Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-02
THIRD CRAZY OVER GROVE
One More Person Dsmentsd Trying to
Fathom the Case.
CHIckGoAN CLAIMS CAPTURE AND COIN
CLOVIS Into chief Donnhue's once,
Tells of Arresting Famous Man
and Demands Settle
meht I'm Cash.
cHcAGoM CLAIMS CAPTURE AND COIN

The third person to lose his mind by
study OF the Pat Grove question appeared
in Omaha Tuesday in the person of Carl
Carlson, a middle-aged, red-eyed man who
said he was a detective from Chicago and
had worked every day on the Cudahy kid
naping case since its inception In December,
1900
Carlson claimed all the credit for the ar
rest OF Grove at Butte, although he did not
explain his exact connection. In ADDITION
he said he had three confederates of Grove
under surveillance in Chicago, where they
were ready to be taken into custody at any
time. Chief of Police Donahue tried to lead
the man back into the avenues Of sanity
but without avail, and finally got rid IF
him by threatening to lock him up.
The first person to display signs of men al
unbalance regarding the Grove business
was French doctor of Chicago. who came
out here not long after the crime and de-
ciared he had seen Pat Grove change $4,000
in gold for paper money in Montreal This
man asserted that Jim Callahan was Pat
Grove. He gave the police and city au-
thorities much trouble, on one occasion
finally getting before the council and adj
dressing that body.
Poor Woman the Next.
Only last sumner demented Swedish
years old, came to Omaha thinking she
had important and exclusive information
gained from the inmates of her boarding
house regarding Pat Grove and his whero-
abouts. Her case was rather pitiful, as she
fully expected to pocket large reward.
After several scenes about the city hall
and court house this woman was induced
TO go back home. Not long ago the chief
received "a letter from a Minneapolis legal
light who said the woman had placed the
case in his hands and asked for particulars
The chief wrote back he was surprised any
lawyer or other person of bright mind
could listen to the woman unfold her tale
without knowing she is crazy
Carlson on arriving from Chicago pro-
ceeded at once to South Omaha, where he
made efforts to see Edward A. Cudahy, but
did not succeed. He then tackled the
county attorneys office and kept the at
taches guessing for ten minutes or so until
one Of the assistants had a bright idea and
sent the crank to Chief Donahue with the
information the chief was the man who
would handle his case
Visions of the Coin,
Carlson blew irto the chiefs office with
light In his eyes that betokened delightful
visions of huge chunk Of reward money.
BY way OF preliminary he told the chief no
would settle for $4,000, although he really
ought to have $4,000.
Ever since the day after the kidnapping
/ have worked on the case" declared Carl
son In strong dialect. IT am a detective
and Mr.. cudahy knows have put in every
day on the case have been successful
IL was l who got Pat Grove arrested and
have his three pals waiting now in Chi
cago II was long, hard chase, but I
WI 4 fnlIC n
they followed me. have been afraid to
give them up before because they threat
ened to shoot me II ! did."
Carlson has, been sending letters to Mr..
Cudahy for long time, He did not show
up Wednesday f'f}