Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-05-02
THE COURT DISGUISED.
Callahan, the Alleged Participant In
the Cudahy kidnapping Found
"Not Guilty."
THE VERDICT WAS A GREAT SURPRISE.
Judge Baker, Who Sat In the Case. In the
the Court at omaha, Scored the Jury
and Expressed the Hope That None OF
Them Would Ever Again Serve In His
Court.

Omaha, Ncb., April 2S.-After con-
sidering over right the guilt or inc
cence of Jales Callahan. the jury an
nrunced this morning that he had no
part liz the kidnapping of Edward Cud-
ahy, Jr. The verdict was an evident
surprise to the court, and Judge
Baker expressed his disgust in err
phatic terms. Callahan was arrested
on two other counts. which the state
is not now prepared to say will be
made use of, as no new evidence is ut
hand and the expense Of going over
the grcuni again is considerable. h
jury notified Judge Baker at 9 a. M.
that it had settled upon a verdict. and
the news spread among the attorneys
and interested parties so that an au-
dience of so awaited the IL men as
they filed into the court room. Gala
han occupied his usual seat and be-
trayed no apprehension as to the
outcome. His face was a blank as he
watched the verdict unfolded and
read. As the words mo guilty" were
pronounced, however, Callahan half
rose to his feet, his lips parted in q
! smile. His relief found no sympathy
| among the audience, however, am
he turned his eyes gratefully to the
jury.
Judge Baker studied the W. ling of
the verdict for several minutes in 81
lence as though he had doubted the
evidence of his ears. Then he wheeled
in his chair AMI address ng the Ilry,
! rebukcd them in the most vigorous
terms:
eff Callahan had made his own
| .hoice of a jury" the court said, n
could not have selected - men VINO
could have served him more faithfully.
If the state, fer its part, had maic
| the selection. I know of no mon it
| could have named who would have
been less careful of its interests. The
| Jury is discharged without the COM
plimcnts of the court, and the prls-
tner is likewise turned loose as to
this trial, I presume, to continue the
criminal practices in which you have
failed to check him.
II do not know what motive actu-
| ated you in reaching this decision, bus
l hope none of you will ever appear
again in this jury box"
The Jury was evidently i'll at ease
during this arrai9nTucnt, and did not
make any but filed rapidly
from the box as soon rs it was at lib
erty. In the hallway Callahan UNI
bled his thanks and then shook h
iurymen's hands. This proceeding
was one of embarrassment under the
contemptuCus eyes al the court OH
GERS.
Chicf-of-Police Donohue says he will
urge Mr.. Cudahy to at once
| the preferred reward f Sa,01L for tie
| spprehension of Pat Grove.
"Crowe might easily make an ap-
pearance and claim the reward him
self" said Chief Donohue. 'as the evil
| 6ence against him is no more direct
than thst against Callahan. In my Is
years of experience with criminals L
have never heard more absolutely con-
| sincing evidence presented than THAI
presented against Mr.. Callahan.
'"rhere was no, a single flaw in the
| testimony and the evidence of guilt
was overwhelming. From the in-
formation / have secured as to tho
sentiment of the jury I believe that
its decision was based largely on tha
theory that the victim of the affair
WAS a wealthy man and as such he IS
able to suffer. Two of the jurors. l
am informed, expressed their opinion
that no kidnapping had occurred n
they had taken their oath as jurors
with this conviction in their minds.
II do not approve of any reward be-
ing offered in a case of this kind. and
believe that it operated in h Calla-
han t-isI FOR the acquittal of the ac-
cused- Several times / heard the ex-
preston that the police simply con-
coeted a plot to send an innocent man
to the ~penitenriary in the hope of Sc
curing the reward