The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-24
WILL LAND PIT GROVE
CHIEF DONAHUE, OF OMAHA, AS
SURED OF THE ALLEGED KID
NAPER'S ARREST
CONDEMNS CALLAHAN JURY
Prisoner Virtually Confessed His
Completely When He Told DOna-
hue He Had No Hopes of
Being Acquitted.

Chief of Police Donahue, of Omaha,
was in the city yesterday on a hurried
business trip. He was at central police
station in the afternoon, and for short
time was the guest of Chief OConnor.
Chief DOnahue is still positive that he
will land Pat Grove, and is quite as
much interested in the famous kidnapping
case as he was when it occurred In
speaking of the matter to the G l o b e,
Mr.. Donahue said:
Pat Grove has been fortunate from
the start, He got away under conditions
most favorable to himself, and has been
quite lucky in planting himself. In
searching for Grove, we had bad luck
from the start. A street car conductor.
to whom we infinitely described young
Cuddhy, was positive that he saw him
on the night of the kidnapping, accom-
panied by an elderly man. We followed
this clue almost exclusively for day,
and finally found the boy, who in no re-
spect. resembled Cudahy. We searched a
vacant house within two blocks of the
house in which young Cudahy was con-
cealed on the last night that he was
there. From all over the country l have
been besieged with letters from people
who are sure that they know Grove s
whereabouts. For months received
sixty letters Of this kind every day And,
of course, all that looked at all reason
able had to be Investigated somewhat.
One man living in Missouri was sure
that Grove was working for him. He
stole to his room one night and cut Off
a lock of hair, which he sent me, say
ing that he would have sent me a
sample of his mans mustache if he had
not feared that the latter would discover
it and escape.
WILL LAND PAT YET.
rest in your city caused me much trouble,
and there were hundreds of others. Sew
eral bright convicts who had just been
sentenced Informed the authorities that
they We're the persons who had taken
CudahY's money, in the hope of being
pardOned SO that they could be taken to
Omaha for trial. One of these fellows
was followed to Texas by cur county
attorney. Despite Groves long absence.
l am firmly convinced that his fugitive
days are numbered and that we will have
him soon.
CALLAHAN EXPECTED CONVICTION.
eff it had not been for the crazy YER
dict of the jury in the Callahan case, we
probably would have been much aided.
Callahan told me On the night before the
verdict was returned that he Saw no
hope for acquittal. He asked me when
he would be sentenced and told me that
he wanted to have a talk with me be-
fore sentence was pronounced. When ne
heard the jUrys verdict, he closed up
like a clam, and we have been able to
learn nothing from him since.
''The Callahan jury was made UP of
men who are in sympathy with Grim
inals, men who hated rich men and were
glad to see Cudahy robbed, and men who
felt that one should not be sentenced to
prison unless all who were concerned
were sent over. The $4,000 reward for
Grove and his cCnfederates still stands,
and we are daily more anxious to get
them. We will succeed"
Mr.. Donahue spoke very highly of the
st. Paul police department and par
ticularly complilnented Chief OCOnnor,
whom he designated as one of the best
police officials in the country. He left
for Omaha last night and expects to re-
turn to St. Paul for a weeks visit later
in the summer.