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Ever since tbo caso was reported tho
pollco and dctectlvo departments have been
trying to discover some clue whereby tho
Identity of tho perpetrators could bo dis
covered. Whllo Chief of Pollco Donahue
Is not yet ready to tako any decisive ac
tion,' he has several suspects .under sur-
vcllivnco and his tuvostlsratlons have been
carried forward to a point whoro ho Is
morally suro that ho can lay his hands on
ono of the gang at any time hu desires to
do so.
Young Cudahy, ns will he Been from a
perusal of his story, was blindfolded during
the entire ttmo of his captivity, and for
that reason may not bo nblo to give tho
officers much help In Identifying his cap
tors. That they will all be brought to
Jnr.tlco within n few days seems probable,
however, and a belief that such will bo
tho outcome Is entertained by every man
who has worked upon tho case.
Lato last night Mr. Cudahy, through his
attorney, General John C. Cowln, offered
n rownrd of $5,000 for tho arrest nnd con
viction of any one of tho kidnapers, $15,000
for tho arrest and conviction of any two and
$25,000 for the arrest and conviction of tho
three.
STORY OF THE ABDUCTEO BOY
Men Who Took Him Aliened They
Were Ofllcern from Snrpy
County.
Edward Cudahy, Jr., related yesterday
to n reporter for Tho lloo tho circumstances
nttondlng his abduction and Ills experiences
while in tho hands of the kidnapers. He
appears well, though pale nnd somowhat
emaciated as tho result of his terrlblo or
deal. His wrists still bear tho marks of
the handcuffs placed upon him by his cap
tors.
"It happened while I was on my way homo
from Captain IUisttn's," said he. "It woh
about 8 o'clock, I should Judgo, and very
dark. Just ns I got In front of General
Cowln's resldcrce 332 South Thirty-seventh
street two doors from home, two men
sprang In front of me and thrust pistols tu
my face. I don't know whoro they came
from. I didn't see them until they stood
within three feet of mo nnd had mo cov
ered with their revolvers. Ono of them
said:
" 'I am tho sheriff of Sarpy county, and I
want you. You nre Kddto MeOeo, and you
have stolen $500 from your nunt. Come
with us. Don't mako nuy outcry, for It
won't do any good.'
"Well. I supposed It was simply a caso
of mistaken Identity, and that all would bo
cleared up In a few minutes, so I went
with them without a struggle.
"At the comer of Thirty-seventh nnd
Jackson streets they loaded mo Into an open
buggy that was standing there, then climbed
In themselves and mad mo sit between
thorn on their knees. Wo drovo away vory
lllllousness, s,our stomach, constipa
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Fancy hat p!ns at 10c, 25c, DOc and $1.00
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Hollcil plato cuff buttons at 25c, COc,
75c and $1.00 a pair.
Ladles', mlasca' and children's rings In
torquolsc, emerald, ruby, nmothyst
and opal settings, at from 2Cc to $3.00
each.
llrooches at 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25,
$1.50 and $2.00 each.
A pretty collection of ladles garters at
I5c, 50c, 55c and 75c a pair.
. Christmas
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W When think-
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Christmas
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hosiery.
Thny arc sensible as well as useful and
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In Halo or silk and llnlo from BOc to
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I)enutlfu silk Btltchlngs, black or col
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Fancy Aprons Fancy aprons
for Cristmaa
gifts always appreciated, but
not always thought of when
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Dainty whlto Swiss aprons, with trim
mings of lace, embroidery, tuck and
ribbon, at prices ranging from 40c to
$1.75 each.
Hretcllo Aprons, plalu and trimmed, nt
35c, 45c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 each.
Plain Whlto Aprons, 25c each.
Gingham Aprons, 26c each.
Black Aprons, 25c and COc each.
WNS
every evening until Christinas.
leisurely southward on Thirty-seventh
street.
"All this time I was talking to them, try
ing to convince them that they had the
wrong person, that my name wasn't Eddie
McGce nnd that I had not stolen $300' from
my nunt, but they paid no attention to
me. When they dotgncd to make any.reply
lit all they merely gruutc4.- Jt dldn'tt occur
to me to study their fuces closely, a fact
which I soon had occasion to regret, but
It perhaps wouldn't have availed mo much
If I had, ns their slouch hats were pulled
down over their eyes, nnd their coat collars
wtro turned up over their chins, nnd about
all I could seo was their noses. It was
very dark, too, and the men kept their
laces averted ns much as possible.
AroiiNi'N Kl rut Suspicion,
"As wo approached tho Leavenworth car
lino I saw a car coming towurd us from tho
west. It was brilliantly lighted within,
and, as It slacked up nt tho crossing, I
caught n glimpse of tho conductor and
recognized him.
" 'There Is a man who Knows me,' I ex
claimed. 'That conductor will Identify me:
call to him!'
Immediately my captors turned the
horso westward on Leavenworth street nnd
hipped him into a gallop. One hold tho
reins and piled the lash, while tho other
solzcd mo roughly and tied a handkerchief
over my eyes. Then, ot course, I began
to realize tho true situation. I knew then
that I had been kidnaped, and stories I
had rend of horrible cruelties vUlted upon
hostages (lushed through my mind.
