The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1901-05-02
OFFER REFUSED.
cUDAHY CAN GET $4,000 OF
HIS RANSOM MONEY TO
DROP PROSECUTION.
PROPOSAL IS AUTHENTIC

Negotiations Opened With a Letter
Dated at Eisin, iIIs., and Is Fol.
lowed by . Personal Interview at
chieaso-8ie Packer Refuses to
Consider the Terms and Is Resolved
to Prosecute to the End.
Omaha, May IAN unknown per-
son, purporting to be an agent Of the
kidnappers, has made proposition to
Edward A. Cudahy to return $2l 900
of the money paid for the ransom of
his son. who was abducted Dec. Ii
last.
1t demanded in return a withdrawal
of the $4,000 reward and q cessation
of the search that is being prosecuted,
together with an abandonment of the
determination to punish the criminals.
This proposition came in letter
from Elgin, Ills, and Mr.. Cudahy is
convinced of it's authenticity. He
went to Chicago recently because of
it, being summoned there by his
brother in response to overtures that
had been made. Mr.. Cudahy refused
to consider the proposition and de-
clares his unchanged resolve to pros
ecute to the end the search for the
men who stole his boy.
"I received a letter about 10 days
ago." said Mr.. Cudahy. 1T was dated
April IS. at Elgin, and bore the Elgin
postmark. turned it over to the
detectives and did not make a copy.
1t was very brief and recited that the
chief kidnapper had communicated
with the writer and was getting un-
easy. 1t set forth that the chase by
the detectives was getting uncomforta-
bly, close and asked if l would with
draw the offer of reward now out
standing and let up on the effort to
find the criminals and have $4,000 of
the $4,000 of the ransom returned to
me. 1t seems that the writer got some
what in hurry for as soon as he
mailed the letter he must have
Slipped Right Over to Chicago
where he called on my brother MI
chael the same day. which was two
weeks ago. He asked my brother
whether I would consider a PROPOSE
tion of that Kind. My brother told him
that he did not know anything about
it but would ask me to come to Chi
cago and talk the matter over. al
though he did not believe | would con-
slider it.
THAT afternoon l received a tele-
gram from my brother. asking me if
could come over. and I replied that
would be over there in the morning.
left here on the afternoon train and
on reaching Chicago learned what had
transpired there. I arrived home on
and the letter from Elgin
was waiting for me. The letter was
signed and gave directions as to how
a reply should be addressed to reach |
the writer in EIgin. So far as the Of
refused absolutely and unqualifiedIy
to consider it and am determined to
prosecute this search as vigorously as
know how. That is what we started |
out to do and feel as if I would fol-
low these men to the ends of the |
earth.
81 realize that this means $4,000 to
me and is a sum that is certainly an
object to any man, no matter what |
may be his means. AS feel about the
matter 7 would spend my last thou
sand dollars rather than compromise
with the criminals. I am DESTROYS of
having them punished for what they
have done and to deter any other dar
ing gang from compelling other par
ents to undergo what we have under
gone"