Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-07
HERE IS ANOTHER MYSTERY
Strange "Penonap Appears in the Morn
ing Papers.
POSITIVE REFERENCE TO CUDkHY CASE
Signatures of MIR. Cudnby and Chief
of Police Donabue Attached, but
Neither Will Make Ex-
planation.
POSITIVE REFERENCE TO cuDAHy CASE

The following personal appeared in the
advertising columns Of the local papers
Sunday morning.
Your request, asked for in letter mailed
at Lincoln January 4, to be answered be-
fore January Z, will be granted,
Il. a. CUDAHY,
j. j. DONAIlUE.
Neither MIR. Cudahy nor Chief Donahue
would consent to explain the meaning OF the
foregoing. nor would they discuss 1t in any
way. Chief Donahue said: 1T may be that
we will be in position to talk about 1t In
the course OF few days but not now. 1t
would defeat our purpose"
The little personal, containing an even
score OF words, has aroused no little curl
osity among those who have closely followed
the case. and not a few have advanced the
opinion that 1t marks the beginning OF the
end" There are all sorts OF speculations as
to It's import Among the most plausible OF
these is one advanced by man formerly
connected with the government secret serv-
Ice. He says:
"of course, there is no question but that
this personal refers to the Cudahy kidnap-
ing case The two signatures settle that
point Another obvious fact Is that either
the chief or Mr.. Cudahy or both have been
getting some more letters. Now, they have
both been getting letters right along from
persons claiming to know something about
the case, and they have paid no attention
to them 'Eloise T. has been writing, and
there are half dozen others. The chief
attributed no Importance whatever to these
communications and said they we're crank
letters, written by persons who wanted to
have little fun and who had nothing bet
ter to do.
But now comes letter which causes
him to open his eyes.
ut is obviously an anonymous letter, too
as otherwise he would not have to answer
It through the personal columns OF a
newspaper. Still. he gives 1t credence.
Both he and Mr.. Cudahy have examined that
letter and they have agreed that 1t comes
from person who knows something of the
kidnapping. They admit that much when
they dignified 1t with an answer duly signed
by both their names.
Doubtless Has Information.
Here is another conclusion to be drawn
The man who wrote that anonymous letter
mailed at Lincoln January A. offered to
give them some information touching the
kidnapping OF Eddie Cudahy, and probably
as to the identity and whereabouts of the
bandits, else the two gentlemen whose sig
natures appear would not have taken the
trouble to insert the personal. And, again.
the person who mailed the anonymous letter
evidently wants his identity kept secret, or
else he would have signed his name, or
would have paid the chief visit in per-
son. The chances are he Is either one OF
the kidnapers willing to peach on his pals
for the sake Of getting hold OF the reward
money or else he is someone in close touch
with them who knows their secrets. In
either event he Is trying to lie dead and
win the reward without letting others i'm
plicated in the deal know his identity.
"As to what il is that he requests there
is no telling OF course. but still it's no
hard to guess. The chances are that h,
has asked to have some detectives sent tt
Lincoln to have a private conference Will
him. In this conference he agrees to di
vulge certain facts that will aid the polio,
in ferreting the mystery; perhaps he will
disclose the Identities and whereabouts o
the guilty men and in consideration will
ask to have the reward delivered to him. o
a large share OF It, l have known OF sucl
cases.
Recalls similar Case.
"One case in particular that | now re
call was almost identical with this. On
OF the men implicated in q big bank rob
berry made an appointment to meet a de
tective, but had 1t understood in advanc
him and that he would be permitted {
keep his identity to himself. When tn
meeting took place the detective was nc
permitted to see the face Of the robber. Th
latter stood upon one side of a door, whic
he held ajar, and the sleuth on the othe
At the conclusion of the interview the dc
tective passed the reward money throug
the aperture to the robber and the deal Wa
closed. Perhaps this transaction will er
in some such way.
II have little inside information mysel
by the way, in this kidnapping case and | ca
assure you of this, that when the truth
finally known, as 1t certainly will be- Il
Omaha public will be surprised at u
identity Of at least one of those bandits
so-called The name Of a man will
prominent in 1t that has never before be,
associated with crime or criminals, TIL
is all l am at liberty to say about II
hat \ ,f,h ,II hat .