The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-07

OMAHA. Neb., May Shat Pat
III Grove is in the city of Omaha
was as much Of a surprise
to Chief Of Police DonohUe as
to the other citizens of the city
He said today that he had taken
steps to apprehend the fugitive, and
had placed a large detail Of detectives
on the case.
The greatest trouble Is that 10 mem
Der of the force would know Grove II
he appeared on the streets" said the
chief 1T is not true, however. that
Grove has been openly living with his
brother in Council Bluffs. II Pat Is IN
the city he has kept well under cover
l have had A number of Communics-
tons indicating that Grove would be in
Omaha and have been on the watch for
him"
The chief was inclined to say a word
Of censure to those who saw and talked
to Grove last night Donohue thinks
that he should have been notified i'm
mediately Of Groves presence in the
city.
Grove Was laxative.
When Grove appeared at the Office OF
q local newspaper last night he was
dressed in a neatly fitting business suit
and was in a laxative mood. His COZ
sti ochLltAt dL llIl4tS carried Il mixture or
the slang contracted by long compau-
iOnship with the class Of men with
whom he had been associated. Gen
orally however, he spoke in a rather
cosmopolitan manner and avoided raCy
language.
During his conversation he referred
TO his own family and spoke feeliugly
of mis- wife and two dead children. He
expressed a wish to become free TO live
down the past experiences Of his life
He took occasion TO deny the author
ship of several crimes which have been
charged against him, and declared that
he was innocent Of participation in the
train hold-Up near St Joseph, No, for
which he served three-year penitea-
tiary sentence.
Has d Bullet Wound.
Grove displayed the mark of a bullet
wound in the shoulder which he de-
clared he had received during his serv-
ice I'm the BOer army He says lie
served but three weeks with the Beers.
his wound making it necessary for him
to leave the army He went 10 Durham
thence to London and returned to the
United States. stopping three weeks ia
New York and thence going TO Chicago,
where he has since resided
CUdahy Will Prosecute.
+. A Su0dhy, who paid the 5000
ransom for the return Of his son. and
who offered d large reward for Grove
at the time of the kidnapping. said.
I have not heard from Grove for
about three months. Grove sent a friend
to Chief of Police Donohue and asked
for immunity from punishment II he
should voluntarily surrender. I told
Donohue that 1 would not recommend
leniency for Grove or do anything to
shield him. On the contrary, 1 stated
that at the time and I repeat now. that
If Grove should surrender or be cap
tuTed I shall lend any assistance i'm
my power TO prosecute him in the same
manner that would in the case of any
criminal"
Hotel Mans Story.
The police and detective forces OF
Council Bluffs have also been put to
work in an effort to find Grove. Thorn
as ]. O'Brien, the hotel proprietor who
made the appointment for the meeting
Of Grove with newspaper man. said
today that he had known Grove for If
teen years He also said that he had
met Grove several times since the
/ Cudahy kidnapping, the last time six
months ago, when Grove accosted him
on the street He said he had no par
( ticular interest in Grove, and that the
| latter had asked him to make the an
pointment with the reporter because of
/ O'Brien's former extended acouaiut-
ance with the fugitive