The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-08
GUDAHY NOT TO
Be PROSECUTED
Millionaire Packer Tied Down
and Beat Up Alleged Wreck
er of His Home.
MRS. CUDAHY MAKES
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT
Protests Innocence, but Admits
Series of Auto Rides
and Dinners.


Lillis. president of the Western Ex-
John 2. Cudahy, the millionaire packer,
when the latter found the banker Ill
his home Sunday morning, will not pros
ecute his assnilant.
Charges of disturbing the peace, pre-
ferred against Cudahy by Brian Under
wood, policeman who interrupted the
punishment Of the .uocturnal visitor,
will probably be dismissed with nomi-
nal fine in police court when the case
comes to trial March ID. Thus will eud
the affair in so far rs any punishment
for Cudahy is concerned.
! Judge w. T. johnson, legal repre-
sentative of Lillis, made known tonight
that there would be no prosecution OF
Cudahy.
"fWe have no desire TO take any legal
| steps against Cudaby,' he said. ''There
will be no prosecution. -
Lillis Will Recover.
Lillis condition is improving rap
| idly. Nurses al st. Mary's hospital
said tonight he could be removed 20
| 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
I
He refuses TO say whether be will re-
turn to his home.
Efforts to locate John Moss, tue
chauffeur, who is believed by Mrs.
Cudahy to bave disclosed tbe 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 waiting for him since Sunday
morning, when she telephoped him 10
come 90 her at once.
The Woman's Story.
Briefly. Mrs. Cudahy told heg story
20 her father IL was practically the
same she gave out ~ i statement to,
day According Go her story, she aud
Lillis had been automobile riding, re
turned home and were seated in the
library resting when Cudahy entered.
General Cowip was much affected by
his daughter story.
my daughter is ipDoccut. he said,
frmly, Il am as certain of that as
| am or the virtue Of Jesus Christ.
| 81 regret exceedingly that Cudahy
was so cowardly ss to say lie has
ruined my home He did this for bis
own protection. Why did be net think
of these dear children, who must suffer
from this untrue statement
The general was unable to say a a.,
yorce will result from the trouble N
the Cudahv bousehold
After q lengthy talk with her father
tonight, Mrs. CudabY announced she
would not institute divorce proceedings
against her husband.
~ viii stay here aud take care OF
my children.' she said. They are
L IL IL
their sake J viii not bring suit for d.
vorce But never, never, Will | live
again with their father. The idca
would be absurd y
Story of the Assault
This afternoon Mrs, Cudahy was m
duced to make a statement. Mrs Cud-
ahy. in telling OF her husband s attack
UP Mr.. Lillis, declared it was the cui-
mination Of long line OF brutal treat,
ment, This last act, she. said, would
result in the separation OF herself and
| husband.
Mrs. Cudahy was lying on a daver-
port in her room as she made her state
nent. One Of her eyes was badly
swollen.
''This was done Saturday night, - she
said. ''and | have no desire to receive
That occurred. And it was all caused
by an automobile, new runabout that
Mr.. Lillis had inst ordered
Mrs. Cudaby then told the story of the
attack. Her husband. she said. attended
by his chauffeur, Johann Moss, had
fonnd Mr.. Lillis and Mrs, Cudahy at the
| Cudahy home.
sit was last Friday" said Mrs. Cud.
ahy, ''that Mr.. I.illis received his new
runabout. I had The first ride in the
other ono and told Mr.. Lillis 1 wanted
the first ride in this one.
''Ele said | should have it, / told
Fem, our chauffeur, that day that Mr..
| LilhS had gotten his new car and that
I was TO have a ride in it. incidentally
l remarked that Mr.. Cudahy was going
out OF town, down TO GyaInfield. Kan,
I believe. TO look at some cattle
Intimation of Bribery.
swell, Fem must have been bribed
by Mr.. Cudaby. | have always been
good to that boy and Mr.. Cudaby was
always fussing at him. That Mr.. Cud-
ahy's going out of town would have
with Mr.. Lillis would be ridiculous. Mr.:
Cudahy often said he is gong out of
town and then never goes. He probably
does that nine out OF ten times:
''Friday the car was .uuloaded and IN
the afternoon we took a ride The
rock roads Saturday Mr., Lillis said
should see the car tried out again. We
went out Saturday afternoon and then
drove out TO the country club for dln-
ner. Then we decided TO 90 down 10
the Baltimore instead, which we did.
We stayed there only long enough to
eat and then went out, AS we went
out | said TO Mac. the head waiter, that
he should see Lillis new car.
Still More Rides.
''Wc went riding in the evening
again When we came home Mr.. Lillis
was going to drive away when | asked
him to come into the house. We went
into the library downstairs and had
been talking only few minutes when
Mr. Cudahv Mrs. Cudaby always
called him Mr.. Cudahy-'' rushed into
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