The Alaska citizen., 1912-07-22
JACK CUDAHY AND
 WIFE MAKE UP

reconciliation between MT. and Mrs John P. tJack) Cudahy has been ef- fected
 Since the divorce obtained by Mrs. Cudahy, two years ago, Mir. Cudahy has been living alone at the Hotel Baltimore and on his farm near Belton. Mrs. Cudahy has been living in an apartment at 3527 Main street. The children, who were taken from the mother under the d. vorce agreement, were given to the parents of MT. Cudahy, with whom they have been since living.
 Mir Cudahy was at the apartment of Mrs. Cudahy when reporter call ed there this afternoon. Both Mir and Mrs. Cudahy said their differ ences had been settled and that they hoped there would be no further oc- casion for newspaper notoriety.
 The four children of the Cudahys have played an important part in 'hc IecQhcilidtlon. me youngest, Michael Is only four years old. The others are Edna, eleven; Catherine, nine, and Elizabeth, eight. The children, when the case shall be taken before the circuit court here, probably will be allowed to return to the home of the parents Two years ago formal decree of divorce was issued to the Cuda- hys, following the sensational attack of the husband upon Jere Lillis, a banker
 Last week a reconciliation was eff fected and tho two, returned to housekeeping in the apartment occu- pied hy Mrs, Cudahy. The aecond union involves the church and fol- lows the age-old question of the su- premacy of the church or the state Is a canonical law greater than a law of the government? In the Cudahy case, 1t has settled itself that whom the church has bound together no law can break asunder
 The Cudahys were united on that idea. Catholics in religion and heredity, they came to the belief that their marriage in the Catholic faith was not broken by the divorce decree two years ago. and thus they | begun their married life anew. At the Cudahy home tonight few | details of the reunion were given i out. It was admitted the two had I begun to live together again, and 1t was stated that an effective recon ciliation had been made.
 The Cudahys have been together only few days" said one who Is close to the two. tonight
 | You know the belief of persons brought up in the Catholic faith, that divorce is not binding. Just af- ter the first trouble Mrs Cudahy | was influenced into thinking other wise, and MT. Cudahy granted her wish in the matter, But recently | they returned to their senses and | they became convinced that, canoni- cally, they were yet man and wife. | However the idea of reconciliation has been a matter of rather short time,
 Probably every civilized corner of the globe has read or heard of the sensational attack made by Jack" Cudahy on Jere s, Lillis, president | of the Western Exchange Bank of Kansas City on the morning of Sun day, March 6, 1910 It was very l early in the morning. o'clock and the attack took place in the Cudahy home. The first intuition of trouble was when the Kansas City police received a call at about 2 o'clock in the morning saying a man had been badly injured at the Cud- ahy mansien;
 There the police found Jere s. Lillis in the basement He had been beaten and deliberately mutt lated with a butcher knife. He had bled profusely and he was in much weakened condition His clothing was disarranged.
 Jack" Cudahy told the police he had beaten Lillis and had stabbed him. Cudahy was taken to the police station and almost immediate ly released on bail, under the nom- inal charge of assault.
 Gradually the miserable story came to light, though at the start the reason and extent of the attack on Lillis was entirely apparent Cud- ahy was jealous of his beautiful wife. Lillis was attentive to her
 On the night of March 5, 1910, Cudahy left home, saying he was going out of the city. Instead of leaving Kansas City he returned to his mansion at about l o'clock in the morning, accompanied by his chauffeur, whose name Is said to have been Johann Moss.
 Lillis was there. Cudahy and ol c