Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-25
Man Arrested With Several Thousand
Dollars in Gold on His Person-TeIls
An Unsatisfactory Story and Is Held
as a Suspect.

Omaha, Dec. PA man, the name
OF whom the police refuse to reveal,
has identified Pat Grove, as
light-compleXioned individual who
in company with a woman
accosted him in the vicinity of
the robbers rendezvous, relative to
the ownership of the house to which
young Edward Cudahy was carried
by the kidnapers last Tuesday night.
When shown the picture taken from
the rogue's gallery of Grove, this man
stated positively that it is a perfect
likeness of the man he saw at Thirty.
Sixth and Grover streets. Questioned
closely as to the mans conduct, dress,
manner and general description, he
gave detailed statement which con,
vinces the authorities that they are on
the right track The man states that
during the short talks with him while
negotiating for the renting of the
house, he made sufficient note of his
personal appearance as to be abso-
lutely certain as to identification.
Suspect at Ft. Dodge.
Fort Dodge, Dec. 24.-D. Allie, who
claims Bombay, India, as his home, is
under arrest in this city as a suspect
In the Cudahy kidnapping case at
Omaha. The man had in his posses
sion between $4,000 and 81, 900 in gold
coin, and it was this fact that caused
his arrest, it being well known here
thot E. A. Cudahy, the Omaha pack
er, ransomed his kidnapped son Ed
ward with $25,000 in such coin
Allie arrived in this city Thursday
at midnight, getting off an Illinois
Central train that left Omaha at 1850
p. m. He claimed that he was injured
while attempting to pass between two
car seats. Station Agent Frantz sent
the man to the hospital and notified
Dr.. Ristine, the company's surgeon.
The doctor made an examination of
Allie, but could find no injury He re-
fused to recommend that the man be
kept as a company case. Sheriff
Doud and Chief of Police Larson wir-
ed the Omaha police, asking if the
man was wanted for any crime there.
Nurse Reports Finding Cold.
A nurse at the hospital then gave
out the information that the man had
several thousand dollars in gold coin
In denominations of $40 and $40. This
aroused the suspicious of the police
They Immediately wired the Omaha
authorities of the additional facts, and
today received word to arrest and hold
the man until detective could come
here to see whether he was implicated
/ in the Cudahy kidnapping.
Allie is man of about feet 5%
4 inches tall and weighs about 100
pounds, is of dark complexion, about
, 40 years of age and claims to be a
confectioner.,
Formerly Worked for cudahy.
Mike Grove, of South Omaha, Neb
who has been long in the employ oi
the Cudahy Packing company, who
was here last night, identifies the pris
Z oner as former employe of the com
pany.
Afte rthe mans discharge from the
hospital he was taken to the house OF
j. f. Duncombe and kept pending q
settlement with the railroad company
for his alleged injuries This was
only ruse on the part of the authors
ties to hold him. Here he was visited
by confederate, who took the Min
neapolis & st. Louis train early this
morning for st. Paul
Allie, when questioned by the loca
police as to his connection with the
! Omaha affair, denied any knowledge
of it, but told several conflicting stor
+ les as to his whereabouts last Tuesday
and Wednesday nights and as to how
he came in possession of the money
He claimed that he landed in this
country from England last July, thi:
being his third trip to America. He
also claims he has a wife and famil.
living in Bombay, India.