The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-05-12
PAT GROVE GIVES
HIMSELF TO LAW
The Alleged kidnaper OF Eddie
Cudahy Appears in
Omaha
WILL Now ASK IMMUNITY
Fat Tells a Strange Story Of Ills Life
for Four.Nears. During Which He
Served in the Roer War
He Wants to Reform.

Omaha. Neh.. May s.-Pat Grove. til
alleged %kidnaper OF Eddie CudahN, SON
OF the millionaire packer of omaha, and
for whose arrest reward a~ggregalinS'
$.3, 900 had at different times been Of
fered walked into the office of he
World-Herald at ] O'Clock this morning
accompanied by homas o'Brien. pro-
| prietor of the Henshaw hotel OF this
city.
White there hav been rulnors of
Groves being in the vicinity of oma-
ta 1or several days. Chief of Police
Donahue denied absolutely having any
knowledge OF his presence in the city,
and the umors We're taken by the pub
lie in a manner similar to former re-
ports of his having been seen and We're
given little credence by the citizens of
omaha. Grove t%elephoned TO The World
Herald office at midnight of his pres
ence in the city, and stated that he
would call at the newspaper office. y
short time afterward he appeared in
company with Mr.. o'Brien. Grove.
O'Brien and q representative of the
World-Herald We're cioseted tor nearly
an hour. during which Time Grove told
of his Wanderinss since he left the city.
four years ago.
Served in the Beer War.
Grove stated that he had served in
lIe i5Cti WAL. iiSllti!is- WIN AIic poSi''.
He returned to this country after the
war. and has lived continually. accord
ing to his statement, quietly IN Il south
side flat in Chicago. He avs he has
been in Chicago nearly three years.
that he has visited omaha on three diff
terent occasions during that time.
He stated that he had been nego-
tiating for several days for immunity
from punishment in case he should
surrender himself to the authorities
although he declined to say with
whom the negotiations are being held
He says he is Very tired OF living
in isolation from his relatives and
friends, and wishes to reform and
get into business. He declared tina,
he wouid ask tor immunity from the
~peniteatiary, and stated that he was
ready t. accept The protection OF the
omaha police. He said that in cast
he vas permitted to emain in oman
and have indictments against him
qpashed he would probably Sc, into
business at once.
Grove has been at Tie home of hi:
brother. j. j. Grove. Who lives i!
Council Bluffs and runs i saloon il
hat clty,
Declined 70 TAX.
He WAS asked ii ne had a hand i,
TIE fa'!.ous Cudahy kidnapping, IL de
"rli,,ei 30 eithcr deny or admit his guilt
The interview lasted tor nearly al
hour. durin. which Grove WAS appai'
emily III rtse ut all times.
since the report Was FIRST published
OF Groves presence IN the vicinity o
tiis city Chief OF Police Donahue ha
had a detail of detectives %searchin!
tor him. Whether he was located b,
the officers and permitted to renal!
uLrloiested at the home Of his brothe
cuuid not be ascertained last night.
HI crime with which Grove i
charged is Chat of kidnaping l.ddi
cudaily, IT,, whose father is the pro
prietor nf Il large packing cStab
lishnaent in CHS city. The k!anap
~. occurred December is. 1906
ABOUT ! O'Clock IN the eHening. Til
%:dnapels wrote y !ons letter to IN
: snior Cudahy. demanding y ransol
O. $4,000 tor the return of The DO,
According To Mr.. C~udahy's own s,or
ne drew tiat amount from AN oman
!. bank. the amount BEING in gold, an
ioad five miles west OF the cit.
where he deposited il according t
/. distractions given in tile letter. NJ
%aGahy stated hat the place wa
marked by a red lantern hung b
/ in II buggy. accompanied by h
~coachman. and left the bag of gol
as had been required by the kio
t naperS. II" sas% no person and re
! turned To the city al once.
STORY ct tins CRIME.
! At ! O'Clock the following mornir
youn. CudahE was taken to u poil
within 4 square OF his fathers hom
: and given his liberty.
y large police and detective fore
9 WAS at once placed at work to :ecul
y ,lew and capture, if possible, ii
ki5naperS. The house in which your
/, CuaaIly had been held ., prisoner f.
thirt y-six hours was located and ilel
. frtia.l hv five hnNr ~ A mannheim, of CiaN
Were followed, and finally the author
| ties came 10 the conclusion that p:
Grove and James Callahan. a relati,
i OF Grove. and another Il who
d lame was never learned, were melnbe
of the gang which carried the be
away. Callahan was arrested in tn
city and finally, after two lengts
trials, was acquitted by the jury.
Reward Of $4,000.
: Following the kidnapping 11dwa.
CudahY. ST.. offered a reward of $25,O
y for the capture of Grove, and this off
q Was followed by another of a simil
= nature by the city council and oun
/ commissioners. Other rewards we
d also offered, bringing the aggrega
amount III to $40. 900. The reward sto'
D., for several months, but Groves whcI
). abouts remained as much of n mystic
y for the next four years as they we
q yesterday. What purported to be
offer of Pat Crowe, sem through rel
l. tives to give himself up to the autho
ties If the reward was Withdrawn al
s under no other conditions named. w
q received by the chief of police. on !
recommendation the entire reward w
o withdrawn. and since that time CHI
n ponahue has awaited his surrender
l. When Grove appeared at the Worl
n Herald office last night he was not II
n. ognized by anybody. His hair has |
la | coma pntjTC1v white and hn lnrlxa,l
3 teen years older than when last Sc
e. by friends in this city. He said. no
is ever, that his health was good and I!
he felt very we'll.