Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-07
CUDAHY USES KNIFE.
MILLIONAIRE SON oFPAcKER At
TAcks DEsPoILER OF HIS
HOME.
ALMOST KILLS BANKER
WHOM HE FOUND WITH WIFE
With Assistance Of Chauffeur cudahy
Tics LiIIis, Also Millionaire, With
Rope-Ineidsnt Creates Sensation in
society-cudahy Probably Will Not
Be Prosecuted.

Kansas City, March FINDING Jere
F. Lillis, millionaire local banker, in
his home when he arrived unexpectedly
at an early hour Sunday, John p.
Michael Cudahy, the Chicago million
aire, is alleged to have committed an
assault upon the man, Cudahy was ar
rested on a charge of disturbing the
peace. He was released on 500 bond.
| Lillis is in ST. Mary's hospital. His
condition is said to be critical. Cuts,
said to have been inflicted with knife.
are on his face, limbs and one arm The
cuts have been made in criss-cross
] fashion. If he RECEIVERS he will be dis
figured for life, It is averred by physi-
clans.
! Before cutting Lillis, Cudahy is said
to have bound him with a strong rope
| One of Cudahy's chauffeurs was pres
ent Neighbors heard Lillis screaming
and grooming in the Cudahy home and
they called the Westport police station.
1t was a woman who called. Her
identity has not been established.
"a man is being murdered in the
Cudahy home. Send an officer there at
once" she screamed.
Ten minutes later Patrolman Brian
Underwood hurried to the Cudahy
home, which is at Thirty-six and
Walnut streets in the most fashionable
residence section of the city.
| Leaders in Society.
| Since Cudahy's marriage on Dec. Is,
| 1899, to Miss Edna Gown, who was
society belle of Omaha. the family has
been prominent here. On the day Of the
marriage, Cudahy's father made him
manager of his Kansas City packing
| interests. After a three months honey
moon, which included trips on special
trains and the occupancy of a palace in
Italy, the couple returned here and
purchased one of the finest homes in
the city.
| Society readily received them. They
rented a box at each high class theater
| by the year. Cudahy is a member Of
the Country, Kansas City, Elm Ridge.
Hunt, and Polo Clubs. For time he
| kept many fine horses. Following an
injury sustained while playing polo, he
sold his stable and took up motoring.
The Cudahy's have five children.
| Lillis is a bachelor, AZ years old. He
! is manager of the Western Exchange
bank and prominent socially. He holds
memberships in the Kansas City,
Country. Evanston Golf and Elm Ridge
Automobile Clubs. Often he has been
seen in club rooms in Cudahy's
company.
To Be Arraigned Monday.
| John P. Cudahy, the millionaire So
ciety leader and clubman, who early
yesterday morning assaulted Jere S.
Lillis, bank president and clubman and
| former intimate friend Of Cudahy. will
be arraigned in police court next Mon
day on the charge. Attendants at st.
Mary's hospital, where Lillis was taken
yesterday, stated today the wounded
man is resting well.
cudahy On Guard.
A maid at the Cudahy home said to-
day that she heard scuffie in the par
lor and, going to the door. saw a man
lying on the floor with rope about his
neck and his feet and body bare from
the waist down. Moss, the chaffeur,
was pulling on the rope about the mans
neck. but when he saw her he came
toward her and pointing revolver at
her, drove her away. Cudahy had. on
Saturday evening, the maid said. sig
litical meeting He left the house, but
she declared he and the Chauffeur re-
NAMED about the yard, both having re-
moved their shoes.
LiIis Will Not Prosecute.
Neither of the principals nor their
attorneys would today say anything
for publication concerning the Cudahy-
LiIlis affair. The hospital authorities
are reticent as to the nature of Lillis'
injuries. and the only information they
would vouchsafe was that Lillis' con-
dition had improved. It is stated that
LilIis will not prosecute Cudahy, and
the prosecuting attorney has as yet ar
rived at no decision as to his probable
course.
Mrs. cudahy Makes Statement.
| Mrs Cudahy this afternoon made a
brief statement. One of her eyes is
badly swollen, which she said was done
! Saturday night She said that Lillis
| had purchased new runabout and she
! was the first to ride in it when it came
Friday, and again Saturday, on the lat
| ter day going to Baltimore. Both times
she was accompanied by Lillis. They
went riding again Saturday night.
Previous to these rides Cudahy had
announced his intention of going out
! of town. When she and Lillis returned
/ from the evening ride they went into
/ the library Almost imm edfately Gu
daily and Chauffeur Moss entered and
seized Lillis and began beating him.
| Cudahy struck him with an electric
! searchlight Then she rushed UP stairs
and later Cudahy rushed up and struck
| her on the left eye with the search
light. He went back again and the
maids told her thew were cutting Idl1iS
with knife. She telephoned the po-
! lice. In the meantime Cudahy and the
chauffeur took turns beating Lillis, she
said, until the police came.