Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-08
Will Be Cudahy's Only
for Assault
The Banker LiI|iS, His Victim,
Will Not Prosecute.
Mrs. Cudahy Gives Her Version OF
The Affair...She Called Police.

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| Cudahy. the millionaire packer, when
| the latter found the banker IN ms home
sunday morning. will not prosecute his
| assailant
| Charges of disturbing the peace, pre-
ferred against cudahy by Byron IN
derWoo a policeman. who interrupted
the punishment of the visitor. viii
probably be dismissed with nominal
| fine when the case comes to trial
March II. This will end the affair in
sofar as punishment for CudahE is
concerned.
Judge w. r johnson, legal repre-
sentative of Lillis. made known tonight
that there would be- no prosecution
of Cudahy.
Lillis' condition is improving rapidly.
Nurses af ST. Marys hospital said to
night he would be able to he removed
to his home tomorrow morning.
Mr. Cudahy has taken apartments
at a downtown hotel. He refuses T."
say whether he will return to his home
Efforts to find John Moss, TIA" chauf-
feur, who is believed by Mrs. tudahy
to have disclosed the presence OF Mr.
Lillis at the house. have proven use
less.
Mrs Cudahy rushed INTO the arms
Of her father. Gen. John {. 60" III oi
Omaha. an attorney of nationYl r.. ,uta-
ton. at her home tonight.
Briefly, Mrs. Cudahy told her story
| TO her father. IT was practically the
same as she gave out in q statement
today According to her account she
and Lillis had been automobile riding
returned home and were seated in the
library resting when Cudahy entered.
Gen. Gown was much affected by
his daughters story. My daughter is
innocent" he said firmly. Il am GER
tain of that.
Il regret exceedingly that Cudahy
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 general WAS unable to say
whether q divorce would result from
the trouble in the cudahy household.
This afternoon. Mrs. Cudahy was in
duced to make a statement, Mrs
tudalIy. in telling of her husbands at
tack 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 her
sell and her husband.
Mrs. Cudahy was lying on a sofa in
her room as she made her statement.
one of her eyes was badly swollen.
This was done Saturday night" she
SAID, and ! have no desire to see Wis
itors today 1t was terrible thing
That occurred. And it was all caused
by an automobile. a new runabout that
Mr, Llllis had just ordered"
Mis-. Cudahy then told the story of
the attack. Her husband. she said. at
tended by his chauffeur, Johann Moss.
had found Mr.. Lillis and Mrs Cudahv at
the Cudahy home.
1T was last Friday" said Mrs cudahv.
that MI Lilis received his new run
about. had the first ride in the other
one and | told Mr.. Lillis | wanted the
first ride in this one ! told Fem. our
chauffeur that day. that Mr. Iillis had
gotten his new car and that | WAS to
have ride in it. incidentally remarked
that Mr.. cudah% was going out Of town.
"Well. Fem must have been hlibed b..
Mr.. Cudahy. That Mr. Cudahv's going
out of town would have had ANYTHING to
w VIII" MY 'i"'"S WIN Mt. LINUS would
ne r'olc"'onS' M 'unAhN often says he
Is going ""' 81 Town ana 'V"h never goes
The car Was uuloadcd and in tho after
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seized Nj IiliS and began beating him.
MIR. Cudahy had an electric Searchlight
that le used in tn" ear ana he beat Mr.
Lillis over the head with it
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