The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-29
CALLAHAN ACQUITTED
JURY BRINGS IN A SURPRISE vER-
DICT AT OMAHA.
THE ACCUSED REARRESTED.
JUDGE SEVERELY CRITICIsEs THE
JURORS.

Chief of Police DonOhue Urges Mr..
Cudnhy to Withdraw Reward or
$4,000 for Fat CrOwe-The Latter
Might Surrender and Get IL Him
scIf-The $50,OOO Reward for Con-
vsction of kidnapers Stnnd--Jury
Was Suspicious of the Cnsc Gotten
Up by the Police.
Omaha, Neb., April 2S--James Callahan
was declared not guilty to-day of any
completely in the kidnapping of Edward
Cudahy, Jr
Shortly after Q O'Clock this morning the
jury signified that it was read to report,
having been out since $40 O'Clock last
night. A small audience of the attorneys
and interested persons was waiting when
the twelve men filed in. The foreman
announced that the verdict was Not
guilty"
The judge had evidently been expecting
another verdict ana was openly disap-
pointed.
1T is impossible for me to understand"
he said. "how twelve intelligent men
could have agreed upon such a verdict
after listening to the testimony. The de-
fendant could not have chosen more wise
ly If he had ben selecting his own repre-
sentatves, and the community could not
have made a more unfortunate selection
This jury is discharged without the COM
pliments of the court"
Callahan's attorneys were not present
and the defendant expressed desire to
thank the jurors in his own behalf. This
the court refused to permit. He said the
jury did not deserve any thanks. TWO
other counts stil exist against Callahan
and he was a once rearrested under these
There is doubt, however. whether the state
Will bring the cases to trial. Chief of Po-
lice Donohue announces that the 5000
offered for the apprehension OF Patrick
Grove will be withdrawn. He says il IN
one thing to arrest the cu,prit and an
other to convict him.
The reward of $4,000 offered jointly by
the city and Edward Cudahy, however,
will still remain in force.
CaIIahan's AcquittaI Was Easy.
AS far as could be ascertaned from
the jurymen, there was at no time any
serious differences as to their opinion OF
| callahan's innocence. Three were In
clined to favor verdict Of guilty. bus
that a reasonable doubt existed
Chief of Police Donohue says that he
will urge Mr.. Cudahy to at once with
darw the proffered reward of 5000 for
tho apprehension of Pat Grove.
Grove might easily make an appear
ance and claim the reward himself" said
Chief Donohue. ''as the evidence against
him is no more direct than that against
Callahan.
I'm my eighteen years Of experience
with criminals | have never heard more
absolutely convincing evidence than that
presented against Callahan.
There was not a single flaw in the tes-
timony. and the evidence Of guilt was
overwhelming. From the information I
have secured as to the sentiment of the
jury, / believe that its decision was based
largely on the theory that the victim Of
the affair was a wealthy man. and as
such, is able to suffer Two of the jur-
ors, | am Informed, expressed their opin-
ion that no kidnapping had occurred, and
they had taken their oath as jurors with
this conviction in their minds.
Il do not approve of any reward be-
ing offered in a case of this kind, and
believe that it operated in the Callahan
trial for the acquittal of the accused
Several times heard the expression that
to send innocent man to the peniten-
tiary in the hope of securing the reward.
1.-THE $4,000 offered for the conviction OF
the three men concerned i'm the crime
however, will stand"