New-York tribune., 1901-02-23
PAT" CROWE HEARD FROM.
T. A. CUDAHY HAS LETTER BELIEVED TO
BE FIR IN HIM-sAYs HE Is INNOCENT.
BUT WILL SURRENDER HIMSELF

Omaha. Neb.. Feb Pat" Grove has been
heard from under circumstances that indicate that
he IL soon 10 make public appearance T. \
Cudahy is in receipt Of letter Bearing Groves
signature The handwriting has teen tested by
comparison and IL Il the opinion Of the pnkertoDs
Chief Oonahuc ana other authorities that the sig
nature is genuine. The letter is dated south
Omaha, February %, but the envelope indicated
that II had been mailed in Omaha
Owing To the fact that the letter Is now in the
Pink"rton office al Chicago and that no COPY WAS
retained here Mr.. Cudahy is unable to give a copy
OF IL. Mr.. Cudahy and chief Donahue have made
its contents known, however Grove explains in
the letter that he has heard that the Omaha police
looking for him and believe him 20 be one OF
the kdnappers Of Edward Cudahy jr He main
tains that he is innocent and SAYS ne has no
knowledge Of the affair. excepting what ne has
read in the newspapers. He says ne will drop into
Omaha some day and prove himself innocent. and
that he would have done so long ago had nc not
been afraid that he might suffer the fate OF the
negro who was lynched al Leayenworth.
Grove says that Omaha people must have cooled
of considerably by this time. and expresses the
opinion that he will be able To here
with safety. He makes an appeal the Chief
Of Police and Mr.. Cudahy for protection, and says
he will expect them 10 stand between him and
violence. In conclusion, ne says he is much hurt
10 think that Mr.. Cudahy suspects him Of being
guilty Of the kidnapping. and expresses his ap7re-
citation of the kindness Mr.. Cudahy has shown
him the past. Mr. Cudahy says:
When 1 received this letter 1 was determined not
TO take too much for granted. 50 ! sent IL 10 Chi
cago. as ! know Mr.. PinkeTtOn mas samples OF
Groves writing and would be able 10 identify IL
without difficulty. A few days later heard from
Mr. ttnkeTton. He said ne had compared the
writing with a sample Of Groves chrogrdphy. and
that they were the beyond question. 1
wouldn't be surprised now IL Grove should show
himself almost 1 believe the letter MAS
written I'm good faith.
don't think the letter MAS written either in
F oma ha South Omaha II bore the date line
south Omaha. Neb. February Is" but the post
mark the envelope showed that IL had been
mailed in omaha ID was probably written some
distance from here. and sent in A separate en-
Velope 10 some friend in Omaha South Omaha.
/ Who remaied II This done for the obvious
J purpose OF keeping his present whereabouts a Sc
cret. lie evidently wants come in volunta rily
without giving detectives the honor having capt
ured him
Kansas city. Mo-. Feb 22.-Rhody Redmond an
/ Omaha saloOnkeeper. whose place IN that city is
/ said 20 have heen frequented by James Callahan
before the latter was arrested completely in the
! cudahy kidnapping, arrested here TODAY
! Chief OF Police Hayes examined the prisoner and
then held talk with Chief Donahue OF Omaha
4 over the telephone. Chief Donshue requested that
the prisoner be released his promise 10 report al
! Omaha tomorrow. This done and Redmond
] says he Will go 20 Omaha Immediately -AiexanSer
! Sicketts. OF Argentine kan. a suburb OF Kansas
/ City. was arrested with Redmond but no charge
could be placed against him. ami he too was re-
/ leased.