The New York herald., 1921-04-21
JACK CUDAHY, IN
DEBT, ENDS LIFE
Son Of Packer Failed to Get
Sisters Aid in Loan of
$4,000 From Bank.
RECENTLY TOOK POISON
Wife Denies Quarrels in Their
Palatial California
Home.
RECENTLY TOOK POISON

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
| Los ANGELES, April 20.-Despondent.
! ii is believed. because of failure to
negotiate loan of $4,000 and suffer
| ing from financial worries. John r.
| ("Jack') Cudahy, son of the famous
packer Michael Cudahy, shot and
killed himself this morning in his home
In Hollywood.
| According to Mrs. Cudahy, i'll health,
coupled with financial worry. was the
cause of his act. She denied report
there had been any alteration be-
tween her and her husband before Mr.
Cudahy took his life.
Early this morning Mr.. Cudahy re
ceived letter from the Northern Trust
Company Of Chicago stating: I'VE dc
not want TO carry permanent loan and
balance unless your sister can vouch
the loan Of $4,000 which you ask for.
We 1nd it impossible to grant your re-
quest"
Earlier Mr.. Cudahy had received a
telegram from his sister Clara in Santa
Barbara containing the following brief
statement: Sorry. but find It impos-
sible to do what you ask" 1t Is be-
lieved by the police the failure to nego-
tiate this loan was the eliminating dis
| appointment which drove the son OF the
packer to end his life.
! After his return from the Cudahy
ranch near Calexico. Mexico. about ten
days ago M. Cudahy took an overdose
! 80 80
detectives which caused intense illness
for some time.
The troubles OF Cudahy. who was
known as Handsome Jack, have re-
ceived considerable publicity during the
last twenty years, his actions at one
time causing him TO be ousted from
the Kansas City branch of the Cudahy
| Packing Company and sent TO Cali
| fornla.
| In 1899 he married Edna Gown.
daughter OF Gen. John G. Gown OF
| Omaha. who went with him to Kansas
City. Four children were born TO them
in ten years. Their relations became
strained after few years, but the
public knew nothing OF this until 1910.
when Cudahy attacked Jere LilNs. a
| Kansas City banker. charging that
Lillis had ruined his home.
\ Three OF tho four Cudahy brothers.
John. Patrick and Michael. who estab-
lished their packing business fifty years
ago. are dead Edward. the one living.
/ is the head Of tho business in Chicago.
\ Michael Cudahy was the dominant fig
ure in the business while he lived. lie
/ left an estate OF more than Sl2ccOp
which went 70 his wife and several chill
dren.
Jack Cudahy was left only $1,000, but
sums were deducted from his share
which had been paid him previous to his
/ fathers death When the estate was
settled, however. he threatened suit, and
the case was settled out Of court when
he was given one-seventh OF the VIZ
600 estate. estimated at sl.5co,Cc. Part
of the money was made into trust
| fund.
The cudahys were divorced a lew
months after that. the decree placing
the children in the care of Michael
| Cudahy. their grandfather, and Gen.
/ Gown made their mother an allowance
OF 5000 a year But two years later.
| through the efforts OF their relatives
| and friends, they were reunited and left
| for California n year later There
| Cudahy purchased farm near Holly
| wood and devoted his time to stock
raising He entered the training camp
| at the Preside in 1918 and came cut
with commission as captain. He never
| was assigned 10 service, and a few
months later was retired 10 private lifa
by the Examining Board at Camp
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