The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1901-10-19
HES WEARY Of DODC|NG.
Pat Grove Offers TO Surrender and
Stand Trial For the cud-
ahy Kidnapping.
He SAYS ALL He ASKS is 4 FAIR TRIAL.
he Make. = Condition That He be Nos
Locked Up Untn Declared euiity hs .
Jury. and Offers To tive = Bend of five
Hundred Dollars. But says That Il nis
Limit.

Locked Up Until Declared GuiltJ bf
Jury. and Offers To 8lve = Bend of five
Hundred Dollars. But says That ls nls
Limit
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. i4.-Chief-of-Po-
lice John J. Donahue yesterday re-
eeived a letter from Pat Grove, nam-
ing the terms on which he will SUR
render. The letter came IN care of an
Omaha newspaper, in which il is pub
lished, and covers Is closely-written
pages of manuscripts. The postmark
is illegible, but the letter was mailed
at eight o'clock in the morning and
reached this city at eight in the even
ing of the same day, indicating that
1t had not travelled long distance.
In the letter Grove agrees to give
himself up at once and stand trial
for the kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy,
provided he Is not locked up until a
jury shall adjudge him guilty. He
says he is unable TO furnish bond in
excess of $500, and demands that bail
be fixed in that sum.
Chief Donahue. when asked his opin-
ion of the genuineness of the letter,
expressed himself as quite satisfied
that it came from Grove. Donahue
has known Grove for several years.
Is acquainted with his manner, hand
writing and style of speech.
The chief also received, yesterday, q
letter from Groves uncle, at Man
chester Ia, submitting similar terms
for Groves surrender, which lead the
police to believe that they are dealing
with the right mai.
Groves letter to Chief Donahue be-
gins as follows:
u. J. Donahue, Chief of Police,
Omaha. Neb.--Dear Sir; Nearly "A
year has passed by since | was ac-
cused of the cudahy kidnapping. a
large reward was offered. and plenty
of time has been given for the police
and detectives to have made me n
prisoner. So far they have failed to
do it.
Now, wish to make a short state
ment 10 you and the public"
Grove then takes the detective
agencies to task, defying them TO at
tempt his arrest, and continues:
Now, Mr.. Donahne, let me tell you,
all | ask is justice, fair trial by IL
men, citizens of Douglass county, Me-
braska. Not by Herod, or any of his
kind. Theirgod is-gold and with that
power they rule the world.
"Donahue, all I ask is a square deal.
Grant my request and / will give my
self up.
Mr.. Cudahy has known me for 13
years. He now believes me guilty.
Nevertheless, | think he will give me
a fair trial, as all he wants is the
public to know the truth
He then expresses confidence that
the county attorney and sheriff will
give him fair trial, and says he has
known Gov. Savage ever since he was
a barefooted boy on the farm in Iowa,
and says the governor has identified
him at banks in South Omaha when
Grove was in business there.
The letter expresses regret that he
has fallen into i'll repute, and then
lays down the conditions of his sur
render, as follows:
"Now, Mr.. Donahue, ! will give my
self up to you If you will promise me
upon your word of honor that | will
not be locked up until the jury says
guilty. And if the jury says that |
am | will take my punishment like a
man, without a murmnr.
II can give bond for $500 and that
is all. If the court will not accept
that / will remain fugitive from in
justice.
''Your answer TO this must bear the
signatures of Edward Cndahy, Gov.
Savage. Sheriff John Power, Attorney
Shields, Chief J. j. Donahue and the
judge that fixes the bond.
''Mr. Donahue, ] want you to un-
derstand that | am not afraid of the
combined wealth of all the Cudahys
on the earth and the united efforts of
all the scrub detectives that their
money can hire. A man that tries 10
pinch me will bite the dust, for | am
ready TO die in the mix. 1 will not
be kangarooed.
''You say 1t is your business TO deal
out justice, will take you at your
word. Give me a square deal. Leave
it TO jury of 12 citizens.
''Chief, ask, but do not expect 10
get Justice. There is someone who
wants to put me away, and / know
the god of gold"
The letter then states that the chief
would not know him; that he weighs
200 pounds and is looking fine. He
saws he has been in South Africa,
fighting with the Beers, and expresses
his disgust with Great Britain and his
sympathy for the Beers. He closes
the main part of his letter by saying
he regrets that Mr.. Cudahy should
suspect him of kidnapping the boy, and
hoping soon TO receive a reply from
the chief, which he directs should be
made through local paper.
This part is signed "Pat Grove" but
the signature is partly erased, and
four pages of postscript added, in
which Grove says if his offer is not
accepted he will return to foreign
country, from which be will probably
never come back. He signs the post
script with the name '4Pat Grove
Received n Draft from South Africa.
st. Joseph. No, Oct. 14.-several
months ago a prominent attorney Of
this city, who had formerly been en-
pioyed by Pat Grove. received draft
from Grows from South Africa for