Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-10-18
PAT GROVE IS HEARD FROM
KIDNAppER OF cUDAHY, JR.
III. Sent a Letter Stating He Is VIKING
IN Surrender and Names the Terms
Wants a Square Deal-He HAS Been ia
South africa Fighting with the Beers
sent a Draft to His Attorney.

Omaha. Neb. 15.-Chief of Police
Donahue has received letter from
Pat Grove, naming the terms on whlch
he will surrender. The letter came
in care of an Omaha newspaper, IN
which it is published, and covers 10
closely written pages of manuscript.
The postmark is illegible, but the let
ter was mailed at O'Clock IN the
morning and reached this city at IN
the evening of the same day, indicat-
ing that it had not Travelled a long
distance. In the letter Grove agrees
to give himself up at once ana stanu
trial for the kidnapping OF Eddie
Cudahy. providing he is not locked
IN until a jury shall adjudge MIN
euilty. He says he is unable to FUR
nish bond in excess Of $500 and de-
mands that bail be fixed in that sum.
Chief Donahue expresses himsef
as satisfied that the letter came from
Grove. Donahue has known Grove
for several years, is acquainted Win
his manner, handwriting and style OF
speech. The chief also received today
a letter from Groves uncle at Man
chester. Iowa, submitting similar
terms for Groves surrender, which
leads the police to believe that they
are dealing with the right man.
Grove. in his letter, takes the de-
tectives to task. defying them to affect
his arrest, and continues:
"Now. Mr.. Donahue, let me tell you
all I ask is justice fair trial by Il
men. citizens of Douglass county, Ne
braska. Not by Herod or any OF his
kind. There gold is gold, and with
that power they rule the world.
"Donahue, all ask is a fair deal
Grant my request and I will give my
self up.
"Mr. Cudahy has known me for L;
years. He now believes me guilty
nevertheless l think he will grant me
fair trial, as all he wants is tho
public to know the truth
Grove says he has known Governor
Savage ever since he was a barefoot
ed boy on the farm in Iowa, expresses
regret that he has fallen into i'll reput'
and then lays down the conditions o
his surrender as follows:
''Now. Mr.. Donahue, I will give my
self up to you if you will promise M
upon your word of honor that l will
not be locked up until the jury say
guilty. If the jury says that, I will
, take my punishment like man, with
out a murmur.
81 can give bond for $500 and tina
f is all. If the court will not accep
that, l will remain a fugitive from. In
, justice.
"Your answer to this must bear tn
signatures of Edward CudahN GOV
ernor Savage, Sheriff John Power, Al
torney Shields. Chief Donahue an
e the Judge that fixes the bond.
"Mr Donahue, want you to undel
I stand that l am not afraid of the con
: bined wealth Of all the Cudahys o
earth, and the services of all the d.
tectives they can hire. Their effort
o to pinch me will bite the dust, for
: am ready to die in the mix. l wi
4 not be kangarooed.
t "Chief. ask but l do not expect {
S get justice. There is some one VIII
e wants to put me away and know tn
s god of gold"
8 Grove says that he has been |
/, South Africa, fighting with the Boer
r recites "reminiscences relative to tn
: contests. He decides that Chief Dom
h hue's reply be made through a loo,
e paper, and says il his offer is not a.
cepted he will return to South Afric
again, from where he will probabl
never return again.
o Chief Donahue said tonight that h
3 would request the city and Mr.. Cudah
$ to withdraw the rewards for Grow
If with the provision that Grove su
G renders himself He said that
Grove gave himself up he will be ri
t. en- all the privileges the law allows.
d Edward Cudahy said recently:
e Il am opposed to entering into an
Ie special negotiations of the arrest
?, Grove. 1t is only a matter of tin
2, when he will be apprehended. Ho,
n ever, | will withdraw the reward @
D, fered for his arrest and conviction.
Several months ago a prominent a