The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-02
AROUSED FROM HIS SLEEP
Woman Sought to Warn Him. Found
Heavily Armed.
he WAS TAKEN BY FIVE DETECTIVES
Reported Arrest by S'euths Of Man in South
Dakota Believed to be Pat Grove.
Omaha Police Discredit
sho Qanorf
the Report.
(By The Associated Press.)


Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1.-The first arrest
in the Cudahy kidnapping case has been
made, j. J. Grove, brother of Pat Grove
whom the police believe to be principal
in the abduction. was taken into custody
in Council Bluffs this afternoon by Omaha
detectives and brought to this city. The
warrant charges Grove with the abduc-
ton of young Edward Cudahy on Decem-
her 18th. Grove consented to accompany
the officers across the river without the
iormality of requisiton papers.
Early this afternoon posse of detec-
tives with search warrants and COM
plants charging abduction ransacked the
premises adjacent to ]. J. Groves saloon
in the hope of discovering Pat Grove in
his place of concealment. They had the
necessary papers for the arrest of both
Pat and his brother. Early in the day
The police department had been given in
formation that either Pat Grove was
making his hiding place in his brothers
saloon or the brother knew more than
he would divulge about the kidnapping
and the letter that had been recently
written to Mr. Cudahy threatening the
death os his son # the reward for the
arrest of the kidnappers were not with
drawn diligent search disclosed no
trace of Pat Grove. but the officers came
upon the brother asleep in a rear room.
They hastily awakened him and took away
two huge bull dog pistols which he car
ried in his pockets. The man was first
taken TO the Council Bluffs station by
Detective Weir. of the Iowa Department
and then he was conducted across the
river for an examination by Chief Dona-
hue.
When the information that Pat Grove
might be found in the saloon was given to
Chief Donahue he detailed five detectives
10 make the arrests. The detectives sep
arated before reaching Groves place. and
cOncealing their faces in the high collars
of their overcoats, strolled one at time
over the side walk in front of the saloon.
The building was quickly surrounded.
When the detectives opened the doors of
the saloon and the adjoining room, the
inmates were taken by surprise, but there
was no show of resistance. A woman of
the household attempted to run to the
room where Grove lay asleep, but the
officers blocked the way and entered first.
So quiet had been the entry of the officers
that Grove had not been awakened. He
was aroused and disarmed at the same
time In his rear pockets two huge re-
volvers were found one in each hip
pocket. Grove rubbed his eyes as if he
were dazed.
What do you want?' he demanded
We're looking for you and Pat" was
the response. I'VE want Pat most but
if we can't find him. we want to ask you
a few questions"
Grove took the situation complacently.
'I'll do anything / can for you, gentle
men," he said, but / tell you right now,
/ can't do or tell much
While two of the detectives stood guard
over Grove until he put on heavy clothing
for out of DOORS the rest carefully ex-
amined the premises.
Groves saloon is IN the midst of an
isolated cluster of buildings on the out
skirts of the city. Grove was escorted
TO the Council Bluffs police station by
Detective Weir, who made the arrest. AS
Grove consented readily to accompany the
Omaha detectives to the jail on the Ne
braska side for an examination he was
only registered on the Council Bluffs Jail
book and was then ordered to go with the
detectives. On the book he was charged
with being a fugitive from justice, ar
rested on the complaint of the Omaha de-
tectives.
The police here know nothing of the
Pat Grove at Oelrich, South Dakota, and
discredit the report.
Grove was closely questioned by the
police tonight, but denied any knowledge
OF his brothers whereabouts or that he
had anything to do with the kidnapping.
Tie police expect to secure some valuable
information about Pat Grove and his re-
cent doings.