Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-31
PAT GROVE THE MAN
He Rented the House in Which
Young cudahy Was Impris.
oned by the Kidnapers.
MAN WHO KNOWS HIM SAYS so
Saw Him Renting the House-Cudahy
Receives Another Letter Corr
tanning ViiIainous Threats.

| Omaha. Neb., Dec. 3l.-John Smith.
4 broOmmaker employed 10y the
Schneiderwind broom factory, has pos
| itively identified Pat Grove aS the
man who, in his presence. rented the
| Schneiderwind house on Grover street.
which was used as a prison for Eddie
| Cudahy while he was being detained
for the $4,000 ransom. This Is the
first positive personal recognition OF
any of the bandits and establishes the
| most important point Yet developed in
| the ease. When asked to identify the
| picture of Pat Grove in connection
with the case, Smith said: You
need not show me any picture. l know
that man. 1t was Pat Grove. l could
| have told any police officer the same
thing had he called upon me. l was
| busy at the broom machine when Pat
Grove called 10 rent the house. and
paid no attention 10 him during his
talk with Mrs. Schneiderwind. Then
| thought | recognized the voice ana
stopped my machine long enough 10
get good look at him. l saw at a
glance thar the man was none other
that PAT Grove. u man whom / have
known for ten Years. l am as posi-
tive "a To the identity of Pat Grove
as | would he of my own brother"
Another Threat Tor Cudahy.
The foregoing iS an important de-
VelOpment. but not more 50 than Il fact
that was announced Saturday night
no less n one than that the miScreantS
who stole the boy have again cOmmUn-
icated with Cudahy by letter and again
threatened him. The letter refers to
the failure of the police to get any
thing like a tangible clew aS to the
pf l,. L he
Idea of Pat Grove being one of them.
mentions the case with which the first
Job was pulled off, and concludes by
saying that if Cudahy is As wise as he
showed himself in the first instance
he will comply with the request and
Withdraw rhe rewards at once. This
letter il written in pen and ink on
the same kind of yellow paper as the
first. and evidently by the same person.
Found in the Front Yard.
II WAS found by a servant of the
Cudahy household early on the morn
ing of Thursday. Dec. -. Some one
called mp the house by telephone and
asked if Cudahy was in. The servant
answered that he was not.
We'll came the voice over the
phone. You go out in the front yard
aud you will find a letter there near
the gate. It's addressed 10 Mn. Cuda-
sOnally and to no one else"
The servant went out at once and
found Il letter. II was in plain white
envelope. and was addressed: Mr.. l..
\. Cudahr. Sr.. Personal and Private
Cudahy VIII Tuke His chance.
Cudahy. who was then at his pack
iu@ house was summoned home at
once. No one was permitted TO see
the letter at first except Mr.. and Mrs.
Cudahy. Cudahy'S intention at the
time was 10 keep its contents to him
self as the bandits had requested, but
later he thought better of it. as he
believed that in the hands of the po-
lice il would prove a valuable clew.
50 Saturday afternoon he took Chief
DOnahue in his confidence. They held
q consultation At the chiefs Office
which lasted nearly three hours. The
chief was seen afterward. but refused
10 disclose the nature of the subject
discussed Cudahy says he has not
withdraw the reward. nor viii he do |
so. The reward offered stands as orig
inIlly announced.