Wo continued to drlvo rapidly, It seemed
to ma for tho greater part of tho night, and
luring all this time my enptors exchanged
not n word. They seemed to have had
every move planned In ndvance, so they
kuew Just what to do and where to go. I
could tell by tho Jolting of tho buggy that
wo woro driving over rough, uupaved roadH
moat of tho time. Finally, however, when
It seemed to me that It must bo near morn-
lug, the vehicle suddenly struck paved
streets again, nnd by a sort of sixth senso
1 felt that wo were In South Omaha. In
deed, I caught two or thrco whiffs from tho
packing houso district, and thin assured me
that my conjecture was correct, though, of
course, I had no senso of direction; north,
south, east and west were ull one to me.
"Finally the vehicle came to a stundstlll,
Ono of tho men got out and tied the horse,
whllo tho othor held me. Then they lifted
mo out nnd ono of them tied my hands be
hind me. Tho other examined the bandago
over ray eyes to mako sure It was secure
The next move was to lend me up a flight
of rickety stair steps and Into a room that
had a damp, musty smell.
l'nt Iroim on II I .
I could tell by the way tho men's foot
steps resounded throughout the house thnt
It was vacant nnd stripped of furniture. I
observed also that they struck no light. 1
would have been conscious of n senso of
light hod they made ono, for tho baudago
could not havo oxeluded all Its rays. Tho
men still moved about In absolute silence,
exchanging no word. One of them found nn
old rickety chair some place and pushed mo
down upon It. Then ho removed tho cords
from around my wrists and substituted for
them a pair of handcuffs with chains at
tached, and made tho lattor fast to tho
rungs of tho chulr. A pair of leg Irons
wcro clapped upon my ankles, and the
chains of theso wcro also locked about the
legs of the chair.
"In this uncnmfortabla position I spent
most of tho twenty-four hours of ray In
carceration, though at one time, for a per
iod of about live hours I should Judge, the
chains from my wrists were removed, nnd
I was permitted to lltt down on the door.
Ono of my enptors kindly provided nn over
coat which served na n pillow. I tried to
sleep, but my nerves wore too badly shat
tered to permit of It. I think I fell Into n
light dozo, however, for fifteen or twenty
minutes.
"During nil of this time I partook of
nourishment but once, though the nn who
wan with mo often asked mo If I wanted
anything. Onco I said I did, and ho went
and got mo a cup of coffeo nnd some crack
ere. "I forgot to tell you that as soon ns I
was chained to the chair ono of the men
went away, but ho kept returning nt Inter
vals of every few minutes, when he would
tnp lightly upon the door and would engage
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Men's all linen hemstitched handker
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Children's handkorchlofs, plain whlto
Initial, 3 in box, 25c per box.
Ileal laco handkerchiefs from $1.00 to
$3.00 each
All linen Initial handkerchiefs for men
and women 25c each.
Kid
Gloves
may
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wo will help you out.
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then nftor Christmas have tho person
whom they arc Intended for come and
have them fitted or exchanged for
other sizes or colors.
Trofousso or Foster kid gloves In black
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$1.60 and $2.C0 per pair.
An extra quality pique street glovo at
$1.50 per pair.
Misses' kid gloves $1.00 per pair.
my guardlun In a whispered conversation
I couldn't cntch a word of what they said
After each one ot thoso Interviews the mnn
on tho outside would go nway, and after
a moment or so I could hear thu tinkle ot a
telephone bell which sounded a long way
off. I believe they wero In telenhonle rom-
itiurlctttlon with somu person or persons In
umnnu. nil me time.
Tho man who kept watch over me was
drinking heavily all tho time. At Hret ho
didn't talk at all, but nfter we had been
nlono together for six or seven hours ho
beenn to get garrulous. Ho talked about all
sorts of things, nnd his tnllt rambled
though whether from drink or design
couldn't say. Finally he became bolder
Two or three times ho touched upon tho
sub; ct of my nbductlon, and I gathered
from his remarks that thoro wero six men
in the gang of which ho wus a member. Ho
said ono thing which was very much to tho
point, nnd which stnrtled me.
Wmilfil the Little ilrl.
" 'Do you know,' he asked, 'that we have
been watching that houso ot yours out
thcro for the last two months? Well, wo
have. What we really wanted was to get
ono of the little girls your sisters, hut wo
didn't get a chance. Finally wo became
despernto and determined to tako the bull
by tho horns and nnh you. And I guess It's
all right. You've acted first-class, my boy.
You'll bo back with your folks In a few
bourn.'
"The only way I had of reckoning time
was by the senso of light and darkness. 1
knew when Wednesday night came, becauso
It got very dark In tho room. Tho night was
nbout four l ours old, 1 should Judge, when
thero camo that light tap at the door with
whlcn I had become familiar. There waB
another whispered conversation and thon
my captor told me I was to bo taken back
home, I never experienced such a senso
ot Joy In my life. The two men tightened
tho bandago over my eyes und unlocked
my Irons; then I was led down tho crazy
stalrcaho again und placed upon the seat
of tho samo vehicle In which I had ridden
to tho plnce. Tho buggy turned a sharp
corner ana drove leisurely away.
