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JURY ACQUITs CALLAHAN
Saws He Had No Part in the Kid
naping of Young cudahy'
Court Rebukes the Jury For Its Action
Chief Donohue Says Case Against
Crowe Is Weakened.

Omaha, Neb.-After idering over
night the guilt or innocence Of James
Callahan, the jury announced that he
was not guilty Of completely in the
kidnapping of Edward Cudahy, Jr. The
verdict was an evident surprise to the
Court, and Judge Baker expressed his
disgust in emphatic 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 at hand, and the
expense of going over the ground
again Is considerable.
The jury notified Judge Baker at
o'clock a. m. that it had settled upon q
verdict, and the news spread among
attorneys and interested persons, so
that an audience Of fifty awaited the
twelve men as they filed into the court
room.
Callahan's face was q blank as he
watched the verdict unfolded and read.
AS the words mot guilty" were pro-
nounced, however, Callahan half rose
to his feet, his lips parted in a smile,
and be turned his eyes gratefully to-
ward the jury.
Judge Baker studied the wording Of
the verdict for several minutes in ST.
lence, as If he doubted the evidence Of
his ears. Then, addressing the jury,
he rebuked them in most vigorous
terms.
"If Callahan had made his own
choice of a jury" the Court said, she
tould not have selected twelve men
who would have served him more
faithfully. If the State for its part
had made the selection, 1 know Of no
men it could have named who could
have been less careful of its interests.
The jury is discharged without the
compliments Of the Court, and the
prisoner is likewise turned loose as to
this trial, I presume to continue the
criminal practices in which you have
failed to check him. I do not know
what motive actuated you in reaching
this decision, but I hope none Of you
will ever appear again In this jury
box"
The jury evidently was i'll at ease
during this arraignment but did not
make any response, and filed rapidly
from the box as soon as it was at lib
erty. In the hallway Callahan num-
bled his thanks and shook the jury.
mems hands.
Chief Of Police Donohue says he
will urge Mr.. Cudahy to at once with.
draw the proffered reward Of $4,000 for
the apprehension of Pat Grove.
"Crowe might easily make an ap-
pearance and claim the reward him.
SELF" said Chief Donohue, "as the EVIL
dence against him is no more direct
than that against Callahan. In my
eighteen years Of experience with
criminals have never heard more abb
solutely convincing evidence than that
presented against Callahan. There
was not single flaw In the testimony,
and the evidence Of guilt was over
whelming.
From the information I have Sc
cured as to the sentiment Of the jury,
I believe that it's decision was based
largely on the theory that the victim
of the affair was wealthy man. and
as such is able to suffer. Two Of the
Jurors, am informed, expressed thetr
opinion that no kidnapping had oc-
Cured, and they had taken their oath
as Jurors with this conviction in their
minds.
"The $4,000 offered for the convic.
tion of the three men concerned ID the
crime, however, will stand"