Graham guardian., 1901-05-10
A PROPOSITION.
Kidnappers Oifer to Return sci 900 to
Cudahy II Reward 10 Withdrawn and
Prosecution stopped.

AtunapperB Oner 10 RETURN @Ei'VoV W
Cudahy If Reward 10 Withdrawn ana
Prosecution stopped.
An Omaha dispatch says: An
agent of the kidnappers has made
proposition to Edward A. Cud.
ahy to return S21 900 of the money
paid for his sons ransom, demand.
ing in return a withdrawal of the
S25, 900 reward and cessation of
the search that is being prosecuted
together with an abandonment of
the determination to punish the
criminals.
The proposition came in letter
from Elatu, Ill, and Nr. Cudahy
sonyE5ad Il It's authenticity.
He went to Chicago ten days ago
because of it, being summoned
there by his brother in response to
overtures that had been made He
refused to consider the offer for o
minute, and declares his unchang-
ed resolve to prosecute to the end
the search for the men who stole
his boy.
81 received a letter about ten
days ago. said Mr.. Cudahy. 1t
was dated April 10, at Elgin, and
bore the Elgln postmark. | can
not show it to you because | sent
it to Mr.. Pinkerton, nor can give
you It's contents verbatim, as | did
not make copy of it. 1t was
very brief and recited that the
chief kidnapper had communicated
with the writer, and was getting
uneasy. Ii set forth that the chase
by the detectives was getting un.
comfortably close and asked if |
would withdraw the offer Of re-
ward now outstanding and let up
on the effort to find the criminals
and have $1,000 of the S25, 1000
ransom returned to me.
at seems that the writer got
somewhat in hurry, for as soon
as he mailed the letter be must
have slipped right over to Chicago
where he called on my brother
Michael, the same day, which was
two weeks ago today. He asked
my brother whether | would con-
slider proposition Of that kind.
My brother told him that he did
not know anything about 1t, but
would ask me to come over to
Chicago and talk the matter over,
although he did not believe that l
would consider it,
"That afternoon | received a
telegram from my brother, asking
if would come over, and | replied
that | would be there in the morn.
ing. l left here on the afternoon
train and on reaching Chicago
learned what had transpired at
that end of the line. | arrived
home on Thursday and the letter
from Elgin was here awaiting me,
THE letter was signed and gave
directions how a reply should be
addressed to reach the writer at
Elgin. / do not wish to max e
that public, as assurances were
given that / would not and that
the party could submit such prop.
ositIon as he desired to make.
$50 far as the offer is concerned,
it has been rejected. | refuse alb.
solutely and unqualified to con.
sIder it and am determined to
prosecute this search as vigorously
as l know how. That is what we
started out to do, and / feel as il
could follow those men to the
end OF the earth. / reslize that
this means $4,000 to me and that
is sum that is certainly an OBJ
ject to any man, no matter what
may be his means. AS feel about
the matter would spend my last
thousand dollars rather than com.
promise with the criminals. | am
desirous of having them punished
for what they have done and to
deter any other daring gang from
compelling other parents to under.
go what we have undergone"