To lit to "till,"
"Again I rode over rough, unpavod
streets. I could toll distinctly that wo
wero not driving In a direct course, for
the buggy kept making turns, first in one
direction and then In nnother. I could
seo that they woro trying to confuso me
sc that I couldn't retraco tho route. Finally
wo stopped; tho rhains wero tnken off, the
bamloge was removed from my eycB, nnd
I was told to 'git.'
"At first I wnB so dazed I didn't know
whero I was. Whllo I was standing still
In the ralddlo of the street, looking about
mo and trying to get my benrlngs for It
was pitch dark tho driver hit tho horse a
sharp lick with tho whip and the vehicle
dashed out of sight. I ventured ono glnnco
at It as it rounded a cornor, but was nblo
io note only tnnt two multled llgures still
occupied tho Blnglo sent.
men i suuuoniy got my bearings. Thn
locality was very familiar, and I was but
a rew blocks from home. They had Bet
mo down at Thirty-sixth and Leavenworth
streets.
"I believe I would be nblo to Identify the
man who was with mo In tho room so long
ny nis voice u uy nothing elso. He had a
peculiar voice, and I will novcr forget it
I could nlso Identify tho stairs to tho old
empty house. Of course I didn't seo them,
but they wcro badly worn nnd creaked In
bucIi an unusual way that If I ever walked
up them again I should recognize them tn a
minute."
Mini llet-ii WiifcliliiK for Mouth.
Kdward Cudahy, Jr., wns seen at his
father's homo last night. His spirits
Bcomcd to havo been much Improved by the
rest ho has had since his return.
"There wns ono thing thnt tho kidnapers
raid to me that 1 forgot to mention thlu
raornlnfc," snld he. "Whllo I was up In
that room, blindfolded and chained to a
chair, ono of them said: 'Do you remember
thu time six weeks ago that you and your
mother went In a cnrrlago out near llrown
ell hall to call on a family?" 1 oatd I did,
nnd thon ho said: 'Well, wo wero going to
gobblo you that night, but changed our
minds because we were afraid your mother
would raise too much of a rumpus,'
"He repeated several times that our house
had been wntchrd by members of his gnng
for the Inst two months."
MR. CUDAHY'S LONELY DRIVE
llnil No I),.., I. I 'Hint tlif .Men Who
... in. a .... i ,i
' I
Keep I'nl(li. I
'
itiirint. nn Interview nt his home last
nl?hi Mr Pmlnhv denied thnt there
Is any foundation for tho statement In
an afternoon 'paper that the chief of police
knows the names of the men Implicated in
them under arrest tho moment he is In-
structed to do so.
To my knowledge there Is not a word of
truth lit It," said Mr. Cudahy. "Tho case
will not bo dropped. On tho contrary, I
havo Instructed tho uollco to work per
slstentlv iitnni? the clues tbev may find
from lima tn time, nnd we w not rely
on them alone, but will have somo of the
mont skillful detect ves aval able after
these men at onco. In fact, the detectives
aro now at work.
"In this rnnnrrtlnn I want to Bnv that
wo have absolute confidence In rigard to
Chief Donohue. Ho has done everything
possible to capture tho men Implicated In case, ossisieii uy iwo i-inncrum op
,,,i i mivlnliiP nnd emnlovlmr cratlves, who nrrlved Thursdny from Chi-
tho dotcetlves under him ho has given ex-
ceilent satisfaction. Referring to the as-
serllou that Mrs, Cudahy charged tho
..nll u.ltt, l,n..ln t.nnn In nnllllulnn with
th,. niin..- i ni n,,iv nV h.it tii.rn
nrn snmn frntiirna ,,f Im.rimllum that oueht
In I... HU,,.,., om.I (), nnn , wh r I
ihU ,,n',n'i. i,i,l la nnn nt them. Mrs.
rn.inhv i,ii... nn.i,i,, ,f thn win,!."
'
iiih i.oni-ir nrivp.
Mr. Cudahy told an Interesting story of
his thrilling drive to the lonely woods on
tho Fremont road, whero tho kidnapers
specified the bag of gold must bo deposited
for them. Chief Donohue advised Mr.
Cudahy not to go on thu orinnd. Ho bo-
lloveil It to bo u further scheme of thu
abductors to carry out a holdup. Hut Mr.
Cudahy snld ho had no fenr on that r.core.
There was something nbout tbo tone of
tho letter which thoso men sent mo." Mr,
Cudahy said, "that precluded all Idea of
fear. I was confident tho men meant bus!-
noss, 1 believed thnt If I carried out the
Instructions of tho noto my boy would be
brought bnck. There was no serious
thought of a holdup In addition to the kid-
naplng.
"Tho note from the kldnnnrrs rnme In
tho morning. Arrangements wero made at
onco with the Omaha National bunk for
tho monev. The entire sum. J2.V000 In
gold, camo from that bank. It was brought h
to mv house nt 4 o'clock In tho nfternoon.
