Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-29
The Twelve Men Who Acquit-
ted Jim Callahan Are
R0undly Condemned
DISGUSTED THE COURT
Judgc Baker Expresses His Opinion
Of the Verdict In Round and
Unmeas ured Terms
1lnding In the Cudahy Kidnapping
Case Even Surprised the
Prisoner.

Omaha. April 28.--After considering
oyer night the guilt or Innocence Of
jones Callahan. the jury announced
Sunday morning that he had no part IN
the kidnapping Of Edward Cudahy Jr
Ths verdict was an evident surprise
to the court, and Judge Baker express
I'd his disgust In emphatic terms.
Callahan was Immediately arrested
on two other counts which the state IL
not now prepared to say will be made
Qoe Of. no new evidence is at hand
aAd the expense OF going over the
0fOund again Is considerable. The
Jury notified Judge Baker at . a. IN.
that II had settled upon verdict.
Attorneys and other Interested per
sons. about 80 In all, were waiting
when the II men filed into the court
room. Callahan occupied his usual
seat and betrayed no apprehension as
to the outcome. His face was q blank
~ he watched the verdict unfolded
and read. As the words Not guilty"
were pronounced. however, Callahan
half rose to his feet and smiled. His
relief found no sympathy among the
audience, however, and he turned his
eyes gratefully toward the jury.
Judge Baker studied the wording Of
the verdict for several minutes In ST.
lence, as though he had doubted the
evidence OF his ears. Then he rebuked
the jury severely. '.II Callahan had
made his own choice of a jury" said
Judge Baker. he could not have Sc
lectei II men who could have served
hi Futr HI Pull, Il
uiade the selection, I know OF no men
u could have named who could have
been iess careful OF its interests. The
Jury II discharged without the compii-
lpepts OF the court. and the prisoner is
likewise released, NJ to this trial, l
presume to continue the criminal prac-
tices which you have failed to check.
! - not know what motive actuated
you In reaching this decision, but !
hope none Of you will ever appear
again In this Jury box"
6tf il3Tx Ess evidently ~ at ease
make any response ard fled rapidly
From the box ~ soon ~ II WAS at lib
~ysv. ~ tine hallway Calaahan mum
bled his thanks and shook the jury
mems hands. The officers Of the court
looked on with contempt.
Chief OF Police Donohue will urge
Mr.. Cudahy To withdraw the reward
ct 5000 offered for the arrest Of Pat
Grove. Grove might easily make an
appearance and claim the reward him
SELF he said. las the evidence against
him ID no more direct than that against
Callahan.
I'm my IL years Of experience with
criminals. 1 have never heard more
absolutely convincing evidence pre-
ssnted than that presented against Cal
lahan. There WAS not a single naw
In the testimony, and the evidence of
guilt was overwhelming. From the
Information I have secured AZ to the
sentiment Of the jury, l believe that
this decision was based largely on
the theory that the victim Of the AZ
fair was a wealthy man and rs such
ho IL able to suffer. Two of the jur
Ors. l am informed, expressed their
opinion that no kidnapping had &C.
CURED. aud they had taken their oath
~ jurors with this conviction in their
minds.
II do not approve Of any reward
0eiuk OutTVO III u vase VI tuts AInu
and believe that 1t operated In the
Callahan trial for the acquittal Of the
accused. Several times l heard the
expression that the police had simply
concoctsd = plot to send an innocent
man to the penitentiary In the hope
Of securing the reward" 1t Ia under
stood. however, that the $4,000 re
ward offered for the conviction Of the
three men concerned In the crime will
stand