Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
BANKER TIED AND
MUTILATED BY IRATE
WOMAN'S HUSBAND
Cudahy, Who Bound and Cut
Banker, Is Mum About At
tack--LiIIis, Prominent Bank
er. Found in Packers Home
WIFE DECLARES HER
HUSBAND ATTACKED HER
CBy Associated Press.)


KANSAS CITY. March This after
noon Mrs. Cudahy was induced TO make
a Statement about her husbands attack
upon I.iIIis. She declared it was the cul-
mination Of a long line Of brutal treat
raent. This last act. she said. was caused
nv an automobile and 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
Mrs. Cudahy said her husband struck
her az well as hitting Mr. Lillis-
Mrs Cudahy said also that Mr. Cuoa-
~. chauffeur shook his fist in her face
and exclaimed:
Lets kick the woman out
This was done Saturday night sne
said- .and I have no desire to receive
visitors today. II was terrible thihs
that occurred. And it was all caused oy
an automobile. new runabOut that MI
IfIns had just ordered"
TELLS STORY OF ATTACK.
Mrs. Cudahy then told the story OF the
.,,ack Her husband. she said. ATTENDED
nv his chauffeur. Johann Moss had
,.,,,a Nr Hills and Mrs. Cudahy at the
Cudahy home.
..It was last Friday said Mrs Cud-
-, .tbat Mr.. LiIIis received his new
.h,,t had the first ride IN inc
o.hsr one and told Mr.. Liiiis l Wah'eu
,hs first ride in this one He saiu l
.ho,,,a have Il. I told Fem. our chaul-
g. that aay that Mr.. Liilis had gotten
e -, ear and that was to nave d
"a. a. q Incidentally / remarked 'na'
~ Crdsbv was going out Of town. down
70 cranfeId. Kan. believe 10 'OON
some cattle ,-...s n,
.g~-.,, I.snn must have been bripeo W
r.,a.hv have always been so"o
ere, how. and Mr.. Cudahy was al
.,,.S,ns at him. That Mr. Cudahy
-. ~, ~ town would have had any
- ~ do with my riding with MI LIZ
rs would be ridiculous. Mr. ouuH IA then
- - BE- % going out OF town ana ti ,e-I
e1 ga - He possibly does that nine
Zines out Of ten
NfoTORED WITH LlLLis.
- a., car was unlOaded and In the
..II--.S, v-s took a ride. The weather
- sva and we sped over the rock rOAus
S-.,,r5.v Mr. IiIlis said shouio see III
- trsad out again. We went OUT S0'H
A. afternoon and then drove OUT " ~
e-.,,,.-,, rIub for dinner. Then we decioeS
aovrn to the Baltimore instead
- ne AID. We stayed there only long
erough 20 eat and then went out As We
vent out I said to Mac, the head N1i' 't.L
that he should sc Mr. Liliis new "a
1--WE went riding In the evehins as So
Hills gong
20 drive away when asked MIN 10 eONle
-. ~. house We went into the library
49, stairs and had been talking ohiS
: e. minutes when Mr.. Cudahy MIS-
C,,a.hx- sluravs called him Mr. DuahN-
..---.tos into the room He must nave
corna into the house through the ohiiaAH
room He was accompanied by fehh tIV,
hann Moss. the chauneur- thes -
~ TuIis and began beating him. MI W.
- ia a thing that he uses in the
- ,n5 he beat Mr.. LiIlis over the mead
t5a-s Mrs Cudahy looked over at the
table near her couch and SAID;
.Srbera IL is there. See the blood on
the end2' -, .,,,,,0,
The thing to which she had alluoeo
IS an electric search light IL was
efeht inches long and was ABOUT 'l'S
thickness OF a mans wrist
s-T.hat was what he hit me WITH too'
said Mrs Cudahy.
SHE RAN UPSTAIRS.
Il ran as soon az 1 saw they were beat
ing Mr.. LiIiis- ] believed they Wouio
~, 10 kill him. and I thought they
urorla N VITO kill me. too. They had
rome with them when they came in, and
hoth sworc frightfully- / ran upstairs
and stood screaming at the top of the
stairs. F-edda, the maid. came running
in. with the other servants.
..she stood with her arms about TO pro-
tect me. Then having tied Mr.. Lillis by
this time. Mr.. Cudahy came tearing up
stairs He struck me over the head ana
IN the left eve" Mrs Cudahy raised her
hand TO the swollen eye-"and you see
what ne did"
Roth the lid and Immediately under the
lid we're deep purple.
Then he rushed downstairs again,
Mrs Cudahy went on. land then 1 guess
he began TO use the knife on Mr.. Liliis-
He must have had IL with him, although
I didn't see IL when he came in Fredda
ran downstairs and came up telling me
they were sIashing Mr.. Lillis. 1 cried
murder and ran to the telephone
ssFredda was in the hall when Fem,
the chauffeur. rushed out again. He had
a revolver in his hand. He pointed at
her and she ran. He rushed up stairs and
shook his fist I'm my face. / screamed.
Let's kick the woman out, he cried.
ut was I who called the police.
wouldn't you have done the same when
Il appeared that murder was being COM
mitted7 They kept on beating and cut
ting Mr.. Lillis. Mr.. Cudahy would beat
him a while and the chauffeur would
cry turn him over Then they would
beat him some more
He rushed down stairs again. Then
the police came"
STRANGE Drama Enacted