The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-01-04
PAT GROVE The Man
He Rented the House in Which
Young Cudahy Was lrnpris.
oned by the Kidnapers.
MAN WHO KNOWS HIM SAYS so
Saw Him Renting the House-Cudahy
Receives Another Letter Con-
:. taining Villainous Threats.

a broonmaker employed. by 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 case. When asked to Identify the
picture of Pat Grove in connection
with the case, Smith said: you
need not show me any picture. know
that man. 1t was Pat Grove. | could
have told any police officer the same
thing had he called upon me. was
busy at the broom machine when Pat
Grove called to rent the house, and
paid no attention to him during his
talk with Mrs Schneiderwind. Then
[ thought recognized the voice and
stopped may machine long enough to
get a good look at him. I saw at q
glance that the man was none other
that Pat Grove, q man whom l have
known for ten years. / am as posi-
tive as to the identity OF Pat Grove
as I would be OF my own brother
Another Threat for Cudahy.
The foregoing is an Important de-
velopment, but not more SO than fact
that was announced Saturday night
no less a 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 q tangible clew as to the
identity Of The kidnapers, SCOTS at the
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 Cuda11y is as wise as he
showed himself in the first instance
he will comply with the request and
withdraw the rewards at once. This
letter is 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.
It was found by servant of the
Cudahy household early OH the morn
ing Of Thursday, Dec. y. Some one
called up the house by telephone and
| asked If Cudal1y was in. The servant
answered that he was not.
-''Wen, came the voice over the
phone, '"you go out in the front yard
and you will find letter there near
the gate It's addressed to Mr.. Cuda-
by. See that IFS delivered to him per-
sona1ly and to no one e1se.'
The servant went out at once and
found a letter. 1t was ina plain white
envelope. and was addressed: ''Mr. e.
A. Cudahy, ST., Personal Private"
Cudahy VIII Take His chance.
Cudahy, who was then at his pack
ing house, WAS summoned home at
once. No one was permitted to see
the better art first except Mr.. and Mrs.
Cudahy. Cudahy's intention at the
time was to Keep it's contents to him
self, rs the bandits had requested, but
later he thought better of it, as he
believed that in the hands of the po-
lice lit would prove a valuable clew,
so Saturday afternoon he took Chief
D1nakue in lfis confidence. They held
consultation at the chiefs office
which lasted nearly three hours. The
chief was seen afterward, but refused
to disclose the nature of the subject
discussed. IGudahy says he has not
withdrawn the reward, nor will he do
So Taae reward offered stands as orig
inaI1y announced.