The San Francisco call., 1910-03-09
YRS. CUDAHY IS
FIRM DEFENDER
OF LILLIS' NAME
Declares That She Has Never
Visited ROadhOuses or HO-
tells With Him
F Iler's Wife Will Devote Her
Tine to Her Children and
the Stage
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

LSpeoiol Dispoich TO The Call
KANSAS CITY, March ST an
heartbroken. more for what has beer
said about this thing than for anything
that has happened" said Mrs. John p
Cudahy today as she reclined on .
Davenport in the parlor OF her home
My relations with Mr.. LiILs have been
such that nobody but one insane could
have found fault with them. 1t is un-
zrue that I met Mr.. Lillis frequently al
Ehe Hotel Baltimore. I dined with him
- lenuy at my home and at the
Couutry club, but nowhere else. AS to
meeting him at a roadhouse or being at
one with him, that is absolutely false
think my husbands attack on Mr.
Llllis was cowardly. I consider il ar
honor 10 be admired so sincerely in
every way by z man like Mr.. Lillis. he
IS not z drunkard nor a gambler"
sNTITED HIM INTO HOUSE
You asked 8Ir LilIs in after the
ride saturday, didn't you, Mrs. Cud-
shy2 2 visitor asked her.
Yes. he did not want to come in,
she said but I insisted that he come
IN for a few moments and he finally
consented"
We're YOU having tea. or just
what were you doing when Mr..
Cudahy came in?" was the next ques-
Jlon.
No. we were not having tea: just
sitting on the divan talking, with the
lights burning. The chauffeur came
in with Mr.. Cudahy. They were in
their stocking feet. and neither Mr..
Lilis nor I heard his coming.
And that chauffeur. the coward. the
1cnd- OH he was horrible. 1 guess
Mr. Cudahy was afraid 10 handle Mr..
Lillis alone. be knew Mr. Lillis was
too strong for him. To think that q
man of Mr Cudahy's standing should
take into his confidence and make a
boon companion Of 3 hauffeur. And
such q chauffeur ne is never thought
il possible for a human being TO act
the hend incarnate in real life as did
that man"
WILL GO on STAGE
According TO 2 statement by General
Cowsu just before leaving for Omaha
tonight. Mrs. Cudahy, his daughter.
VIII remain in Kansas City and devote
her life 10 rearing her children. She
viii never see Cudahy again. but viii
nor seek divorce. She viii go on the
stage
Il never liked Jack Cudahv and I
cid all in my power to prevent her
marriage. She had not been married
IS hours before she began TO be dis
illusioned. The remark he made on
that terrible night brands him a con-
Y l-mptible cur
The home in Thirty-sixth street is
81 trust for the children and will re-
main their home. I only blame my
daughter for being impetuous and for
oIsregarding the opinions Of !er neigh
bors
III the man Lillis had been warned
away from the house by Cudahy he
Ia dnO business there. I do not think
he diI the right thing in coming Ny
daughter. in her contempt for the opin-
Ion Of scandal mOngers, could not see
the blight that would be cast upon her
by allowing him 10 call"
FEAR BLOOD POISONING
Fear that complications may develop
in the Injuries Of Lillis caused the
physicians 10 forbid his removal 10 his
home today. Lillis is at St. Mary's hos
pital and may be there several DAYS
The development that DR.. Samuel
Ayres. who is attending the injured
banker. most fears is blood poisoning
The knife which CUdahy used upon his
victim is said 10 have been aid. rusty
blade Tonight il seems that there is
small danger OF blood poisoning. but
every precaUtiOn viii be taken to pre-
vent such q development
Lillis is still unable TO talk as his
lips were badly battered. Nurses at the
hospital say that he has not spoken
since his arrival
As the knife dis not reach any vital
part Of LilIis' body. he probably viii be
able 10 be out in a few days.
The definite announcement that Lii
lis viii net prefer a formal charge
against CUdahy renders doubtful the
probability that any further details of
the circumsr stances that led up TO the
trouble Viii ever be made public.
TIE county prosecutor has announced
that he VIII make no effort to prose-
cute Cudahy If no one files 4 formal
charge against him, unless Lillis
should die from his injuries.
John Moss. the chauffeur who was
present when the attack on LilIis was
made has not been located. although
the police have made a diIigent search
for him