The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-26
New Evidence ncarthcd Tending
Ia Connect Him With tudahy
kidnapping Case.
HAD TALKED OF A BIG STRIKE.
Requested Il Friend to Lend Him
Enough Money To Buy Cur
tHinS and Cooking
Utensils.
EIrIEIIc SrErIAr.-


Omaha Nch pec .l.-That Fat Grove Is
"n" Of the kidnapcrs of Edward Tudahv.
.Ir.. is established almost beyond i dout;.
tn" last link in the chain "f evidence h"-
ing a conservation he had with an ac-
1uain,arcc a few DAYS prior io the disap-
rearancc of the packers son. This man.
whose namC is In the possession of the
police. relates that Grove came to him and
said: ''Iolirnic. if | had 81 cash | could
turn trick that would net ncat sum
tha; would keep nc from work for Ions;
lime. | need just that sum To bug q few
window curtains. and cooking utensils"
The man advised Grove to earn an honest
living. as his record showed n" had not
pr"ftsd in tn" end 10y q criminal career.
and the crook shock his head 1T such
counsel
Il can make a big strike dead easy" he
said land ther" is absolutely no danger.
The name Of the man who gives this
testimony is withheld tonight but those
who ar" working on the case have the ut
most confidence that what he elys is. IN
Guestiorahly true. II is regarded. alon,
with the description Of the hdna0,,r in the
hands of the police as certain evidence of
the guilt "f at least one Of the robbers.
The witness will be put in the sweatboN
hy the police tomorrow. and efforts 10 lind
mere OF Groves plans will b. renewed.
The bay horse ai Pacific junction. Ia,
which WIS found in Mrs. Mack. barn lat
Friday morning. is at present an object of
much contention. and both the police here
and the Sheriff Of Mills County Iowa are
firm IN the belief that it belonged To ore
of the EdnaperA Although the animal has
becre sj.7r''s"d all cor tho two States. un
ola inn y i,-
Is not therefore. believed to hr a stolen
horse.
f. A. Cudahy n an interview to-d-y
said that the report that lie had issued an
ultimatum TO Pat Grove To- come forth from
MS hidinS-place and prove aiibi or tIIaI
In default OF such action he would be ar
rested and prosecuted. WAS utterly without
foundation. Mr.. cudahy said hC had pot
been in communication with Pat Grove.
and had no proposition To make to him i.e
would let the law take its course.
The only real Development in the case to-
day iS the statement Of NJ j. Creevy of
Omaha. who says he saw Pat Grove ridi:l;.
the pony found at Poetic Junction here in
Omaha the Saturday before the Kidnapping.
A. that time. treeyy states. Grove WIS
headed in the direction of the old horIse ia
which Cudahy was held captive.
GROVE MAY BE IN ST. JOSEPH.
i.f.tt Bio SfEtIAL.
ST. Joseph. No. Dec. 25.-Pat Grove the
much-wanted desperado, for whose capture
there is a reward of $500 IL Il is shown
that he was the kldnarer of the son OF mil
lionaire Cudahy of Omaha. is probably in
hiding in this city. and the whole police
and detective force is hunting him Grove.
is a frequent visitor to this city where he
has many influential frenIs. and it is
from the latter fact that his capture l.
made very d,fio ult matter
Several times after Grove has commit
ted robberies ne has found a SECURE asylum
among friends here. and ii is the belief of
Chief OF Detective Dan Shed ;o-uieht that
Grove is I'm charge of friends and that he
is carefully concealed.
IF Grove has a good part of the S2s1lD
he secured az ransom for the boy in Oma-
ha.' said Chief Shea tonight, me can To-
main I'm this city for year and al! efforts
of the Police Department TO get him may
De futile
No TRACE OF MISSIrG GIRL.
Pueblo. Colo. Dec. 2j.--rL" police have
failed to unearth any ciew t the where
aoouts of Maggie Hoel. the young; woman
who mysteriously disappeared thrc, Gavs
ago from her uncle's home near This ,itv
The Impression Is growing that she left of
her own accord. One theory Is that -ha
cir, fed to avoid fulflling her marriage nu-
gagement. which was set for two or thr.>
months ahead. There is n probability that
the unknown and weil-drcs>cd woman who
was In that vicinity on the morning pre-
Tious TO her disappearance had some con-
nection with the mystery. though the
strange woman gave sharp ard repelliu:-
reply TO Mi>ss Hoel when tn. girl INQUIRED
If she could assist her.
The house IL IN isolated place a the
bottoms. surrounded by thicket- and tho
presence there of a coach and richly dressed
woman is something very unusual.