The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-08
Kansas City Millionaire Takes
His Rooms at Hotel While
His Wife Tearfully Defends
Her Nocturnal Visitor.
NEW AUTOMOBILE CAUSE
OF ATTEMPT AT MURDER
Mrs, Cudahy'S Father, Famous
Omaha Attorney, Declares
Daughter Innocent and
Calls Son-in-Law Coward.
STORY OF WOMAN IN CASE

Kansas City, March 7.-Jere F.
Lillis, president of the Western Ex-
change bank, who was assaulted by
John P. Cudahy, the millionaire
packer, when the latter found the
banker in his home Sunday morning,
viii not prosecute his assailant.
Charges of disturbing the peace,
preferred against Cudahy by Brian
Underwood, a policeman who inter-
rupted the punishment of the noe
turnal visitor, will probably be dis
missed with a nominal fine in police
court when the case comes to trial
March Is.
Thus will end the affair in so far as
any punishment for Cudahy is con-
cerned.
Judge W. T. Johnson, legal representa-
tive of Lillis, made known tonight that
there would be no prosecution of Cudahy.
We have no desire to take any legal
steps against Cudahy," he said. There
will be no prosecution.
LiIIis improving Rapidly.
Lillis' condition is improving rapidly.
Nurses at St Mary hospital said to-
night he could be removed to his home to-
morrow morning. His wounds VIII be
slow in healing, it is believed, but they
viii not prove serious.
Mr.. Cudahy has taken apartments at
the Coates house. a downtown hotel. He
refuses TO say whether he will return to
his home. Efforts TO find John Moss,
the chauffeur. who is believed by Mrs
Cudahy to have disclosed the presence
of Mr.. Lillis at the house. have been
unsuccessful.
Into the arms of her father. General
John c. Gown of Omaha, an attorney of
national reputation, Mrs. Cudahy rushed
tonight. The general arrived here on an
evening train and Went to the Cudahy
home, where his daughter had been wait
ing for him since Sunday morning when
she telephoned him TO come to her at
once.
Briefly Mrs. Cudahy told her story to
her father. IL was practically the same
she gave out in statement today. Ac-
cording to her story, she and Lillis had
been automobile riding. returned home.
and were seated in the library resting
when Cudahy entered
Calls cudahy Coward.
General Gown was much affected by
innocent" he said, firmly. 81 am as GER
tain of that as / am of the virtue of
Jesus Christ. l regret exceedingly that
Cuaahy was SO cOWardly as to say, He
has ruined my home He did this for
his own protection Why did he not think
of these dear children, who must suffer
from this untrue statement" The gen.
eral was unable to say a divorce will
result from the trouble in the Cudahy
household
This afternoon AIRS Cudahy was in
ouced to make a statement. Mrs Cudahy
in telling of her husbands attack upon
Mr. Lillis. declared il was the cuImina-
ton of long line of brutal treatment
This last act she said, would result in
the separation of herself and husband.
Mrs. Cudahy was lying on a davenport
in her room as she made her statement
One Of her eyes was badly swollen
This was done Saturday night" she
said. land I have no desire TO receive
visitors today. 1t was a terrible thing
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