Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-15
uDeNCE is IN AND ARGUMENT BEGUN
Letter in Which Prisoner Oonfssses Kid
nsping of Young oudahy introduced.
TAXES ALL THE BLAME OF CRIME ON SELF
Contains Statement Grove offered Twenty
One Thousand Back for Lenisnoy,
EXPECTED Jury WILL GET CASE TONIGHT
County Attorney Does Not Put on
stand Newspapers Men who Had
Interviews with Famous
Prisoner.


Much to the disappointment of curious
crowd Pat Grove charged with the rob
berry of Edward A. Cudahy in the sum OF
s25,Ooo, did not take the witness stand I'm
his own behalf Wednesday After the
court permitted the Introduction as evil
dence of the letter Grove wrote Father
Murphy, confcssing the abduction of young
Cudahy and pleading for mercy. the state
rested and the defense called as witnesses
Mrs Schnciderwind, Frank Glynn and two
others And at y. IN. the defense rested.
Arguments for tho state began, after the
attorneys had argued with the court a
little while as to matters OF law in the
| instruction Of the jury. 1t is believed the
entire day will be consumed in argument
and the case go to the jury tonight
At the beginning * ;he hearing OF the
case Wednesday morning Judge Sutton an
nounced that he would admit as evi-
dence tine letter Grove is alleged to have
written to Rev. Father Murphy of Vail
Ia In which he admits being guilty OF
the Cudahy KIDNAPPING and in which he
asks the priest to intercede with Mr.. Cud-
ahy for mercy. The defense made a strenu-
Gus fight to prevent the introduction OF
the communication, but Judge Sutton de-
cided with County Attorney Slabaugh that
it admissible.
ney Sabaugh would not put on the witness
stand Frank p. Gallagher or Harry wilkin-
son, the reporters who had the confession
interviews with Grove, Gallagher before
Groves arrest and Wilkinson on the train
enroute from Butte. Mr.. Gallagher had
been subpoenaed and came UP from Lin
coin Tuesday expecting TO testify Wilkin-
son. II transpired was called OUT of the
city Just about the time the trial began,
but he bobbed up Wednesday and was in
the court room. Sabaugh pronounced the
testimony of the reporters unnecessary.
Letter of Confession.
! This is a copy of the ietter to Father
| Murphy:
Murphy, Vail. Ia.-Dear Friend: / wrote
you letter from Chicago few months
ago and your answer was very encourage
! thought OF refermins and starting life
l suppose you know that am married.
My wife lives here in Omaha. and while
we have been parted for about fourteen
years. yet we are not divorced. In fact.
| cause other than my own lack of control,
which has justified the assaults on my
In your letter you said that you did not
| believe half OF what was written OF me.
| Well that is the truth.
| l have been accused of hundreds OF
| crimes which l never committed, and |
served one term Of three years in state
| ing about, and to add injustice TO the case
| the railroad attorney told me he knew 1
was innocent. stating that he was COM
PEELED to make "A showing for his company.
For the last fifteen years my suffering
has been intense. My children are dead
and my wife is "a servant for others l am
! an outcast and disgrace to the mother
that gave me birth; and TO add to my suf-
| fering, l have wronged a man that has
| been friend to me.
am guilty OF the Cudahy affair 1 am
fla u~I,.I
was over | regretted my act and offered
| to return 81 600 to Mr. Cudahy, but he re-
Africa. where joined the rebel army and
| was badly wounded, being shot twice; then
/ returned to America and have repeatedly
| wronged. Now, am going to give myself
| up and take whatever comes. and IL Mr..
! Cudahy would show me mercy | would
come out all right and could start life
anew.
! Cudahy is a remarkably good man and
have known him for years and must say
that he is generous and forgving and IL
! would be hard to find better man. But
lie to prosecute me.
I could stand trial and beat the case.
but that would not relieve me of the bur-
den that is crushing out the last ray of
happiness IN my wasted life. i would
| rather plead guilty and try to have the
sentence suspended, giving me chance to
start life anew.
There are a large number of people who
| think the crime was never committed and
that it was simply an advertisement. and
there have been many false stories told as
to young Cudahy's Whereabouts on the
night of his abduction. My pleading guilty
| would harm no one but myself. and II
could induce Mr., Cudahy to show me mercy
II would stimulate the harsh judgment
that is practiced in courts. with 4, feeling
OF mercy that God intended should be
/ wish you would write to Mr.. Cudahy
and Mrs. Cudahy and pray for mercy for
5em 1He e them Of tho te Of y
| father and mother, and feel sure that
Mr., Cudahy knows II is an old and well
established fact, having long since been
proven so by scientific research. that is, ~
the parents are honest their offspring.
| though they may wander into sin, will
eventually abandon evil and return 70 good
| Remember this: And MIR. Cudahy knows
as do hundreds of others in this city, that
fed the hungry and l myself was Door
and that I showed mercy to the rich and
mighty when they were In my power and
stolen gold l could have ten millions inside
| 9f thirty days. But have found no hap
tie teaching of my childhood. II i must
Please forward this letter to Rev. Father
| Linahan, from whom | received my
first communion. He buried my mother
and YOU buried my father, and ! wish 90
come when / must return TO them.
Write to Mr.. and Mrs. Cudahy and ask
| tFem 10 show me some mercy.
This is all, and will say goodby.
Please attend 10 this as soon as possible.
The Cqdahys are good Catholics and the
to them will never be known bv the public
| PAT GROVE.
| p. S.-Mr. Cudahys address is Edward
4. CudahY. Omaha, Neb
Mrs. schneiderwind Called.
The defense Immediately called Mrs
James SchneideTwind who rented the
Grpver street cottage. After she had tes-
titled three men who had overheard a
conversation in which Frank Glynn. one
Of the witnesses for the state, took part
were called, their evidence being intended
10 impeach the testimony of Glynn Glynn
is the witness who identified Grove as the
man who went TO his fathers livery barn
the morning after the kidnapping and called
up Mr. Cudahy by telephone.
This was all the evidence introduced by
the defense at tho morning session and f.
occupied less than an hours time. At li:2S