Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-08
SADLY SLASHED BY
FURIOUS HUSBAND
,UpAHY SURPRISED JERE LII
LIS, cLUBMAN, IN WiFE's ROOM
AND TOOK UNUSUAL REVENGE;
LILLis WILL RECOVER.

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leader and clubman, who early
yesterday morning assaulted Jere
s. LiIlis, bank president and club
man and former intimate friend OF
cudahy, will be arraigned in police
court next Monday on the charge.
Attendants at st. Mary's hospital,
where LilIls was taken yesterday,
stated today the wounded man is
resting we'll.
Neither the principals nor their
attorneys would today say any
thing for publication concerning
the cudahy-LiIiIs affair. The hos
pitaI authorities are reticent as to
the nature of LiIIis's Injuries and
the only information they vouch-
safe was that Liliis's condition had
improved. II is stated Lillls will
not prosecute Cudahy and the
prosecuting attorney has as yet
arrived at no decision as to his
probable course.
Mrs. cudahy today mado a
brief statement. One Of her eyes
was badly swollen, which she ssid
was done Saturday night She
said Llllis had purchased new
.runabout and she was the first to
ride In it when It came Friday and
again Saturday. Accompanied by
sLllIis, she went riding again Sat
urday night. Previous to those
rides cudahy had announced his
intention Of going out Of town:
When she and LiIIis returned from
the evening ride they went into
the library. Almost Immediately
cudahy and chauffeur Moss en-
tered and seized Liiis and beat
him, cudahy striking him with an
electric searchIight. Then che
rushed up stairs. Later Cudahy
rushed up and struck her on the
LEFT eye with the searchiight. He
went back again and tho maid told
her they were cutting Llllis with
knife. She teiephoned the police.
Meantime Cudahy and the otauf-
feur took turns beating Llliis, she
sold until the police came.
A maid at the cndahy home said
today sAe heard 4 seufsle In the
parior and going to tho door saw
man lying on tho floor with a rope
about his neck and hIs feet and
body bare from the waist down.
Noes, the chauffeur Was pulling
on the rope about tho mans neck
but when he saw her he came
towards her and pointing a re-
voiver at her drove her away.
cudahy had on Saturday evening,
tho maid said, signifsed his inten-
ttons Of attending political meet
tna. He left the house, but she
declared he and tho chauffeur re-
n,aired shout the yard, both haN-
ina removed their shoes.
Kansas City, Mo-, March Find
ag Jere F.. Lif1fs, millionaire banke
nd bosom friend Of his, in the bed
oom OF Mrs Cudahy when he re
urned to his home shortly after mid
light yesterday morning. John P. Cnd
by, wealthy packer, and son Q
Iichae1 Cudahy, OF Chicago, grapple
18th the intruder, tied him to the bed
nd then, removing his evening coal
oiled up hts sleeves, procured a knif
nd repeatedly slashed LiIlis on tn
ace, limbs and arms.
"A man Is being murdered in tn
udahy home. Send an officer there,
creamed the woman over the phone.
Ten minutes later Patrolman Bria1
hurried to the Cudah
ONE, which is at Thirty-sixth an,
Walnut streets, in the most fashion
BILE residence section Of the city.
The front door was open, SO he di
OF ring the doorbell. Stepping into tn
all he heard screams coming from
arIor. Then came groans and erie
Jr mercy.
Underwood followed the direction o
he sounds and soon came to the room
was brilliantly lighted. He pushe,
pen door and entered cautiously.
Three men were In the room Pros
-ats on the floor lay Laffis, half mud
nd bound with q rope. His lowe
mbs were bare. EIis few REMAINING
lothes were bloody. Above him stoo,
udahy. He was in correct eventnI
ress, except that he wore no coat
lis sleeves were rolled up. Blood wa
n his hands. At his side stood a chaui
eur CARRIED In regulation leather ca
nd duster as though he had come int
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