Following tho Instructions of tho noto I
left thn lmnsn nt 7 n'einrk. tt wim thnn
limt nfmr .li.rk. t wnn ninnn in n iivht
wagon drawn by a fast team. The horses
ore good travelers and ns far as the roads
wcro in good condition they went nlour,
at a pretty good gait. I don't think I had
gono vory far from tho house, driving along
Tt.iptv.aivO. Uip .imn t i.np,i ivimnt.
man behind me. As I turned into Center
street and reached tho end of tho pave-
nicnls I observed mat the bicycler still fol
. ......
lowed, and then the Idea occurred to me
thnt ho was some ono dotal led by thu kid
napers to seo that I carried out my part
of tho agreement In starting from tho
house without company. Tho rider rc-
innlncd nbout tho samo distance behind
for a couple of miles, I guess, and then hu
turned oft from tho main road and dls-
appeared.
Found Hie Sli;nnl All lllnhl.
All tlio time on tne way out mere i
wasn't thinking of much but getting back
tlio uoy. it was prcuy uant nnu some-
times whon hub roan wns rougn 1 uau
to .irivo slowly; ami pernaps was a. iiujo
impatient, en .mai accouni. ui cyuisu i
realized that a goou tleal oopcnueti on ioi-
lowing carefully tho (instructions contained
in the note, but tncro was never a minme
whon I doubted thnt I would find the slgaal
Just a3 it was described and that the money
would reach tho men for whom It was In-
tended.
"I cucss I had driven about nve miles
when I caught sight of tho lantern. Tho
spot was a lonely ono iu tho midst of a
wood about a mile. In extent, and nbout
two-thirds of the way up a hill. Tho
lantern was right nt. the edge of the road;
Just a plain commonplace lantern such as
a brnkoman carries, and It was swung on
a stick planted upright In tho ground,
Thero were foiiic Mack and white ribbons
tied on to tho stick ns It had been stated
in tho note thero would be. I alighted
from tlio wagon, took the bag of gold
from tho place under tho sent and left It
thero close to tho stick In slain view, ns
thcro was no grass, or at least nono tall
enough to reuch to the top of. tho sack. I
didn't stay tberu a minute, but turned tho
team around at onco and drovo nway.
C'oiillilont OntlfivtN Wnulil Keep I'nltli.
tary farmer driving a team Iu sight during
tho trip out to the lantern and back home.
Tho rider, ns 1 said before, I saw on the
way out. The tanner was passed wnen
I was returning home. He was Jogging
along paying no attention to anyone, nnd
for that rciipon I paiti iituo attention io
him, It would bo hard to tell what I was
thinking nbout during the drive back, any
moro than to sny that my thoughts, nadir
ally, wero on my son's return. I wondered
how long the abductors would be In bring
ing him back to tho house, but I had no
doubt that they would uso nil posslblo
dispatch, because they obviously wouldn't
wnnt him with them any longer than they
had to havo him nfter tho receipt of the
ransom. Then, too, nnother clr.umstanco that
reassured mo wns that I had placed a noto
in tho sad: with the gold, containing the
Instructions to send my son back that night
"I don't rocnll the words of tho note,
but tho message was to tho effect that I
had promptly complied with their demands
in regnru io pi-imuciig in money u
01 mo nnu mni i cxpcctc.i wicm iu con.pi,
as rromptly to my request to bring bock
my sou inai nigui. i il-iv mu.l iuj
no tins, tne request was piaceu w mi inu
noto written to me-tho one which they
n u. -'" " jv
i returned. They were both in
didn't Btny up nfter returned
isu I felt pretty suro that F.ddlo
u'ipcii io no ruiuiii.u
tho sack. I
nome, neceusu i leu puny muu uuu r.uuiu
would 1)0 nome very bin m. . ..use uuciiuy u
were expecung uuu wnc. . e m.mc,. ..m.
mo nouso cany m wiu uioiuiuh.
rniiiiiM-nilN Iter'it llnleriirlHe.
Mp r-.wtnw un not averse to telllnc tbo
,1. u nf .irivo and ho Joked over tho
persistency of tho reporters who had vis-
Ited him during the day, many of them
beluir sncclal correspondents ot eastern
newspapers. He snld Tho liee had pub
lished nothing but tho facts In connection
witb tho case ever slnco the dlscovory that
young Cudahy was missing. Tho story
printed In the noon extra giving excluslvo
details regarding tho payment or the ran
som wns correct In the main, being In
error only In a fow Incidentals. "As far
as tho story In tho main Is concerned," snld
Mr. Cudahy, "It Is absolutely correct and
Tho Ilco showed commendable enterprise."
One of the most Interesting fentures In
connection with the case from the point
of view of tho average man Is tho ease
with which tho abductors mado S2.1,000.
When Mr. Cudahy referred to the bng of
gold he spoko as If It wcro tho least of his
ftul ' M V""v
troubles. . . ..
Conll.lenl of Mieet-KH,
"Didn't you fear that the note sent to you
might bo a ruso by people altogether dlf
ferent from tho kidnapers to get tho $25,
nro?" ho was asked.
No. not at all." was the reply. "I wain't
afraid that anyone but tho right men would
get tbo money"
And Mr. Cudaby epoke In the nonchalant
tones of tho mnn of ordinary wraith who
has Just dropped n nlck-l down a cellar
grnt tig. While Mr. Cudahy was telling the
Jtory of the drive young Cudahy often en-
UlCS, .Most Ol tile lime nc wao.iuoKing uui
of the drawing room windows into tne uarK-
t I t 1 1 I. . , ...I.n
Ilt rH' "llu 1111 uni'dimm..' "l ......
was bored by being kept within doors, but
In his eyes as he peered Into the darkness
there was n lack of fugcrness to get outside
that Indicated ho will hnvo a wholesome
dread of a dark night for a good many years
io come.
