciCrs were aroused some time ago by
remarks dropped by Callahan in con-
nection with a discussion of the Cud-
ahy affair. Edward a. Cudahy, sr.,
feels confident that the police now
have one of the right men and that
other arrests OF equal imvo.tance VIII
follow. Together with his father,
young Cudahy called Sunday at the
home Of the chief Of police and col-
fronted the prisoner. After a half
hours talk young Cudahy said: i
ould neer forget that voice, and | al o
remember cry distinctly his peculiar
manner in vronouncing certain words.
! In his vresent talk he used these
same woris and pronounced them the
same. As had several good looks
at the man hile he was guarding me.
/ can be pretty sure that this is the
/ man antsd
Callahan denies absolutely that he
/ had anything to do with the kidnap-
prg and adm IS that when as a clio e
! friend of Croe. He says he can prove
alibi and states that during the time
which it is CLAIMED he spent guarding
young Cudahy he was at home Of his
sister, Mrs. Kelly, living at Popple-
ton avenue and Fifty-third street.
which is a short distance from ths
Melrose Hill house.
! Mrs. Kelly was asked concerning the
whereabouts of Callahan at the time
| CT the abduction and said the day fol-
/ lowing the deed he was at her home.
but acknowledges that she does not
know his whereabouts the night be-
| fore.
Tonight the police secured informa-
tion which II eyneit 20 lead the
arrest Of another man connected with
! the crime He is a coachman o. fam
/ lly friend OF Mr.. Cudahy.
The coachman's son IS the man real
| " wanted as Man No. 3" in the kid
re~~:ng GTi The elder man is expected
10 tel of his sons actions.
Callahan is 3S years Of age and was
employed in the packing house OF the
Cudahy Packing Company, at South
Omaha. up to three months ago. H"
hes not been employed for some time
brt he police claim tia: he has been
spending roney freely. He has served
In the penitentiary for highway robbie