The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
T..NTS SQUARE DEAL.
PAT Grove Will Surrender if Guar
anteed Fair Play.
ALLEGED Kidnsper of Eddie Csdshy
writes Interesting Letter 10
Omah has Chief of Police
lie Offers Terms.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.--Chief of Police
John j. Donahue has received letter
from Pat Grove naming the terms on
which he will surrender. The letter
came in care of an Omaha newspaper.
In which il is published. and covers 10
closely written pages OF manuscript.
The postmark is ineligible, but the let
ter was mailed at eight o'clock in the
morning and reached this city at eight
3n the evening of the same day. indi-
caring that il had not Travelled long
distance. In the letter Grove agrees
to give himself up AT once and stand
trial for The kidnapping of Eddie Cud-
ahl. provided he is not locked mp until
q jury shall adjudge him guilty. He
say he is unable 10 furnish bond in
excess Of $500 and demands that bail
p BE- fixed in that sum. Chief Donahue,
\ when asked his opinion of the gen.
uincness Of the letter, expressed him
self as quite satisfied that IL came from
Grove. Donahue has known Grove for
several years, is acquainted with his
manner, handwriting and style of
The Letter.
81 J. Donahue, Chief Of Police. Omaha,
Nob-Dear Sir: Nearly year has passed
BY since | was accused of the Cudahy kid
nap,rg A large reward was offered, and
plenty Of time has been given for the po-
lice and detectives to have made me
prisrrer So far they have failed TO do 1t,
Nov ! wish to make short statement to
you and the public"
Grove then takes the detective agen-
ci,s to task, defying them to attempt
his arrest. and continues:
NOW. MIR Donahue,. let me tell you, all
want IL justice, a fair trial by u men,
citizens Of Douglas county Neb Not by
Hcrud or any of his kind. Their God Is
goo, and with that power they rule the
wU-G. DOnahue. all ask Is square deal,
Grant my request, and ! will give myself
up.. Mr. CuGahy has known me for 10 years.
H. now believes me guilty. Nevertheless,
think he will give me fair trial, as all
b. wants Is the public to know the truth"
He then expresses confidence that
thc county attorney and sheriff will
give him a fair trial, and says he has
known Gov Savage since he was bare
footed boy on the farm in Iowa, and
says the governor has identified him
at the banks in South Omaha when
Grove was in business there. The let
ter expresses regret that he has fallen
into i'll repute, and then lays down the
conditions of his surrender as follows:
n His Terms.
(".Scw Mr.. Donahue. will give myself
upItul you If you will promise me upon
your word Of honor that will not be locked
up until the jury says guilty. And II the
an hat I 20 my mn iCh Onp n
like man without a murmur | can give
borG for $500 and that is all II the court
will rot accept that am fugitive from in
Justice. Your answer TO this must bear the
Signatures of Edward Cudahy. Gov Saw
agt, Sheriff John Powers, Attorney Shields,
Chief J, J. Donahue and the Judge that
fXCs that bond.
"Mr Donahue, | want you to understand
that am not afraid Of the combined wealth
Of an the Cudahys on the earth, and the
urltCd efforts of all the scrub detectives
that their money can hire. The man that
tries TO pinch me will bite the dust. for
am ready to die in the mix. l will not be
kangarood.
Wants Justice.
you say 1t Is your business to deal out
Justice, | will take you at your word
Give me a square deal. Leave II to jury
Of " citizens. Chief. ] ask but | do not
expect to get Justice There is some one
who wants 10 put me away, and know the
god Of gold"
His Trnveh
The letter then states that the chief
would not know him; that ne weighs
200 pounds and is looking fine. He saws
he has been in South Africa, fighting
with the Beers, and expresses his dis
gust with Great Britain and his sym
pathy for the Beers. He closes the
main part of his letter by saying he
regrets that Mr.. Cudahy should sus-
pect him of kidnapping the boy, and hop
ing soon 10 receive a reply from the
chief, which he directs should be made
through local paper. This part is
signed PAT Grove" but the signature
IS partly erased and four pages Of post
script added, in which Grove SAYS If
his offer is not accepted he will return
TO a foreign country. from which he
Wi probably never return. He then
recites a few "reminiscences discusses
The Bner war and it's causes. and signs
the postscript with the name pat
Grove"
The chief also received n letter from
Groves uncle at Manchester. Ia, SUBJ
uniting similar terms for Groves sur
render.
wants to Accept Terms.
Chief DoDahue said that he would re-
quest the city and Mr.. Cudahy to with
draw the rewards which have been Of
fered for Groves arrest and convic-
tion. with the provision that Grove
surrender himself. lie said that IL
Grove gave himself up he would be
given all the advantage the law pro-
weed and would be afforded time and
every facility for securing such wit
nesses as his attorneys deemed neces-
sary. He said that the fight that the
attorneys Of james Callahan, now held
in connection with the kidnapping, were