The Washington times., 1922-01-08

surrender.
Of the house. Then I went back 70
the Cudahy home to denver the let
ter demanding the ransom.
Tho Ransom Letter,
Never for q moment did I intend
to do the boy any harm. but In the
letter which I fastened to q stick
ana threw onto the millionatre's
lawn. I wrote:
MI. Cudahy, We have kidnapped
your son. We are asking you to nay
$4,000 for his safe return. II you
are wise you will comply with our
request. We viii be square with
you. We want you to understand.
Mr.. Cudahy. that you are up against
1t. There Ii only one way out-give
up the money. II you don't the next
man will. He will see the condition
OF your son and realize the fact that
we mean business and will not be
monkeyed with.
Amy attempt at cur capturs
made by you or the police will be to
your LIES sorrow. for we will not 10
after the money. but will execute
our threat.
THE boy win be returned to you
after We have put acid in his eyes,
making him totally blind for you to
lead around and show the world how
much more you think Of little gold
than you do Of your own flesh and
blood-your son. Enough said. Com
ply with our request and no harm
viii befall you or yours.
tsisneO BANDITS"
MY letter then informed Mr..
Cudahy that the money must be
paid on the next night after the
KIDNAPPING or It would be too late.
and directed him to place II in a
sack. drive along q certain lonely
road until he came to q lighted
lantern. where he was to drop It
and hurry away.
Z promised that II he obeyed In
structions without informing the
police or trying to capture US that
The boy would be returned him
Immediately unframed
Cudal,y Left Gold.
al the appointed time Mr..
Cudahy. with his coachman. and
Pat Moaraw. his cattle buyx.
ar0vs 70 the spot marked By he
iantsrn and threw the npeoAy sn
tbs ground. driving Oh. An hsur
lassr W drove ths boy bach WIN
IN I've blocks Il his homo snA -
leased him.
w6sn I had sstSlsa vfsA ~
aooempnos I buried NO sharS q
the money and wsn4 70 Chsea0s.
vhsss I ffvsl IN . hsuss fsr enc
vhoss yeae without going cut snsa.
Thsa bsgaa my i've ysarS q.
psrisoos - . fugitive from Sust3ss.
ysazs mat turned mo hair iron
~ black 10 mow whfta - "a -
Il nOw.s
vOnowfns his sns ~ . -
myrisoumcnt IN Q Ch1uass Dns4
6ds roomins house. Crows went 10
South Africa, roamed ths oeasnt
and returned 10 Europa AfssP
Nv ysazs Of wandering he returned
10 the United states brokA
u was wtfls In hiding in ne
Sierra Madre mountains h ca
ban county. wyoming. October.
1906. alone In . cabin, miles from
any sther place. that Grove states
he ssft the impulse. - clear - Q
trumpet can. telling him to sun.
render and atone for his sins.
Three days later he surrendered at
Butte. Mont.
Following his surrender. he was
tried A there was no law In Ne
braska at that time against kid
napins. he was tried for first de-
sres robbery-robbery with fire.
Anna Cudahy. who had employed
Pinksrton detectives to prosecute
the case. testified that he had not
besn subjected to threats with fire
arms. and in the final summing up
the Jury returned a verdict of mot
guilty"
Sentiment Against Packers.
Tho verdict. Grove states, was
largely the result Of unpopularity
which has arisen against the Beef
trust, Of which Cudahy was a mem,
Der. due to the fact that the trust
had imported into Omaha four car
loads Of Japanese and hundreds Of
negroes as strikebreakers.
Groves last job was committed
twenty-ons years age. HIS time
since that date has been spent IN
staging his comeback Today he
10 . highly respected man In his
community. . little town IN ohis
close TO the homo Il Attorney Gen
erul paushsrU. ...