Eddie Cudahy and Pat Crowe
Snatched in Omaha
Bundled up against the Christmas cold, Eddie Cudahy quick-stepped out of his familys mansion in
Accompanied by his collie dog, he hurried three doors down
As he turned toward home, Eddie, 16, did not notice the rented horse and tawdry buggy that had been lurking in the vicinity for several hours. Two men of questionable reputation sat in the buggy, observing the
That opportunity had arrived.
As Eddie walked home, the buggy pulled alongside him.
The driver, a striking man in his 30s, leaped out and stopped the teenager.
Now weve got you, Eddie McGee, the man said.
Young Cudahy tried to identify himself, but the man would not let him speak.
He continued, I am sheriff of
That game wont work, replied the man. He said he would take
He noticed that the second man in the carriage heaved a heavy stick into the