Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-17
GROVE NOW IN THE BLUFFS JAIL
Declines to Admit Deny Being
Acquainted with Levi.

Declines to Admit or Deny Being
Acquainted with Levi.
Following his acquttal in Omaha Pat
Grove was brought to Council Bluffs and
lodged in the county Jail. The district
grand jury OF Pottawattamie county at it's
January session returned a joint indictment
against Pat Grove and Arthur Levi of this
city on the charge OF holding up and rob-
bling the crews of two motor cars on the
! night of July 2. 1906 near the east approach
| to the motor bridge. The bonds OF the two
defendants under the indictment were fixed
by the court at 1880 each.
Grove was brought to Council Bluffs In
| a hack by Sheriff Canning and Sherman
| Humphrey, janitor of the county court
house. When word reached Sheriff Canning
that the Omaha authorities were ready to
turn over Grove to the Iowa authorities
all OF the deputy sheriffs were engaged
elsewhere, and Sheriff Canning had TO i'm
press Janitor Humphrey into service. The
trip from Omaha was made without Incl
dent and the party reached the county jail
about $50 o'clock
Jailer Gallup had been notified of the i'm
pending arrival of Sheriff Canning and his
prisoner and everything was in readiness
| to receive Grove. After Groves name and
other particulars had been entered on the
| jail register the prisoner was placed in a
cell of the corridor on the second floor.
where he has as company Robert Vroman
and Harry Baker, the two young fellows
/ charged with the theft of valuable brass
| fixings from threshing machines; and Nor
man Taylor, the youth charged with break
ing into Mrs. C. Gregorys house and steal
| ing a sum of money.
Grove WAS as debonnaire and cheerful as
| 2-year-old. He looked as IL he had Just
| stepped from the BARRIERS chair and was at
| tired in dark suit, with long overcoat
with velvet collar, and black fedora hat
He carried small grip in his hand, which
| he was permitted TO take into the cell with
| him.
| Uncertain About BAIL
| While the formalities of registering were
| being gone through Grove was introduced
| to and shook hands with several newspaper
| reporters. He was asked II he intended
| giving bail, as the amount was not so large
| well, ! can't say as to this yet. Mr..
| Hess pointing to the county attorney.
standing by tells me the bail has been
placed at 1850 This is quite a big chunk
Of money to dig up and don't know jus,
at this time where ! can put my hands on
it," he answered.
l
quainted with Arthur Levi, his alleged ac-
complete in the street car hoIdup, Grove
answered:
THAT is the young fellow l have beer
told hung around my brothers saloon.
don't know II I know him. / may, but
cannot tell until ] see him"
Grove, while not making any forma
statement told the reporters that he had
nothing TO fear about the charges against
him here. why I came over at my owr
wish. didn't /. Mr.. Sheriff said Grove
looking at Sheriff Canning, who acknowl
eyed he was correct in his statement bS
saying:
Certainly you did, Pat"
Grove stih wearing his overcoat ant
grip in hand. entered the cell corridor a.
jauntily as IL he was being shown to IN,
best room in hotel. He hesitated at tn,
gate, however, and turning to Jailer GaIluI
said; Which side do l go?" The jaile
informed him he could occupy the entir,
space as he wished and that one of tn,
cylinder cells would be assigned him a
night. Before the gate was locked a new
straw mattress was put into the corrido
for Groves use.
That Grove consented to be brought [,
Iowa without resorting TO habeas corpu
proceedings proved a surprise to County AT
torney Hess and Sheriff Canning Will
not prepared TO make a definite statement
Mr.. Hess stated last evening that he hope,
to try Grove at this term OF court.
II is understood that Attorney s. h
Wordsworth Of this city will be associate,
with Groves Omaha counsel in defendinl
Grove.