ARRESTS LIKELY TO FOLLOW
roller Deport mm t U III Itctttl All Its
llut-ntles Timitril Aniirelienil
Inn tin- Crliuliiiils
J. J. Dounhue, chief of police, says that
nt least one or cue men wno luunapeu
IMwnrd Cudahy, Jr., last Tuesday night Is
Known io mm personally nnu mai uniess
lie misses his calculation one or more of
mom win no in custody wiinin me nexi
twelve hours. Ho hopes that tho nrsl nr-
rest will lead to tho apprehension of tho
"mors, nc tins tour tieieeiivcB worxing on
cnK' These, he says, will leave no stone
umurnc.i uniii me Kiunnpers are en no
ua"- They aro Instructed to give the
"v" IIUIUVIIICI1 lUlCnilOU
"Up until the time the hoy was returned,
81,lu 1,10 1110 IUC "cparimcni UU1
Muiiu.if, mui hub mil iu vummi
nnco w' Jr- Cudahy's wishes. I'ntll then
H wos not 00 cli n nucstlon of npprc
Iw..1l.... .1.- 1 1 A 1 .
I lIVl-Mlllf, IIIU 1 I IIIMIJUIB. i lilllllilll IIIU
at stake. It wasn't ns though a house h.vl
been robbed and we wcro looking for tlt'j
burglars, ns In that case wo would have
been allowed full sway. Hut here the catch
Ing of tho kidnapers was a secondary mat-
tcr. Tho llrst consideration was tho safe
return of tho boy. ho we sought Mr. Cud
any s concurrence In every move wc made.
I shouldn't have liked to ndvlso Mr. Cudohy
not to pay tho money and then learn after-
word that tho thugs had carried out their
threats to torturo nnd malm tho boy, slm
P'' that I might have a better opportunity
or arresting tho guilty pnrtles. .Now, how
cvcr m" matter appears In a different
Hk"'- Tho bov has boon safely returne.l
"'"l from this time forth tho ease beam
1,10 samo relntlon to the police department
that any crime would. Our hands are not
cu now. I feel perfectly nt liberty to go
to worl In the matter with nil posslblo
lor'
A 111110 incident which occurred about
month ago." ho resumed, "Is interesting
1,1 "10 "K"1 01 events or tho Inst forty
0 KMt ,10"rs. It was along about tho mid
1110 of November that Attorney Itobert W
1 Jincu cniereu my oinco and said that
, l"u,u " . q r ElnBs'n out in
v .. ' . m "l8 ralncr'
J- v ,"' 1nl,r,ctk- nlB fntner. no said, had
rc,nt0(1 n "ttle house out there to two men
wno ,v'ro nc,,n strangely. Tho men had
secured nn option on the cottage for a
',' ' i"1"' vnnco rental, mu
: " . "lV 11 ,J1C,1U nl "'Km nnu
i nt'ii nn v nn nnup np nn nt n ti., n' I. .
then only nn hour or so nt a time. Tl
had fitted nil the doors with new locks and
had pasted paper over nil the windows
Hlierlir VlnKn Pr.-nil
As tho premises designated are flvo miles
west of the business center of Omaha and
outsldo tho city limits tho matter wns out
of my Jurisdiction, so 1 referred It to tho
sheriff. Ho said he would take It up.
placed flvo ofllcc-rs ot his disposal and one
night along about tho 2!ith of November ho
took tbesn nnd two ilnnntv uliorirfj .ml unnt
.., .hnre. Thnv fnnmi thn i.n,,n t., ..i
to ,)0 nl cm,slderablo distance- from thu
mn traveled roods nnd surrounded on
tllroo sdfl8 ,,y t,ornflc,jBi
."Forcing n door they eutered, expecting
to nnj a qantlty of Btolen goods., hu'. tn
atenil they found tho house to ho nbsolutelv
t,rapty snve for a gasoline stove. This stove
wns i nn un8tnlrs room, the door of which
,a(I been filled with a new Ynlo lock and the
windows with new fasteners.
"lloyond tho circumstances already stated
thcro was absolutely nothing suspicious
about tho house and the sheriff and his ns
nlstnnts roturned feeling that they had had
their trouble for nothing. But In tho light
of what has transpired (luring tho Inst two
days, I am confident that tho men who
rented thnt house did so with tlio Intention
of using It ns a stronghold for tho retention
of young Cudahy, and this view Is strength-
oncd by the fact that tho two men never
returned to It lifter that visit of the sheriff
and his posse.
