Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-10
COPY OF LETTER ADMITTED
Duplicate of Kidnapers Note Finally
introduced in Pat Grove Case,
G. A. cUDAHy TEllsoF SONS ABDUCTION
In Graphic Manner He Also Describe.
His Recovery by Compliance
with Demand of the
Desperadoes.

Edward A. Cudahy followed his son on
the witness stand in Judge Sutton's depart
ment of the district court yesterday, where
Pat Grove is on trial on the charge of rob-
bing Mr. Cudahy of $4,000, the amount he
is alleged to have demanded and received
as ransom for Eddie Cudahy, whom he and
a pal are accused OF having kidnapped. Mr.
Cudahy graphically recited the details OF
the remarkable case. He said his first In
formation that his son had been kidnapped
came to him in the letter found in his front
yard, written and left by the kidnapers. He
described minutely how he proceeded to get
$4,000 in gold from the Op1aha National
bank and convey it to the place designated
by the desperadoes. Young Cudahy COM
pleted his testimony before his father began
NJ. l.. Sears. formerly Mr.. Cudahy's attor-
ney testified to having made copy of the
letter left in the yard, and after much OBJ
jecting by the defense County Attorney
Slabaugh had this copy introduced as evil
dence. William Wallace. vice president OF
the Omaha National bank told of giving
the money to Mr. Cudahy's agents. The
trial continues to excite great interest and
fill the courtroom.
AS soon as court convened Eddie Cudahy
was taken in hand by Judge Ritchie for
the defense. The examination consisted
mainly in a comparison of his testimony
in the present case with the story he told
in the Callahan case. Mr.. Ritchie brought
out from the witness that he was aware
that December % was the shortest day In
the year and that the alleged kidnapping
occurred three days prior to that time.
None of the main facts testified to by the
young man Thursday were changed in the
cross-examination.
Identification of Callahan.
Mr.. Ritchie laid considerable stress on
the way the witness was able to identify
Callahan before the other trial The wit
ness said he could not have been sure of
the identification If he had not heard CAL
lahans voice in Chief Donahue's office
after the arrest of the former.
callahan always walked hard on his
heels" he said in the redirect examina-
ton. 1.-THE man In the chiefs Office walked
the same way. When the dark man pro-
bounced the word Cudahy he said "Cud-
ahee." He talked with peculiar twang
as IL he didn't open his teeth very wide.
He used my name at the Grover street
house and in the chiefs Office and pro-
nounced 1t the same way each time"
When the elder Mr.. Cucany went on tho
stand he related first the events of the
night of the kidnapping. He said he and
Mrs Cudahy were away from home when
tho boy left. They returned about 10
O. clock and found Eddie had not returned.
After searching the premises he sent the
coachman, Andrew Gray, to DR.. Rustin' $
house 40 see if.-he had been there The
coachman returned with the news that he
had been there early in the evening Then
the witness rang up the police and reported
the disappearance. thinking the boy might
have been injured in some accident and
taken to a hospital. The police had heard
nothing OF him and after further search
the police sergeant sent two officers, with
whom Mr.. Cudahy made the rounds OF the
homes OF Eddie's boy friends and also Wis
tied a bowling alley, thinking he might be
there in company with some of his college
| friends. The search was given up that
night and the detectives left two moro
going out to the house at o'clock the next
morning.
Letter in Front Yard.
Describing the finding of the letter in thC
| front yard the witness said:
! MY coachman, Andrew Gray was sweep
! ing the sidewalk when he found the letter
I was at the window and saw him pick 4
up He gave II to me at the door. II wa
: attached TO a stick by piece of string an'
a safety pin. The envelope was sealed.
| opened il and began to read IL aloud A.
soon as l read the boy had been kidnapet
my wife collapsed and fell to the floor.
stopped reading and attended to her anC
after she recovered ! went into anothc
room and passed the letter to Genera
= a,,A ba . fffpa
Before he had finished reading the lettc
the witness said the telephone rang and h,
answered It, The voice at the other end q
the wire asked: Did you find that lette
I'm the front yard?" The witness Responded
that he had not. You had better go on
and look for it till you find it," the voic
responded
Tries so Find Number.
MIR. Cudahy said he at once called u
central and asked for,the number that ha
been connected with his phone. and wa
told the number, as he remembered 1t, wa
1922, a livery barn on Leavenworth be
tween Thirtieth and (Thirty-lrst streets
He rang up this number and asked for tn
person he had been talking TO. He wa
told by the person WHO answered tn
phone that the man had just gone out o
the stable. An attempt TO recall hir
failed. The witness started to tell NOR
of the conversation he had over the tele
phone, but objections by the defense wer
sustained. -
The witness said he had been advised b
General Gown and Chief Donahue not
comply with the demands in the letter a
they said he had no assurance he woul
ret the boy or that the kidnapeSs woul
not demand more money. The witnes
took the position that the best thing to d
was 10 follow the direction in the letter
Mr.. Cudahy detailed the copying OF III
letter and Identified a copy handed him b
County Attorney Slabaugh as a corret
COPY. He also Identified the paper II
COPY was written on by the moongrai
initials OF Mrs. Cudahy.f
Richie Opposes Giving Letter.
. When County Attorney Slabaugh offere
: the copy in evidence and made form.
, demand upon the defendant, through h
, attorney. 10 turn over the original NJ
Ritchie objected, on the grounds that III
offer and demand were made for the pu
pose of prejudicing the minds OF the JuI
and that there was no evidence connectin
the defendant with the letter Mr.. sls
, bauKh did not insist on ruling but sal
he was willing to walt until further test
mony had been adduced.
The witness told of getting the SIS, 600
| oota from, the Omaha National hank a N