The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-08
WIFE DESCRIBES
!. CCDARY AFFAIR
Exhibits Black Eye as Her
Portion.
DEFENDS BANKER LILLIS

Uens OF numerous AUTO HlueS WIN
Lillis and Inviting Him Into Library
After Return From Trip Late at
Night - Husband and Chauffeur
Rushed In and Assaulted Guest
With Iron Bar-Was Struck In Face
When She Attempted to Interfere.
Kansas City, Mo-, March s. 49, Mrs.
Edna Cudahy has been interviewed.
One of her eyes is swollen almost
shut and is black and blue. THAT is
where my husband struck me Satur-
day night" she said. when | sought
to interfere and prevent him from
committing murder he struck me this
blow in the face. My husband has
been very cruel to me all these years
and this is one evidence, of it,
Mrs Cudahy told this story of the
assault: "The row began over a rev
automobile which Mr.. Lillis had
bought. Mr.. Lillis received it last
Friday. He had told me some time
ago that he was going to buy this
machine and / asked him to let me
have the first ride in 1t, and he prom
ised me that he would. There was no
secret about this. ] told the servants
about It., and | said at the time that
there could be nothing wrong about
It, even if Mr.. Cudahy was out of
town at the time.
"Mr. Cudahy was out of town,
thought. He told me when he went
away that he was going 10 Greenfield,
Kan, to see about some cattle. | told
that to our chauffeur and that / was
going to take a ride with Mr.. Lillis.
I know now that the chauffeur then
told Mr.. Cudahy. It's funny to me
that he would carry tales that way,
because ! have always been good to
Fenn while Mr.. Cudahy has always
been scolding and rowing with him.
/ suppose that as soon as Fem heard
me say that / was going riding with
Lillis he went and told my husband.
The car came Friday and we took the
ride. Ii was beautiful car. We went
away out in the country, over the
roads"
Mrs. Cudahy was asked if she and
Mr.. Lillis stopped at the Country
club. She said: mo, we did not go
to the Country club Friday. 1t was
Saturday that we went to the Country
club. We had such a delightful ride
Friday afternoon that we decided TO
repeat it Saturday. And we did go
out Saturday afternoon and we stop
ped at the Country club for dinner.
But when we got there we made up
our minds to go down and eat at the
Baltimore instead and that Is Just
what we did. We went down to the
Baltimore and had luncheon and then
went away.
Saturday night we went out riding
the third time. We got home rather
late and asked Mr.. Lillis to come in
and stay awhile He didn't wish to
come, but / persuaded him and we
went into the library, and We had
only been there just minute or two
Just chatting together about common
place things, me sitting here and Mr..
Lillis sitting over there, when who
should rush into the room all excited
and his eyes fiaring like Goals of fire,
but my husband.
How he got into the house / don't
know yet, unless, as the servants say,
he came in through the billiard room
in the basement. Fem, the chauffeur
was with him.
"When they came in they grabbed
Mr. Lillis and began pounding him on
the head with some sort of a con-
trivance out of the automobile.
Whether it was lamp or not | didn't
know. | must confess that | was
somewhat excited but the way they
like an iron bar they used. 1t was as
big as mans arm. / ran out be-
cause / thought they would try to kill
me, too. ! stood on the stairs and
watched. l saw them tie Mr.. Lillis
with q rope. and such cursing and
swearing My maid Frieda, came
running In with the other servants,
and my dear little children, who were
asleep In their beds and wera awak-
ened by the racket came out. sent
the maid to put them to bed again.
Then Frieda came up stairs and told
me they were cutting Mr.. Lillis to
pieces.
"Then ! thought of the police and
! ran to the telephone and called up
the police station. Then | rushed
down and tried TO interfere, but my
husband hit me In the face with his
dst and Fem said. kick her out"