"As yet we haven't been able to locate the
houso In which the boy was held a prisoner,
but wo know In n general way that It was
west of South Omaha, probably somcwhero
In the neighborhood of Sarpy Mills. Tho
I boy tells mo he Is confident tho houso wns n
mile or two west of houlli Umahn, ns bo
could hear the whistles of tho packing
11U""B' , ,
I inu Hinit'im'ni uiuut iu uu evening paper
to tin. effect that I know the men who ner-
p0rftted the deed, that I can lay my hands
oll them at moment's notice and thnt the
kldnapors might ns well have fixed tho ran-
Bom at $200,000 as 2r..0f)0 Is absolutely false.
t ncvcr rnndn any such statement. It would
uo tno proudest hour of my life If I could
iny my hands upon them tonight I can as.
suro you of that.1
MICHAEL CUDAHY REJOICES
IIoj'h 1'ncle KxfiroKNPH Criitlllcntloit
mill Chief of tiili'iiKii Police
lllNiipiioInt in.'iit.
CHICAGO, Dec. 20. (Special Telegram.)
"I am overjoyed at tho news of Udwurd's
return home," said Michael Cudahy today.
"t wnpplnd nl.nnut nn mlii'h n hln fnthrp
! , mollcr. t 1)im, uo uoubt my )rolher
paid the roward, as ho and his wife wero
frnntle over the nbductlon of their son."
Thcro nro hints among Chicago frlcndB
L, Ul0 Cmmliy8 that (ll0 nl,ductors Rro
former employes of the Omaha packing
,10US0 u , Bn,(, mt 8pvnrnl workmen
rtl3ml8BCl, rrCpntly vowed revenge on the
Mpn(, of the corpQratlon
chlcaK pvWo 0nicers could scarcely
crc,m lm, ,llBpa(oll(,s tnat camo from
credit the dispatches that camo from
0mQua t0 llu) n(Tpt,t tUal Edwan, A. Cudahy
,,,, palJ a ranHOm 0I ,25,000 to the persons
...... k,,,Imn,, hlH Rnn.
wh(J ijHnpd nl8 son
,, 0mlahy .Kavo p- ho naB ,iono a bad
thlngi.. Bnlll ActnB chief of Police I'tncek
"First. It sets a dangerous precedent and
j would not be surprised If a series of
sensatlonnl kldnapliig cases follow. If
ehlld-stcalers ever get the idea that they
ctin successfully hold children for ransom,
rich men will hnvo to employ servants to
nci ns uouyguarus lor wieir young ones
$25,000 REWARD.
I offer nnd will pay a roward of $5,000 for
the urrest and conviction of any ono of tbo
three persons who kidnaped my son, IMwnrd
A. Cudahy; 115.000 for the arrest and con
viction of nny two of them, and $25,000 for
the arrest and conviction of all three. For
further Information Inquire of my attorney
General John C. Cowln. !;. A. Cl'DAHV
Dee. 20, 1000.
I'lnwreo i'ov MeiiHtirr PiiIIh,
I.ANSINU, Mich. Dee. 20 --Hy n vote of
rnlntlnti minuted l.v the senate vesteiilav.
tr t nit Iw ItfiilBii llllltll' tt umll rPui It. tlin
providing that nil business cenn niter toiiav
I ' ,i ...I niiri.mM.lt nf thn utt...,lf,l
M,.nlrm Hhniild bo taken Snturdnv noon. Tho
iimisn then iidlojrrieil. This ends tho sue-
da! schsIoii with-nit nnv reKu't In thn wnv
- r laxnuon n-Hinn.uu.. .....hik u.-.-u .
- ,alne"-
to ci'hp. a coi.n i ou nv
Tako Lnxatlvo nromo Quinino Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It falls to
cure. K. W Qrcves Biunature is on eacn
I box soc,
MANNING PREEMPTS GltOUNDS
New Mtuftgfr for Washington Mkts His
Claims uoou.
AMERICAN LEAGUE IS SETTLING DOWN
Ttio llrnt .Mf In Viitlonnl Cniiltnl
Arc .Hfciir.-il for tlir ft Clul. nml
Arriiiiui'iiii-ntx Mmlr for
I, mm Control.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 20. .The occupancy
by tho American league of the local Na
tional lengue territory was practically
clinched today when Manager Manning se
cured an option ou what ate generally
thought to be the two most available park
sites In Washington. Iti securing the
agreements Mr. Manning hits provided, Iu
case of acceptance, for a teti-yfar lease
Mr. Maiming will leave for Kansas City
tomorrow to spend the holidays und then
complete arrangements for making his fu
ture home In this city.
President llun Johnson left tonight for
tho west, after approving Mnnuxpr Man
ning's arrangements. Mr. Johnson de
clined to make a statement with rt-fcrewe
to tho talked-of revolt of National U-ay.if
players and denied that the Amaru an
league would attempt Sunday ball In Wash-
Intrtrin (IP n... nllmr fiuulii.n ntt.,
" ' w " "- 'W
UIItAOO, Dec. 20. Ill spile of nil the
xent warlike tnlk In base ball circles it
recent
Is gradually becoming apparent that many
of thu magnates prefer mutual concessions
nml ii compromise rather thun the experi
ence of another expensive conflict.
In an Interview today President Comlskey
of the White Stockings stated that the
American league would stand firmly for Its
rights, but that he personally was of tho
opinion thnt It would be much better for
both of the big leagues to make conces
sions Instead of hastily rushing Into u
light, lie snld In part.
