The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-14
LETTER FROM GROVE
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Alleged Cudahy kidnaper Is Anxious
TO Surrender.
MUST HAVE SQUARE DEAL.
lie Insists that the Fifty thousand
Dollars Reward Be Withdrawn.
STIMULATES AMOJNr OF BOND.
I'm,
,TIPULATES AMOUNT OF BOND.
: Be Unable TO Furnish Bail for
More Than five hundred Dollars.
SAYS THAT lie MUST NOT Be LOCKED UP
Before He Shall Have Been Fairly Tried.
Cudahy viii Withdraw Reward, but
win Not Extend Any Lenienoy

WHl Not Extend Any Lenienoy,
omah3, Neb.. October 13.-Chief of 20.
lice John ]. Donahue today received n
letter from Pat Grove, making tic terms
on which he viii surrender. The letter
came in care Of an Omaha newspaper. in
which 1t is published. and covers fifteen
closely written pages Of manuscript The
poSimark is ilegible. but the letter was
miiled NJ O'Clock In the morning and
reached this city at in the evening Of
the same day. indicating that it had not
Travelled long distance In the letter
Grove agrees to give himself up at ouce
and stand trial for the kidnapping Of
Eddie Cndahy. providing he is uof locked
up until jury shall adjudgc him guilty.
he says he is unable to furnish bond in
the excess Of $500 and demands that bail
be fixed AT that sum.
Chief Donahue, when asked his opinion
of the genuinencss of the letter. expressed
hi nSelf MS quite satisfied that Il came from
Grove. Donahuc has known Grove for
several years is acquainted with his man.
ncr, hand writing and style of speech
The chief also received letter from
Groves uncle at Manchester, Iowa. sub
mirting similar terms for Groves sur
render, which lead the police TO believe
mat they are dealing with the right man,
Groves letter to Chiei Domaine begins
j, ]. Donahue, chef of Police, Omaha,
Dear. sir: Nearly a. year has passed
since | was accused Of the Cudahy kid
mapping \ large reward was offered and
plenty of time has been given for the police
ana detectives 10 have made me Il pris-
oner, "a far they have failed to do H..
''Now wish 20 make a snort statement
to you and to the public"
Grove then takes the detective agencies
TO task, defyiug them to attempt his ar
rest snd continues:
Now Mr.. Donahue, let me tell you AL
| want Is justice, a fair trial by twelve
mel, citizens OF Douglass county. Neb
Nct B. I. lIerod. or his kind. Their God
Is gold and with that they rule the
"Donahue. all ask is square deal.
Grant my request and l viii give myself
MIR Cudahy has known me for thir,
teen years. He now believes me guilty,
nevertheless l think he will give me a
fair trial ms all he wants Is the public to
know the truth.
lie then expresses confidence that the
county attorney and sheriff will give a
fair trial and SAYS he has known Governor
Savage ever since he was a barefooted
boy on the farm In Iowa, and says the
governor has Identified him at The hanks
In South Omaha when Grove was In nGSi.
ness there. The letter expresses regret
that he has fallen into i'll reputc and then
lays down he conditions Of his surrender
as follows,
Now. Mr. Donobue, ! VIII give my self
up 10 you II yon Will premise me upon Your
word Of honor that ! will not ne iocNcd
M until the jury says guilty. And II the
Jury says that | would take my punish
ment like man without o murmur.
Il can give q bond for $500 and that is
n11 laa
| am fugitive from justice.
''Your answer 10 this must hear the
signature of Edward Cudahy, Governor
savage, sheriff John Power. Attorney
Judge that fixes that bond.
Mr.. Donahuc, / want You TO- under
stand that | am NOT afraid Of the com
blned wealth OF all the Cudahys on the
earth and the united efforts Of all the
scrub detectives shat their money can
hire. The man that tries 10 pinch me Will
the mix | win not be knngarooed.
You say It Is your business to deal cut
Justice. / viii take you AT your word
Give me a square deal. Leave 1t to a jury
CHIEF I ask. but don't expect 10 get
Justice There Is some one who wants "a
put me away and know the God Of gold.
Tho letter then states that the chief
would not know him ''that ne weighs 2OC
pounds and Is looking fine. lie says he has
been in South Africa hghting with the
Beers and expresses his disgust with Great
Britain and his sympathy for the Beers
He closes the main part Of his letter 10y
saving he regrets that Mr.. Cudahy should
suspect him Of kidnapping the boy ana hop
ing soon to receive a reply from the chief
which he directs should be made through
mis- part is signed, Pat Grove" but the
signature is partly erased ana four pages
OF postscript added. In which Grove saws
il his oller Is not accepted he viii return
10 South Africa from where he win PROB
ably never return, He then recltes a few
"reminiscences. discusses the BOrr war aud
its causcs. and signs the postscript with the
name, Pat Grove.
Today Chief Donahue received a letter
from an uncle of Grove, whose name. he
refuses 10 reveal and who lives in Man
clpster. Iowa The letter offers terms FOR
Groves surrender and is as follows; AS
there Is reward OF $4,000 hanging over
Ia Won and the police officers OF Omaha
thar IL the reward is withdrawn he VIII
surrender himself and stand fair trial ia
the courts Of Omaha. Reward 10 be with
drawn on or before November ]"
This letter Was written on the letter head
Of an Iowa railway and signed by Grove s
uncle.
request the city and Mr.. Cudahy 20 with
draw the rewards which have been offered
for Groves arrest and conviction with the
provision that Grove surrender himself
He said that II Grove gave himself up he
would be given all the advantage the law
provided and would be afforded time and
every facility for securing such witnesses
as his attorneys deemed necessary. He
said that the Aght that the attorneys OF
James Callahan now held In connection
with the kidnapping were mnking for him
did not anticipate the return OF Grove and
that Callahan knew no more OF Grove q
whereabouts than anybody else.
Edward "a Cudahy was asked what &C
tiou he would take with relation TO tue
suggestion OF Pat Grove that the bonds lfor
mis- Appearance pending his preliminary
hearing and trial ne hXcd at sum NOT
to exceed $500, said.
That Is a matter over which certainly
nave no Jurisdiction and therefore can
nor enter into any agreement TO have the
amount h1ed at any limit even 10 accom-