The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
Missing CHAUFFEUR
VASYOUHG SURGEON
he Played the Role of Automo-
bile Driver for Jack"
Cudahy.
THIS Is COMMON TALK
IN KANSAS CITY CLUBS
Mysterious Disappearance Of
Man With Cudahy Thus
Accounted For.
BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.

BY Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
CHICAGO. March l2-John Moss,
tbe missing chauffeur. involved IN the
Cudahy case as the alleged assistant of
" Jack :. Cudahv on the evening of the
attack on Jere F. Lille, may not be d
chauffeur at all. but young surgeon,
playing the role Of automobile driver in
order that whatever attack with a knife
was made would be by skilled hands.
This is the purport OF sensational re-
ports which have reached Chicago aucnt
The mysterious disappearance Of the
chauffeur following the rumpus In
The Cudahy bone in Kansas City. The
rumors are said to have a foundation
IN fact and 10 be common talk among
club folk Of the Missouri city who know
whereof they speak. The surgeon-c -chauf
feur is said to have been paid an enor-
nous fec by Jack Cudahy-
Missouri City Is Upset.
That young surgeon was hired
months ago for purpose which has so
upset the Missouri city and it's social
set is alleged TO he the true and inside
story of the affair. He was attired as
a chauffeur and PLAYED his part in such
a manner that all who might see him
would be deceived into believing he was
what he purported TO be.
Then. when time for action had az
rived. according to the story told, he
was right on band to lend his profes-
sionsl aid and insure the success of
some outlined scheme. The wounds in
hicted on Lillis, Kansas City folk arc
said 10 have declared in Chicago, could
not have been made with rusty knife
in the hands of an amateur. II is also
suggested that this explanation of the
identity of the alleged chauffeur would
account for his mysterious disappear
ance. and that ali he would have TO do
would be 10 don again the citizen s
garb of q physician and become him
self All trace Of John Moss, chauf-
tcur has vanished.
Many Rumors A6oat.
Efforts today 10 reach two Jersey
City mon, recently arrived 10 Cbica go
and registered st local hotels, were in
vain, both being reported out and as
having left no word as 10 their desti.
nation. A Young man who said he had
just returned from the Missouri CITY
was discovered. however. in tho lobby
Of the La Sale hotel, telling the story.
as he had heard it. to friend. He said
NC Hhh uDb hNdlb tut uth cNuIN IHE6Tu-
ing tho chauffeur, but declared the
"whole town was agog as result Of
the affair. The citizens talk of nothing
else, he said, "and all sorts of rumors
are aaoat. -
Cudahy IN Chicago.
John P. Cudahy Of Kansas City. who
knitted Banker Jere F, Lillis in his own
palstal home, is in Chicago today, Wis
iting at the home of JOY Morton. ll04
Lake Shore drive. With him is his
brother, Joseph Cudahy. Both are keep
ing IN seclusion, and every effort was
made to keep their visit secret Mr..
Cudahy, it was reported. came to Chi.
cago 10 escape the uotoricty brought
upon him by the LilIis Incident II is
said he arrived yesterday morning, but
all information was refused at the
Morton home. The two Cudahys were
seen and recognized as they left the
Morton residence today, They entered
u large limousine automobile and were
driven down the Lake Shore drive TO
Chicago avenue, thence to Rush street.
There the chauffeur put on high speed
and the car was soon lost 10 view