Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-03-08
GENERAL GOWN IN KANSAS CITY
Father Of Mrs, Cudahy Says She is
Innocent Of Any Wrong.
TELLS STORY OF THE ATTACK
Mrs. Cudahy Says She and Lillis Had
Been Riding.
ssAULT FOLLOWS RETURN HOME
MIR. Cudnhy Had Previously An
nounced He Was Going Ont of
Town aud His Appearance
Was Unexpected.

was NheANeNNNNs
KANSAS CITY, March 7.--Jere S. Llllis,
president of the Western Exchange bank.
who was assaulted by John p. Cudahy, the
millionaire packer, when the latter found
tho banker in his homo Sunday morning,
will not prosecute his assallant
Charges Of disturbing the peace, pre-
ferred against Cudahy by Bryan Under
wood, q policeman who interrupted the
punishment Of the nocturnal visitor, will
probably be dismissed with nominal fine
when the case comes to trial March 10.
This will end the affair insofar as punish
ment for Cudshy is concerned.
Judge w. T. Johnson, legal representative
Of Lillis, made known tonight that there
would be no prosecution Of Cudahy.
I'VE have no desire to take any legal
steps against Cudahy,' he said. There
viii be no prosecution"
Lillls' condition is improving rapidly.
Nurses at st. Mary's hospital said tonight
he would be able to be removed to his
home tomorrow morning. His wounds will
be slow in healing, 1t Is believed, but they
will not prove serious
Mr.. Cudahy has taken apartments at
the Coates house, downtown hotel. He
his home. Efforts TO locate John Moss, the
chauffeur who is believed by Mrs, cudahy
to have disclosed the presence Of Mr.. LII
lis at the house, has proven unsuccessful.
General COwiR Talks,
Into the arms Of her father. General
John c. Gown OF Omaha, an attorney Of
national reputation, Mrs. Cudahy rushed
at her home tonight. The general arrived
here on an evening train and wen at once
to the Cudahy home. where his daughter
had been waiting for him since Sunday
morning when she telephoned him TO come
at once. Not realizing what had happened,
General Gown delayed his departure, An
other message from his daughter caused
him to hasten.
Briefly, Mrs. CuIehy teld her story to
her father. II was practically the same she
gave out in statement today. According
to her story she and Lillls had been auto
mobile riding. returned home and were
seated in the library resting, when Cudahy
entered.
General Gown was much affected by his
daughters story
my daughter is innocent" he salr.
firmly. II am as certain Of that as 1 am
of the virtue Of Jesus Christ"
"I regret exceedingly that Cudahy was
so cowardly as to say he has ruined my
home He did this for his own protec-
tion. Why did he not think of thesa dear
children who must suffer from this un-
true statement"
The general was unable to say whether
divorce would result from the trouble in
the Cudahy household
Statement of Mrs. Cudahy.
This afternoon Mrs. j. p. Cudahy was
induced TO make a statement regarding
her husbands attack upon Jere s. Lillis
last night, declaring It was the culmina-
ton of a long line Of brutal treatment.
This last act, she said, would result in
the separation OF herself and husbaINl.
Mrs. Cudahy was lying on a davenport
In her room as she made her statement.
One Of her eyes was badly swollen
This was done Saturday night" she
said "and 1 have no desire to receive
visitors today. 1t was terrible thing that
occurred. And 1t was all caused by an
automobile, a new runabout that Mr. Lillis
had just ordered"
Mrs. Cudahy then told the story of the
attack Her husband, she said. attended
by his chauffeur, Johann Moss, had found
Mr.. LiIls ana Mrs. Cudahy at the Cudahy
home.
1T was last Friday" said Mrs. Cudahy,
that Mr.. Lillis received his new run
about. 1 had the first ride IN the other
one, and 1 told Mr.. Llllis / wanted the
fir: ride in this one. He said 1 should
have It. told Fem, our chauffeur, that
day that Mr.. Lillis haA gotten his new car
and that 1 was to have ride in It. In
cldentally. l remarked that Mr.. Cudahy
was going out OF town, down to Grain
field, Kan, believe, to look at some cat
tie.
well. Fem must have been bribed by
Mr.. Cudahy. 1 have always beeen good to
that boy and Mr. Cudahy was always
fussng at him. That Mr. Cudahy's going
out OF town would have had anything to do
with my riding with Mr. 1illls would be
ridiculous.
Mr.. Cudahy often says he Is going out
Of town and then never goes. He probably
does that nine out OF ten times.
Auto ride with Lnlis.
Friday the car was unloaded and In the
afternoon we took ride. The weather was
fine and we sped over the Rock roads.
Saturday Mr., Lillls said / should see the
car. We went out Saturday afternoon and
then drove out to the country club for
dinner. Then we decided to so down TO
the Baltimore instead, which we did. We
stayed there only long enough to eat and
then went out. As we went out said to
Mac, the head waiter, that he should see
Mr.. Lills' new car. h
I'VE went riding in the evening again.
When we came home Mr. Liliis was going
to drive away when / asked him 70 come
into the house We went into the library
downstairs and had been talking only a
few minutes when Mr.. CudRhy (Mrs
Cudahy always called him Mr. Cudahy)
rushed into the room He must have come
into the house through the billiard room
He was accompanied by Fehn Johann
Moss) the chauffeur They seized Mr..
Llllis and began beating him. Mr.. Cudahy
had a thing that he uses In the car and
he beat Mr.. Lillis over the head with It,"
Here Mrs. CudRhy looked over at the
table near her couch and said; There It
Is, there, see the blood on the end