The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-05-03
Edward A. Cudahy Declines to En-
tertain a Proposition From
the Kidnapers.
WANT TO RETURN BULK OF THE RANSOM.
The Condition of the OGef In that
MIR. Cudahy Should withdraw Of
fers of Reward and Let Up I'm the
Pursuit-Mr. Cudahy In Relent-
less. However.

| Omaha, Neb., May IAN agent Of
the kidnapers has made proposition
to Edward A. Cudahy to return S21,-
600 of the money paid for his sons
ransom, demanding in return a with
drawal of the $4,000 reward and o
prosecuted, together with an abandon
ment of the determination to punish
| the criminals.
How the Proposition Came.
| The proposition came in letter
from Elgin, H., and Mr.. Cudahy il
convinced of 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 con-
| slider it for minute, and declared his
unchanged resolve to prosecute to the
end the search for the men who stole
his boy.
A Letter From EIEin, III.
II received a letter about ten days
ago." said Mr.. Cudahy. ut was dated
April IS, at Elgin, and bore the Elgin
postmark. / can not show 1t to you,
because 1 sent it to Mr.. Pinkerton,
| nor can [ give you its contents ver-
batim, as did not make copy of it.
1t was very brief, and recited that
the chief kidnaper had communicated
with the writer and was getting un-
exnk 1-A - -
the detectives was getting uncomfor-
tably close, and asked If would with
| draw the offer of reward now out
| standing and let up on the effort to
lind the criminals and have $4,000 OF
the $4,000 ransom returned to me.
Writer Got In a Hurry.
ut seems that the writer got some
what in a hurry, for as soon as he
mailed the letter he must have
slipped right over to Chicago, where
he called on my brother Michael the
same day, which was two weeks ago.
He asked my brother whether / would
consider proposition of that kind.
| My brother told him that he did not
know anything about it, but would
talk the matter over, although he did
not believe that l would consider it.
Called to Chicago.
THAT afternoon ] received a tele-
gram from nss brother, asking me il
| could come over, and / replied that
| would be over there in the morning.
l left here on the afternoon train.
Ii, IL.
had transpired at that end of the
line. ! arrived home on Thursday and
the letter from Elgin was here watt
ing for me.
'"The letter was signed and gave di-
rections how a reply should be adj
dressed to reach the writer at Elgin.
| do not wish to make that public, as
assurances were given that | would
not, and that the party could submit
such proposition as he desired to
make.
The Oner Rejected.
$50 far as the offer is concerned.
1t has been rejected. | refused abso-
lutely and unqualifiedly to consider it,
and am determined to prosecute this
search as vigorously as / know how.
That is what we started out to do,
and i feel as If l would follow those
men to the ends of the earth.
No Compromise with CriminaIs.
II realize that this means $3.50
TO me, and that is sum that is GER
tainly an object to any man, no mat
ter what may be his means. As | feel
oh h. 4
last thousand dollars rather than
compromise 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 undergo what we
have undergone"