The Indianapolis journal., 1901-05-01
CUDAHY REMAINS FIRM
SAYS HE WILL NOT COMPROMISE
WITH HIS SONS kIDNAPERs.
Letter Received by the Omaha Packer
Offering to Return S21 900 of
the Ransom Money.

OMAHA, Neb., April 3O.-Edward w.
Cudahy, the packer. has received a letter
from an agent of the fkidnapers of his son,
making him a proposition to retcrn S2 COO
of the money paid for his sons return.
demanding in turn a withdrawal of the
$4,000 reward and a cessation OF the search
that is being prosecuted together with ar
abandonment of the determination 10 Lros-
ecute the criminals. The letter bore the
postmark of Elgin, H., AMI Mr.. Cudahy
is convinced of its authenticity. He went
to Chicago ten days ago because OF it. be-
ing summoned there by his brother, III re-
sponse to overtures that lad been made.
He refused 10 consider it for a minute.
and declares his unchanged resolve to
prosecute to the end the search for the
men who abducted his boy.
Il received a letter about ten days ago."
said Mr.. Cudahy. ut was dated April
15 at Elgin, and bore the Elgin postmark
1 cannot show it to you, because L sent
1t to Mr.. Pinkerton, nor can L give you it's
contents verbatim, as 1 did not make a
copy of it. 1t was very brief and recited
that the chief kidnaper had communicated
with the writer and was getting uneasy.
1t se- forth that the chase by the detec-
tives was getting uncomfortably close,
and asked if 1 would withdraw the offer of
reward now outstanding and let UP on the
effort to find the criminals and have S2l 900
of the $4,000 ransom returned to me. II
seems the writer got somewhat in a hurry,
for as soon as he mailed the letter he
must have gone to Chicago where he
called on my brother Michael the same
day, which was two weeks ago to-day. He
asked my brother whether L would con-
slider a proposition of that kind. My
brother told him that he did not know
anything about II, but would ask me to
come over 10 Chicago and talk the matter
over. although he did not believe 1 would
consider 1t.
THAT afternoon received a telegram
from my brother. asking me il L would
come over, and / replied that l would be
over there in the morning. / left here on
the afternoon train. and on reaching Chi
Cago learned what had transp1red at that
end of the line. ] arrived heme on Th8rs-
day and the letter from Elgtn here
awaiting me. The letter was signed and
gave directions how reply should be ad-
dressed to reach the writer at Elgin. l
don't wish to make that public, assur-
ances were given that / would not. and
that the party could submit such propo-
the offer is concerned il has been rejected.
l refused absolutely and unquali1edly TO
consider it, and am determined to pros
ecute the search as vigorously 1 know
how. That is what we started ont TO do.
and I feel as if 1 would follow those men
to the ends of the earth. / realize that
this means $4,000 TO me, and Is sum that
is certainly an object to any man, mat
ter what may be his means. AS / feel
about the matter / would spend my last
thousand dollars rather than compromise
with the criminals. L am desirOus of hav-
ing them punished for what they have
done and to deter any other determined
gang from compelling other parents to
undergo what we have undergone"
An attempt will be made to prove that
James Callahan. acquitted of completely in
the kidnapping of Edward Cudahy, perjured
himself on the witness stand during his
recent trial. A formal charge will be filed
by County Attorney Shields Calahans
statements that he was never present at
the Merose hill prison house previous to
the kidnapping. that he was not in company
with Grove when the bay pony was pur
chased and that he did not see Pat Grove
after Dec. l are grounds on which the
charge of perjury will be based.