The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-09
PIT GROVE REPORTED TO
. HAVE BEEN LOCATED
SAID TO Sc IN HIDING IN SIGHT
OF OMAHA COURT
HOUSE.
Shops Have Been Taken TO Raid the
PEsr. Where the Alleged Kid
n.psr IS Said to Be Concealed
by ais Friends.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. IA
xpecisl 20 the Times from Omaha. late
znnight- says:
Pat Grove is IN hiding near Belle
we. in sight OF the dome OF the court
house at Omaha The much-wanted 81
Eered kidnaper OF Eddie Cudahy Is
guarded snd Is defying the authorities
NJ Omaha Such is the statement II a
prominent police official who admitted
tonight that steps have been taken
hooking n a raid on tho place with
the cooperation Of the sheriff.
n Is stated on the same authority
IhAt recent knowledge has come "a
the police establishing the where
zbouts Of the alleged kidnaper TO =
practical certainty. and that his Letter
written % Mr Cudahy a week ago. and
dated at South Omaha. was not ver.
misleading as TO his exact location.
II has been supposed for a week pas
that Grove vas in hiding somewhere
near Bellevue. bat the exact locality
aE his lair has been kept so closely
guarded that direct information was
urrobfainable. Through inforr1 alton
obtained tonight II is Learned that
Pinkertun representatives maze beer
working in the vicinity Of Avery, and
that Friday night one u their men was
looking for information bel y Al
bright These are two ways stations
an the road to Bellevue.
A week ago Chief OF Police Dona-
hue admitted that he had received in
formation that Grove was hiding IT
The residence Of a friend. where he
ERs being guarded night and jay. and
that he had been told it was useless TO
fry and discover the location Of this
house. but Chief Donahue then stated
that the cold water thrown on his
search would not deter him from pros
ecuting work in the direction indicated
by his informant
II is certain tonight that Chief Dor a.
hue has located the house in which
Grove Is guarded and that be has in
formation that Grove has five com
pauions with him. all armed to the
teeth ready to resist any ASA nit
which may be made upon his strong
hold. which il is in every sense OF the
word. for the place is that which fur
uished the notorious Vic McCarty i'm
munity from arrest after every escape
fhRt desperate made. after committing
Numerous crimes.
The haunt OF the Cudahy kidnaper.
As IL was the haunt of Vic Mccarthy.
Is on Bellevue island, the most mac
eeSsible. impenetrable wilderness
known TO exist in this portion OF the
country. Its very inaccessibility is
what is making the Omaha police
cautious. for they realize that an at
tempt TO take Grove means a battle
Of no mean proportions. Hence an at.
tempt is being made tonight to get
Sheriff Starter. OF SHARPLY county. to
organize a posse 10 work from his end
NJ the line. Starter is known all over
fhis section for his success In hunting
putlaws. and he was the only man of
al the hundreds who sought Vic Nc
CSrty who dared, singlehanded. to en-
ter the yeritable jungle which protect
ed that desperate. McCarty had fed
but Starters reputation was enhanc-
ed by his bravery
The exact action to be taken by the
police cannot yet be learned but that
the raid which is being organized is
without question for Pat Grove and it
is expected that he will be In the tolls
nj the law before many hours