The San Francisco call., 1901-10-14
BRINGS
GROVES TERMS
Alleged Kidnaper Sub
mits Proposition to
Police.

OMAHA, Oct 13.-Chief Of Police Don
ahue to-day received a letter from Pat
Grove, naming the terms on which he will
surrender. The letter came in care of an
Omaha newspaper, in which it is pub
ished, and covers fifteen closely written
pages of manuscript. The postmark is il
legible but the letter was mailed at
o'clock in the morning and reached this
city at in the evening of the same day.
indicating that it had not travelled a long
distance.
In the letter Grove agrees to give him
self UP at once and stand trial for tho
kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy, provided he
is not locked up until a jury shall adjudgs
him guilty. He says he is unable to fur
nish bonds in excess of $500, and demands
that bail be fixed in that sum-
Chief DOnahue expresses himself as sat-
Donahue has known Grove for several
years and is acquainted with his manner,
handwriting and style of speech.
The CHIEF also received to-day a letter
from Groves uncle in Manchester, Iowa,
submitting similar terms for Groves sur
render, which leads the police to believe
that they are dealing with the right man.
Grove in his letter takes the detective
agencies to task, defying them to attempt
his arrest, and continues:
Now. Mr. Donahue let me tell you all ask
is justice. fair trial by twelve men, citizens
of Douglass County Neb. Not by Herod or
any. of his kind. Their god is gold, and with
Donahue. all 1 ask is a square deal Grant
Mr.. Cudahy has known me for thirteen years.
He now believes me guilty; nevertheless,
think ne will give me fair trial. as all he
wants is the public to know the truth.
Grove says he has known Governor
Savage ever since he was a barCfOoted
10y on the farm In Iowa, expresses regret
that Re (Crowel hs 9 fallen into i'll repdte.
surrender as follows:
Now, Mr. Donahue, 1 will give myself up to
you if you will promise me upon your word OF
h9nor I mat Mn not % be u Locked up until the
1 will take my punishment like man, without
a murmur.
1 can give a bond for $500. and that is all II
the court will not accept that will remain a
Your answer to this must bear the signatures
Of Edward Cudahy, Governor Savage, Sheriff
John Power, Attorney Shields, Chief J. J.
Donahue and the Judge that fixes the bond
am not sFrsid ~ s II SOG btI 20 undeTs{and that
the Cudahys on earth and the efforts of all ths
scrub detectives that their money can hire The
man that tries to pinch me will bite the dust
Ior am ready to die in the mix will not be
Chief. I ask but I do not expect to get
Justice. There is some one who wants to 6ut
me away and know the god Of gold
Grove says that he has been in South
AFRICA, hghtlng with the Beers. recites
rem rIssniniscences Of the war and discusses
hue's reply be made through a local paper.
and says II his offer Is not accepted he
viii VIII return m to foreign country. from
which he probably will never return
Chief Donahue said tonight that he
would request the city and Mr.. Cudahy
to withdraw the rewards offered for
Grove, with the provision that Grove sI1r-
render himself He said that if Grove
gave himself up he would be given all the
advantages the law provided
Edward A. CGdahy said tonight: 'I an,
opposed to entering into any special ne
EQUATIONS for the return of Grove IT fs
only matter of time when he will be m
prehended: However. | will withdraw the
tion."
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Oct 13-SeveraI
months ago a prominent attorney Of ti1is
CITY, VINO had formerly been employed bv
Pat Grove, received a draft from Grove
from South Africa for legal services rem