The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:
ground' for this class Of work was
down near St. Joseph, Mo-, and he holds
record Of three successful holdups in
one year.-All three of these were COM
mitted on the Burlington railroad. II
But Pat tried this once too often and
as a result he came to grief. !. This, |
too, was on the Burlington road, just
below Council Bluffs, Iowa. The Kan
sas City train on that road pulled out
at II CLOCK at night and half an hour
later was held up. The express mes
doors of his car and he did. But in
stead Of throwing out the safe when
the door was opened, the -expressman
opened fire with repeating shotgun.
Groves companion was fairly riddled,
and Grove escaped in the darkness
The dead man was never identified, but
is said to have belonged around st.
Joseph, Mo. :. +
Exploit in Minnesota.
One of Grove s most daring robberies
was that Of an actress on a North
secured diamonds and jewels worth
$4,000 and dropped off the train at
way station. But the theft was discov-
cred soon afterwards and as Grove was
the only passenger missing from the car,
he was suspected His description was
It was discovered that man an
sweripg his description had sent small
grip from a Minnesota town to Chi
eago pawnbroker. The pawnshop was
watched. Two weeks after the robbery,
Grove walked in. Within the shop
stood detective, while on the sidewalk
was another one. The pawnbroker was
busy and couldn It see Grove just then.
AS Pat stepped from the door, one de-
tective grabbed his arms from behind,
while the other one pressed a big re-
volver against his abdomen with the
, order, eff you resist, I'll shoot you in
two.''
Grove didn't resist He only laughed.
"All right, boys, I'll go with you,' he
said:
With an officer holding either arm
and each grasping him by the neck,
Grove was marched toward the nearest
police station.
"Looks pretty tough for two big men
to hold little one like me SO close;
wish you'd let me breathe a little,'
gasped Grove.
= One of the men loosened his grasp
on Groves neck and arm. The next
moment he was sprawling in the street
and with another blow Grove freed him.
self from the other detective and drew
his gun, Grove escaped, after shooting
two or three officers. ~
. -.' = Another Getaway.
Grove made another sensational es-
cape from officers in Council Bluffs sew
eral weeks ago. He was arrested while
in buggy, his guns in some way drop
ping from his pockets as the vehicle
The police didn't knownit was Grove
or they probably would not have ar
rested him. Grove played the drunken
man and did it so well as thoroly te
fool the officer who started with him
to the city lookup. Grove leaned or
that officers shoulder and to all ap
pearances was awfully drunk. He wa!
put on board motor car and startec
for the station. But suddenly the
drunken man became sober and with one
bound Jumped thru a window and be
fore the officer recovered his wits ant
sto1ned the car the kidnapper was out
of sight.
sight just as itw as thought ne wa
surely t1bagged.o A dozen times thu
Omaha police had tips as to wher
Grove was. The places were raided, bu
In it always happened that Grove had Jus
SIS left.
Another instance of his disappear
~ ing powers was shown after his hgh
IL with FIVE policemen on the streets.
b men saw Grove and followed him. Jus
~ him, Grove saw what. was up and pull
ing a. gun-5in either hand, began shoot
IS ing, to the CONSERVATION of the polio,
Il men. One man, Officer Jackson, hel
ss. his ground and was shot thru the thigl
The other four officers scattered an
Grove ran into a dense thicket Of SUI
flowers. Every policeman in the cit