Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-06
OFFICERS IDENTIFY GROVE
Detectives Dunn and Hsitfeldt Expect to
Start on Return Trip Saturday.
PRISONER ANXIOUS TO GET TO OMAHA
Tells a story of Plot 60 I<idnap John
ID. Rockefeller witch Failed
Because HIS Partner
Weakened.

gram. l-Nhiet OF Detectives Henry Ouuu oA
omaha and Detective Henry Heitfeldt OF
that place arrived in Butte this afternoon
and at once Identified the prisoner as Grove.
The recognition was mutual and the greet
ings were exchanged almost as soon as the
Nebraska officers reached the corridor Of
the jail.
Grove expressed much pleasure at tho ar
rival of the omaha detectives and almost
the first question he asked was when they
intended to return 20 Omaha remarking
that he was ready any time, waving the
formalty of requisition papers. Captain
Dunn declared. however, that he would
take no chances OF any balk and tomorrow
would proceed to Helena and secure Gov
| ernor j. X. Toole's signature to the reauisi-
tion papers Captain Dunn says he is under
strict orders from Chief OF Police Donahue
OF Omaha not to take the slightest chance
with the prisoner and Grove must return
| to Omaha heavily shackled and under con-
stant guard. From the expressions OF the
Omaha officers they regard Grove as des-
| perado who would not hesitate at taking
the slightest chance Of effecting his escape
| at any cost They will leave for Omaha
Saturday evening. Dunn and Heitfeldt eX-
| pressed much satisfaction over the capture
OF Grove
Grove simply bombarded the officers with
questions about Omaha and his friends at
his home town. He was particularly anxious
as to the welfare Of his wife, who has re-
I mained true to him through all his trouble
He also expressed much concern as to the
number OF charges likely to be brought
against him at Omaha, apparently dreading
| the prospect of being sent to the peniten-
! tiary. He laughed and chatted with the
officers for some time.
| Grove Has Many Visitors.
The county jail today resembled recep-
| tion room so dense were the crowds seek
! ing a sight Of Grove. The publication this
| morning for the first time of photographs
of the prisoner had the effect of bringing
I out scores of women desirous Of view
Of the noted prisoner. Many of the women
| carried bouquets and some fruit.
Grove received all pleasantly and he ex-
pressed regret that the openings through
his cell did not permit of his extending
more than three fingers for shaking hands,
Grove apparently enjoys the uotoriety, as
he has given the sheriff and jailors in
structions to admit everyone who wants
to see him, as he does not know when he
will again come to Butte.
In an interview today Grove expressed
much admiration for the elder Cudahy, and
! said he was sorry for the way he had
treated the man for whom he once acted
in a trusted capacity.
Captain Dunn declared tonight that he
took little stock in Groves confession of
young Cudahy being implicated in the kid
nAping
Grove maintains silence regarding the
denials of the elder Cudahy, absolutely re-
fusing to talk on the subject
Big Deal witch Failed.
,'If my partner had not got cold feet
we would have made S2OOO,OOO out of a deal
soon after the Cudahy trick" said Pat
Grove at the county Jail this morning.
"Tou'fe pretty good reporter, and I'll
Just give you the story Of the time
planned to kidnap old Rockefeller and get
the son to give me S2,OO0,OO0 ransom. /
guess that will make the newspapers of
the country sit up and listen
! "It was Immediately after the Cudahy
affair that my partner and I-never mind
his name-were laying low in Chicago
laughing at the excitement over the Cudahy
affair. 1t was so easy that | suggested we
go after bigger game, and the result was
that within week we took the train to
Cleveland to kidnap old Rockefeller and
get the big bunch from the boy. Well, we
got down there, went out to his place at
Forest Hin, six miles east OF Cleveland.
I and sized up the place. II was dead easy.
The old man was there. II is a quiet coun-
try place 1t was snap. tell you.
''well. TO get down TO business. we
planned to hold up the watchmen gag
them. get into the house at might've had
a plan of the interior. We fixed II to
hustle the old man into rig and make
the young fellow dig up You bet he would
have come through fast IL would have
made your head swim.
1--WE fixed the thing for Wednesday night.
About o'clock my partner said he WASH {
; feeling well and he asked to put II of
until the next night Well, I put Il on,
and at noon the next day, Thursday. he
broke down-got cold feet and said he
thought we were being watched right then.
That settled It. I began to fear that he
was going to give the whole snap away
about the Cudahy affair, so I 1T out for
New York, from there to South Africa,
and that was all there ever was TO IT,"
> cites some Precedents.
: Rockefeller is holding up the world and
getting his ransom, too" he added. WHY
shouldn't make him come across II I have
) the chance? I'm not the originator OF this
. ransom business Did you ever read any
2 Roman history? Caesar was the boss kid
= naper OF the works When ne was run.
ming the world he used to send old Brutus
and some of his generals over TO Carthage
grab one of the big kings In that country
/ anu Hlahb tiNlA RhA hH htNtihl HllllOna De-
. fore they gave him back History Is full OF
a the same.
They call II kidnapping nowadays. In
\ those days At was statecraft
D Rockefeller is the Oldest kid / ever had
5 designs upon and II l only had fellow
$ with me that would go the route / would
have made John D., jr.. give me 10000 OF
even 100000, II I wanted H. II ! one,
, had the money don't you worry that
would ever be pinched for It. The Rookie
fellers wouldn't miss II and I wouldn't bs
jumping sideways for a meal today
Maybe concluded Grove. with a sIcLiS
smile. I'm get old Rocky yet"
Merely Case of Verasity.
Cher Donahue sent the following tele
! gram Wednesday afternoon to Chief Mul
: holland at Butte:
1 Please inform me whether Grove CAV,
. statement, appearing in the Butte Eveninl
Z News. that young Cudahy was into the plo
n to hold up his father for $4,000 II is ab
= solutely untrue that the Cudahy boy hat
anything 70 do with the putting up or car
3 ryinE out OF the Job.
Il The following reply was received Thurs
e day morning from Chief M1hoIland:
Butte, Mont. oct. 5.-Crowe will no
admit Cudahy was iTnplil ated HyeniDl
Butte News has statement with crowei
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