The age-herald., 1901-04-29
They Rendered a Verdict of
 Not Guilty HAD NO PART IN KIDNAPPING Judge Hopes Men Will Never Appear in Jury Box RELEASED WITHOUT COMPLIMENTS Chief of Police Will Urge Withdrawal Of Reward for Pat Grove. Was Disguised With Result
 of Callahan Trial.
 
RELEASED WITHOUT COMPLIMENTS

Omaha, Neb., April 2s.--After consider ing over night the guilt or innocence of James Callahan, the jury announced at o'clock this morning that he had no part in the skidnaping of Edward Cudahy, Jr. The verdict was an evident surprise to the court and Judge Baker expressed his disgust in emphatic terms.
 Callahan was immediately rearrested on two other counts. which the State is not prepared to say will be made use of, as no new evidence is at hand, and the ex- pense of going over the ground again is considerable.
 As the words mot guilty were pro- no,inced, however, Callahan half rose to his feet and smiled. Judge Baker studied the wording of the verdict for several minutes in silence, as though he had he rebuked the jury severely. "If Calla- han had made his own choice of a jury said Judge Baker, The could not have selected twelve men who could have served him more faithfully. If the State had made. the selection Isknows of no raen 1t could have Damed who could have been less careftll of its interests. The jury is dischargEd without the compliments Of the co,art; and the prisoner is likewise,re leas' ed, as to this trial, I presume, to conisinue the criminal practices in which yoT have failed to check him. do not kIiow what motive actuated you in reach ii1s this decision, but hope none of you vvul ever again appear in this jury box. :" r The jury was evidently il-at-ease! dur ing the arraignment but it did not make any response and filed rapidly from the box as soon as it was at liberty In the hallway Callahan mumbled his thanks and shook the jurymens hands The of ficers of the court looked on with con tempt
 Asks Withdrawal of Reward.
 Chief of Police Donohue will urge MT. Cudahy to withdraw the reward of 5000 offered for the arrest of Pat Grove.
 
 ana claim the reward himself" said he, ..as the evidence against him Is no more direct than that against Callahan.
 rIn my eighteen years of experience with criminals. have never heard more absolutely convincing evidence presented than that presented against Callahan
 -There was not single flaw in the testimony and the evidence of guilt was overwhelming From the information have secured as to the sentiment of the tury. I believe that It's decision was based largely on the theory that the vic finn of the affair was wealthy man and as such he is able to suffer Two of the Jurors, am informed, expressed their opinion that no Kidnapping had occurred and they had taken their oath as jurors with this conviction in their minds.
 T do not approve of any reward being offered in 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 the po- lice had simply concocted plot to send an innocent man to the penitentiary ir the hope of securing the reward"
 If is understood here tonight that the s6o. 900 reward offered for the conviction of the three men concerned in the crime will stand.