Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-08

seen during the evening of the 10th, but
on February II ! had talk with him. He
denied being with Grove other than meet
ing him occasionally When informed of
certain evidence in our possession he adj
mitted being with Grove oftener than first
| stated. The next day 1 had him brought
to the Office to meet Mr. Cudahy and his
son. After seeing him and hearing him
talk the boy positively identified him as
the man who guarded him in the Melrose
hill house during the night Of the 18th and
day of the 18th up until the time of his
release. I also had Ed Hayes come to the
office that afternoon, and he identified him
as the man he had seen with Grove at st.
Mary's cemetery, South Omaha and who
was introduced to him as Pat Farrell
ION the day of Callahan's arrest and
up until the time of his trial. the home
OF Mrs Kelly, his sister Fifty-third and
Poppleton avenue was watched by our
officers with a view of learning who Wis
tied the house. On March Callahan was
| arralgned in the county court and waived
examination. He was then confined in the
county Jail, and 1 had Detective Savage
detailed at the county Jail for several days
| to ascertain who called on Callahan with
the hope that we would get additional in
| formation as to the whereabouts Of Grove,
| but no one OF Importance in the case called
to see him. Up until the time of Gala
hans trial the detectives were busily en-
gagged in gathering evidence against him,
and forty-two persons were subpoenaed by
| the state as witnesses at the trial"
april 26, 1901, after a trial lasting for a
period of ten days, Callahan was acquitted.
Pursuit of Pat Grove.
During the early investigation OF this
case and for a long time thereafter the
| home of j. ]. Grove, who is a brother of
Pat Grove, in Council Bluffs, Ia, was
watched by our officers. and also the homes
of his sisters, Mrs, Gillen, living near AL
bright. and Mrs. Corners, living at that
| time about four miles south of South
Omaha, but no information regarding the
whereabouts of Grove was obtained
through this source.
while the evidence led us to believe
| there were three men and one woman con-
nected with this case, only meager informa-
| ton was ever obtained in regard to the
third man, and while we learned that the
| woman came with Grove from Chicago,
we were never able to ascertain definitely
who she was or where she lived. Although
she was seen in Chicago with Grove prior
to coming to Omaha, no information could
be obtained regarding her there. and it was
not thought Chicago was her home
about a year after the kidnapping OF
young Cudahy letters were received by me
at different times from Grove, presum-
ably forwarded to myself through his
friends, I'm which he asserted his innocence
| and expressed his willingness to give him
| self up If assured of a fair and impartial
| trial and that he be released on a bond
OF $500 after his arrest until the date OF
! his trial and every opportunity given him
| to prepare his case, stating that he was
not afraid of the outcome II he was given
an opportunity 10 prepare his defense. but
on account of the large reward offered and
! the feeling against him here he was
afraid OF being jobbed. While It was i'm
| possible to have the amount Of his bond
| fixed before his preliminary examination or
| waiver, believing myself that some I'M
scrupulous persons might band themselves
together for the purpose of convicting some
one Of this crime for the purpose of secur-
ing the whole or part OF the reward, and
| also believing that Grove would have less
| fear of jobbery II no reward was in ex-
| istence for his arrest and conviction and
therefore more likely TO give himself up,
] II he ever had any intention of doing So
| recommended to Mr. Cudahy and the city
! council that all rewards for Groves ar
rest and also for the arrest and convic-
| ton OF the ktdnapers be withdrawn, and
In pursuance of my recommendation all
rewards were withdrawn and publication OF
such Withdrawals made
Thousands of People Interested.
Inquiries By the thousands were received
from private individuals private detectives
and police officers from all over the country
asking for information and giving advice.
Grove was often seen in widely separated
parts OF the country at the same time by
imaginative persons, and while II was inn
! possible TO investigate all alleged clues An
regard 10 his whereabouts, every clue that
appeared to- be reliable was investigated
without results. In one instance a man
by the name OF Henderson, convicted OF
| bigamy in Dallas. Tex, and sentenced 10
a number OF years In the penitentiary OF
| that state, confessed 20 being one OF the
kidnapers and while this department
placed no credence in the story. a great
many people believed Il to be worth looking
into and G. w. Shields, at that time
county attorney. went TO Dallas for the
purpose OF investigating the mans story.
He satisfied himself that the confession
was made for the purpose of escaping the
penitentiary sentence at Dallas with the
| hope that he would obtain a lighter SEN
tence here or be able 10 escape while being
brought TO Omaha for trial"
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