The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-02-22
IMPORTANT ARREST
A Man Believed to be One Of the
Cudahy Kidnapers.
OTHER ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW
Fully Identified by Young Cudahy
as His JaiIer-Police Believe They
Have n Good Cnse, Although the
Man Says He Has an A1ibi.

Omaha, Ned, ftD. ~ ihc po'N~
have under arrest James Callahan,
charged with completely in the abduc-
ton of Edward Cudahy, Jr., on the
night of Dec. IS. Callahan was ar.
rested last Saturday, but the police
have kept the fact a secret until to-
day in the hope of securing ether ar
rests. Young Cudahy has positively
identified him as the man who accosteu
him near the Cudahy residence and rep
resented himself to be a sheriff from
an adjoining county and forced him
into buggy, and also as the man who
kept guard over him at the Melrose
hill house during the 30 hours he was
kept a prisoner, pending the negotia-
tions for the ransom of $4,000. which
Mr.. Cudahy paid for the return of his
boy.
Daniel ii. Burris, who sold horse
and buggy to two men, who are sup
posed to have used to procure the alb
duction. also identified Callahan as one
of the men with whom he made the
deal.
Marie Larsen, servant in the en-
ploy of ]. n. III. Patrick, Of whom the
kidnapers rented house, was the third
person to identify Callahan and says
NE is the man who paid a months rent
in advance for a cottage in Happy Hol-
low. which the bandits abandoned two
weeks before the abduction, fearing
discovery.
Callahan was arrested by Patrol
men Deuberry and Dwyer, both OF
whom are old acquaintances of the
prisoner, one Of them having gone to
school with him. They also knew that
he was a close friend of Pat Grove.
for whom large reward has been Of
fered as leader in the kidnapping. Their
suspicious some time ago were aroused
by remarks dropped by Callahan III
connection with discussions OF the
Cudahy affair These suspicious were
communicated to the chief of police
who made quiet but thorough inves-
tigation, which led to Callahan's arrest.
Edward A. Cudahy, Sr., told a rep
rsentative Of the Associated Press or
the arrest and said his sou has iden-
tilted Callahan as one of the abductors
and also by two other persons. Mr..
Cudahy feels confident that the police
now have one of the right men, and
that other arrcsts q equal Importance
will follow. X iCudahy's identifi-
cation of the man seems complete. To
gether with his father he called Sat
urday at the office of the chief of po-
lice and confronted the prisoner. The
men had a conversation lasting half
an hour and after Callahan had been
taken away young Edward said: Il
would never forget that voice. and
also remember very distinctly his pecu-
Tier manner in pronouncing certain
words. In his present talk he used
these same words and pronounced
them the same. AS had several good
looks at the man while he was guard
ing me I can be pretty sure that this
IS the man wanted"
Callahan denies absolutely that he
had ANYTHING to do with the kidnapping,
but admits he was a close friend or
Grove He says he can prove an alibl
and states that during the time which
tits claimed he spent guarding Cudahy
ne was at the home Of his sister, Mrs.
Kelly living at Popleton avenue and
Fiftv-third street. which is a short dis
lance from the Melrose Hill house.
Mrs. Kelly tonight was asked con-
corning the whereabouts of Callahan at
the time of the abduction, and said the
dav following the deed he was at her
home but acknowledges that she does
not know his whereabouts the night
before.
The police have secured information
which they expect to lead TO the arrest
OF another man connected with the
crime. He IS a coachman of a family
friend of Mr.. Cudahy. and 1t is claimed
no has been acting very Oueerly in the
matter ever since the kidnapping. The
chief OF police says this man will be
arrested tonight or in the morning.
and he expects him to throw additional
light on the matter.
Callahan Is 80 years of age. and has
lived i'm Omaha for several years. He
has been emnloved in the packing
house Of the Cudahy Packing Co.. at
South Omaha M to three months ago.
Ne has not been employed for some
time. but the police claim he has been
spending money freely and taking life
easy. In 1893 he was given a five
years penitentiary sentence for high
way robbery. but after serving IL
months was paroled. Six months later
he was convicted for stealing and sent
back to serve the remainder of the
sentence.
Callahan Is held as man No. 3. as
described In the circular recently sent
broadcast describing the three men
supposed TO be the abductors. and for
whom there &c now n combined reward
OF nearly 100000.
The chief of police says the fact that
Callahan has an alibi prepared leads
him to believe that he has the right
man. Prior to the kidnapping Callahan
Is said to have been in Crows company
daily. He introduced Grove as mfr
Johnson" and they took rides daily IN
the vicinity Of Russer's park. which Is
near where Mr.. Cudahy left the gold
on the eventful night.