I believe that Home mimiuntcd Interviews
havo given tlm general public a wrong im
pression pf the real Mtutitltm Iu base ball
affairs. It It a bad thing to have vacant
bu'l parks In nuy titles nnd those Idle
grounds In Washington. Baltimore and Mil
waukee lmve been a menuce to the Amer
ican league for the laM two seitsonH. We
wero not secure In our position so long ns
theso cities were ready lor Invasion nnd to
protect ourselves It was necessary for us
to establish cl.ilm In Baltimore and Wash
ington. After this step wus taken It was
but natural almost neeestary-to admit
l'hllndelphl'i. but I at least have nev -r
favored fighting thu National league unless
that organization forced a light mi us.
It Is now certain we will enter these three
eastern cities with good tennis next enr.
but 1 would like to see it done without nny
war. Neither side can expect to gel till It
wants, perhaps, but If each would glvo up a
little I think trouble could be nvulded.
TROXLER'S REQUEST DENIED
Itnclntt .luilKrn nt piv Orlemit Ili-fnse
to lleliisliite Sll t penilcil
Jockey.
NHW OUI.KANH, Dec. 20.-ltoscoe Trox
ler, who was ruled off at the local track In
1893, applied to Judge It. ltees fur rein
statement today, but bis request was
denied. It wus stated that the allegations
of the boy's petition were not borne out by
facts. Wcuthur cloudy und truck heavy.
Hesults:
First race, one mile, selling: lle'.le of
Orleans, KM (T. Walsh), 7 to lu. won: Silver
.oiu, vj n. ocnruui, it. io i anu i io i., sec
ond; l.udy Curzon, Wl (A. Weber), 12 to 1,
third. Time: 1:48. Jack Martin. Dick Fur
ber mid Fowler also ran.
Second race, seven ftr longs, selling:
Georgia C.nrdiier, VJ (Hccio. Mi to 1, won;
Hallnc, 97 (Cochran). 12 to 1 and 5 to 1, sec
ond; Algle M. t'G (Womlerlyi, 2 to 1, third.
Time: 1:M. Phorplierus. Patchwork. Utile
of Kliflu. Scorpolelte, Krewcr, l.ady Sea
brook mid Custodian also run.
Third race, one mile und it sixteenth, no'1
Ing: Strangest, 112 (McJoviit), 7 to 10, won;
Sauber, Wl (C. Wilton), J to4iind 4 to 5,
second, Alvln W, 97 (J. Jones), TO to 1. third,
'lime: 1:57'. lied lirntu nnd Locust Hlos
sum nlso ran.
Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap:
Senator lloverldgc, hS (Cocbrnn), 10 to 1,
won; Tom Collins, 101 (MHy), 4 to 1 nnd
even, second: Tom Klugsley, 114 (Dale), 7
to 10, third. 'lime: 1:19. Acushla, Oalloplu
and Pirate Queen also rnn.
Fifth race, one mile nnd llfty ynrdH: In
dian. 954 (May), 7 to 2. won; Kmlgre, 107
(Cochran) 4 to 1 mid 2 to 1, second; Spurs,
101 (Hlehnrds), S to I. third. Time: 1:M',.
Palarm, Avatar, l.ovnble, C.Ienfellow, I.a
Vega mid Sister Fox n'so ran.
Sixth race, .icven furlongs, selling: Mutln.
101 (May), C to 1. won; Kducntr. ll (A.
Weber). I to 1 and 7 to 5. second; Tengown.
107 (lloland), 2 to 1, third. Time: 1:31. Orny
Dully, Sara t.amp, sunro, uivoiine, t.ogs.
well and Olenbow also ran.
Itcniiltt ill Tnnfornn,
SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 20. The banillcnn
today resulted lu a close linlsh. (Ireyfeld,
plilih'ti liv Diinirninn. trot the decision bv a
nose from (Ireenoek. with Tommy Hums In
the saililie. 1 Iiih was minis iiiiuai ouy.
Maiiv people thought the race between the
two horses was a dead heat. Tbo victory
of Alas, 9 to 1 shot, over Walkenshaw,
tlio favorite, 111 Hie nun nice, wua inu n.n
,.piu.. ,.r ilu i.rternnmi .lerld. nlaveil from
fis down to 6s. led all the way und won the
ll'tn . l,.,t- linn n.wl tpnnlr H..IW.
Hint i-.vi... ui-,iii, , ....w..
Hesults: . , . , ,
First race, selling, six and u half fur-i,,,.u-
t.,pi,i nr rtiiiinlnlck). 7 to 1. won:
Prestidigitator. 91 (J. Duly), 11 to I. second;
Orilnung, 105 (T. Hums). 2 to 1, third, i Ime:
1:22. Mutt llngan. I'lipu, .tiijuu, .wiuki.
Davis mid Morocrlto also ran.
Second ro.'e, one mile, selling: YAnllen-
stelri. !0 (J. Waldo). 5 to I. won: Astor. in:
(LOIIi ril), u in 1, m-i-unu, ,ivii...- ." "'
Martin), 4 to 1, third. Time: 1:10. Formn
tus I.a Mnscotta, Itlram Johnson, May
Dine. Will Fay anil (llengalier nlso run.
