The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-08
.Denounces j Jack !" Cud-
ahy for r alsehood
About His Wife.
RECEIVES HER
WITH OPEN ARMS.
Mrs, cudahy Tells Story Of As
sault Upon millionaire Jere F.
Lillis, Her Nocturnal Wis
itor-Calls It Culmina-
ton Of Long Line Of
Brutality.

llOIl O1 3AOI1S 11AAS VI
Brutality.
Kansas City, March .---Jer F. Lillis.
president OF the Western Exchange
Bank, who was attacked by John p:
Cudahy, the millionaire meat packer.
when the latter found tho banker In
his home Sunday morning, Will not
prosecute his assailant.
Charges OF disturbing the peace. pre-
ferrcd against Cudahy by Bryan din
derwood. policeman who Interrupted
the punishment OF the nocturnal yisi-
tor, VIII probably be dismissed with a
nominal fine when the case comes TO
trial, March Is. Thus Will end the
affair in so far as punishment for Cu
dahy IS concerned.
Judge W. r. Johnson. legal repro
sentative OF Lillis. made lknown to-
night that there would be no prosecu-
tion OF Cudahy.
Llllis's condition is improving rap
idly. It was said tonight that he
would be able to be removed to his
home tomorrow morning. His wounds
Will be slow In. healing. It is believed,
but they will not prove serious.
Mr.. Cudahy has taken apartments at
a downtown hotel. He refuses to say
whether he will return to his home.
Efforts to locate Johann Moss, the
chauffeur. who Is believed by Mrs
Cudahy to have disclosed the presence
of Mr.. Lillis at the house, have proved
fruitless.
Into the arms Of her father. General
Mrs. Cudahy rushed at her home to-
night.
The general went at once to the Gu
dahy home, wl1ere his daughter had
been waiting for him since Sunday
morning, when she telephoned him to
come at once. Briefly Mrs. cudahy
told her story to her father. 1t was
practically, the same she gave out In q
statement to-day.
General Gown was much aff fected by
his daughters story
Ny daughter Is. innocent.s he saiGi,
firmly am celtntns OF that. I r,s-
Igret exceedingly that Cudahy was SO
tcoWardly as to say He has ruined my
home He did this for his own pro-
lection. Why, did he not think of
these dear children who must suffer
from this untrue statement?"
l$S Mrs. Cudahy's Statement.
This afternoon Mrs. Cudahy was In
duced to make statement Mrs.
Cudahy. in telling of her husbands s
attack upon Mr.. Lillis. declared it
was the elimination Of a long line of
brutal treatment. This last act, she
said, would result in the separation OF
herself and husband.
Mrs. Cudahy was lying on sofa. in
her room as she made her statement
One OF her eyes was badly swollen.
'tThis was done Saturday night" she
said, "and I have no desire to receive
Ivisitors to-day. It was terrible
4 thing that occurred, and 1t was all
4 caused by an automobile, new runa.
bout that Mr.. Lillis had Just ordered =
I Mrs. Cudahy then told the story OF
the attack. Her husband, She said
attended by his chauffeur, Johann
Moss, had found MIR. Lillis and Mrs
4 Cudahy at the Cudahy home
! cit was last friday said Mrs. Cud-
ahy. that Mr.. Lillis received his new
I! !runabout. had the first ride in the
I other one, and i told Mr.. Lillis I want.
4 ed the first ride in this one. He said
should have 1t. I told Fem, our chauf-
i feur. that day that Mr.. sLillis had got
! ten his new car and that I was to have
Ia ride in it. incidentally, I remarked
y that Mr.. Cudahy was going out OF
town. down to Graintleld. Kan, I be,
\ lieve, to look at some cattle.
| ANtSt4S l. SA1!l 4ldNS HDGCH% DTlOC(
by Mr.. Cudahy I have always beer
i good to that boy. and Mr.. Cudahy wa:
i always fussing at him. That Mr.. Cud
!, ahy's going out of town would have
4 had anything to do with my ridtne
J with Mr.. Lilltsi would be ridiculous
Mr., Cudahy often says he is going gu
J of town and then never goes. II,
!. probably does not so nine out OF te,
!. times. Z. a IS, 55 b
Friday the car was unloaded, an,
] in the afternoon we took a ride. Sat
! urday Mr.. Ltllis said III should Sc
!. the car tried out again. We wen
out to the Country Club Tor Dime,
Then we decided to SO down 70 III
Baltimore Hotel instead. which we did
4 We stayed there only long enough t
Il cat and thcn went out. ri AS we wen
4 out said to Mac. the head waiter
J, that he should see Mr.. Lillis's ney
1 car. h it.s 544f s4 81 #
4 Husband Rushes In.
1--WE Went riding In the evcnin,
4 |gagain. When we came home Mr.. Iilli
was going to drive away, when
\ asked him to como into tho house. ",
went into the library downstairs, an,
had been talking only a h few minute
When Mr. Cudahy rushod into tn
room. He must have come into tn
4 house through the billiard room. Fl
was accompanied By Fcnny fJohan,
\ ItMoss), the chauffucr. h
They sojzed Mr.. Ltllis and bega,
beating him. Mr., cudahy had an cleo
trio saarchlight that he uses in til,
A car and ile beat Mr., 5I.illts over til
head with IT. }835 81. s
II Here Mrs, Cudahy looked over a
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