Third race, live mid n half furlongs,
nurse: Ada N, 105 (O'Connor), .'1 to 2. won;
kdna Ilrown. !ih (Dnngman). 10 to 1. secpivl;
MtVr In. 105 (llucbmimi). 10 to I. th rd Time:
!.m ThPi.ntii. t'hiHtnn. nowiihciirled. I.one-
ll'ne'ss, Arlenu. I.ucera, Sham nnd Mnnilo
II dretli also ran.
Fourth race, one mile mid n sixteenth)
handicap; (Ireyfeld. Mi (uaiigmaii), even,
wo ("reenock, l(i7 (T. Huriis). 2 to 1. sec
ond; Opponent, K (Coburn), 10 to l third.
Time- l:50'i. Free l.nnce and Meadow
''Fifth race, one mile selling; Alas 90 (J.
.....i.i... i 1 won: Wnlkenshnw. 112 (( o-
hur ). R lo 5, second; DaMuehus, UK (OVon
ri 4 to 1. third. Time: 1:4V Mary Kin
7PlIu, Luborglii. Don Iils, Chateau, None
Such and Perseus also ran.
Sixth race. Boveu uuu n nun -Ing:
Sea Mnn. Ill (T. Hurns). 7 to 10 won;
Midy MeddleHome, 101 (O'Connor). 4 to 1,
second; Donntor. 102 (Ilauscli). 15 tn 1,
third Time: 1:37. Montaiade, Flnmero.
Limelight nnd I.otlilnn also ran.
Krnini-r AVInt I.iiiik llnee,
vnm;. nee. 20. Hefore a crowd of
R(kjO persons at Madison Square Oarden to
night Frank U Kramer of Kwst priuiBe.
N J., former y nmaieiir cunuiiii'iu in un.
Ica won the 'twentv-flye-inllo nrnfessinnal
bicycle race by a whee"s length from Hob
Wulthnur ' of Atlanta. On., who In turn
njilstied a wheel's length In front of Tom
C Mos'tr'nf the riders In the recent slx-day
',!'' ,Lp . ,., ntcHtantH. but befnre the race
ad gone half the distance Kramer. al
t limit ml Cooper by IeHpor;;tr. riding
lam fed t o rest if the bunch. This cause,,
lb, i nn jticement that on y th.mo riders
who were not lapped would be nliowed to
milsb the "then, retiring at the end of the
twenty-fourth mnelmej :01 :&:. 1-5.
,inv ' M'W Defeniler.
itriRTON Dec 20 -Very little effort Is
being inn Io to keep secret the lines of tho
.iwsnn cup ilefemlcr and tlieCrowulnMhleld
miHlel 'ready has been shown to a number
f loea yachtsmen, benldes the gentlemen
who havo been Invited to look after nnd
ei "nt ally inke charge of the new boat.
Som minor modifications ore exp.c ed
hut the main Idea of Mr. Cmwntiishleld
will b cnrrle l nut In the construction The
h, at wil be coiiHl.leral.ly fuller toward the
w tluiii the Cnlumbla. but at the smne
. w be cut away like tho llerreHhoff
oat. with the On far as tern Knmelhiw
l ko ninety-live tons nf lead will be run Into
the ImU. at the 1itlcnjnr Jhe (In.
('one to Wrestle Imvii tint iu ilon.
Michael Crowe, the well known local
wrestler, who Is the recognised ehamnlon
of Nobrnskn. leaves this morning for ; I ort
DodEo In., where on Satutday night m
will meet Frank (lolrh of Humboldt, the
ehamnlon of Iowa. The mntcli Is to be two
fuiH oil of three and each man li'is Jim uti
on the result. Hesldo this tiurse the winner
w ill receive the net gale receipts. Mr
Crown has ten training fnr this inateli and
exnrePhed the nreiitett confluence lust night
In his nblllty to win the tmise us well n
h laurels that will naturally revert to
him In case lie beats the Iowa champion
Ten IIoiiihIn In ii II r ll iv.
SUKllOVCAN Wis. Dec 20 1. Harney
Walsh of (ieyelaiid and Jim Adams nf
Omnbfi fought ten roiindH to a draw before
the Shcboygmi Athletic club tonight.
Dr. McGREW
tllller nnrti rim 1 1 n iioiix I y front S It.
in, to t u, in, un, In) from S it, in,
to ft p, in,
CHARGES LOW
(Dr. MrOrcw nt age r.2.1
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In Mir (rent lit of till fortiin of l(l
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In llmnlin,
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VYPUII K "" "'"Res nnd condition!
O I I 1 1 1 Li O e irrtl and eer tra f tin.
0 1 mi' i; Is thoroughly eliminated from the
bl'od.
No "jmHAlClNO Ot'T" on the kli, np
i'M'p or tiny external appearances of the
i, ..,... .. I, I, A .V .... .-
more suicssftil and fnr more Hjtlfactory
than tho "Hot Springs" treatment and at
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UFAk'NPVQ r Voting nml middle age I
ill-HMlLOO men i.os op M tMimiii,
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ovnit i'o.imio t si:s 1 1 itp.ii. ,
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others hint failed. Fissure, I'lreis. Piles
nnd nil chronic diseases of the rectum Im
mediate relief nnd it permanent uie Is
made without cutting or pain. Tho cure Is
quick nnd complete
critic ci ah a vri:i:n.
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Medicines sent everywhere free from gaze
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