Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-11
Prisoner Recognised by Several Witnesss,
as "Er. Johnson"
SEEN OFTEN At GROVER STREET PLACE
Photograph Spotted as that Of Companion
Of Notorious Jim Callahan.
DEFENDANT AS MAN WHO BOUGHT PONY
Daniel Burriss Says Grove Purchased His
Horse Fsuud After kidnapping,
LIGHT BURNS AND JOG BARKs tvENTFuL

NetghbOrs ObserNe These ana OtneE
Significant circumstances at
Lonely shanty when Eddie
Cudaby is Abducted.
Testimony tending to show that Pat
Grove and the mysterious man, Johnson,
who was seen with James Callahan about
the time of the kidnapping of Eddie Cudahy,
were one ana the same person, was intro
duced in district court at the hearing of
the famous case Saturday morning. Like
wise testimony was introduced by the state
tending to connect Pat Grove and the
Grover street house, which two men rented
and where Bddie Cudahy is said to have
been concealed. Halt a dozen or more
witnesses testified either to seeing man
now identified as Grove with another man.
Callahan, at or about the place. And other
witnesses Identified Grove az man giving
his name as Johnson, who rented the little
house. A photograph picked out from
collection has thus been Identified being
that OF Mr.. Johnson Grove. The trial, in
progress in Judge Suttons department OF
the district court. continues to attract large
crowds
Mrs. Carrie Hensely identified picture
of Grove that of one of two men who
rented a vacant cottage of ]. n. II. Patrick
In Happy Hollow about the time of the kid
naping. John Murtagh, who lives near
MIR. PatriclSs house, also identified the
picture as that of one of the two men he
had seen about the place. Mrs. Lena
Wrieth Identified Groves picture as that
of a man who called himself johnson and
who was frequently with James Callahan
at the residence OF Callahan's sister, Mrs.
Kelly, who lived near Mrs. Wrieth. Tesu-
mony along the same lines was offered by
John C. Rabbe, who identified the defend
ant as the man introduced to him Pat
Grove and whom he had previously known
as Johnson. Daniel Burriss pointed out
Grove as one of the two men who had
bought from him a day or two before the
kidnapping the pony found after the kid
naping at Pacific Junction.
Two Men Rent Houses.
Mrs. Carrie Hensely, who was the frst
witness. was living at the home of ]. n. H.
Patrick In Happy Hollow ut the time OF
the kidnapping. She said two men had Wis
tied Mr.. PatricSs house to talk to him re-
garding the renting of vacant cottage
he owned about two blocks west of his
residence. The men had some difficulty liz
finding Mr.. Patrick at home and both OF
them called twice and one of them called
alone once.
Did you know one of the mem" asked
County Attorney Slsbaugh.
Not until afterward," the witness an
swered.
who was that man?''
Mr.. Callahan
! The witness was handed half dozen pho
| tographs and was asked IL she could find
one that looked like the man who was with
| Callahan. She sorted them over in her
| hand a moment and then handed him one.
which was offered as an exhibit. Later in
her examination she said she had idcnti-
| fed a picture Of the man at the Callahan
| trial, but IL was a little different in finish
She said the stranger wore light mus
tache. She had seen the photographs first
at Mr.. Patrlck's and had identified one Of
| them before she had heard of the kidnap-
! ing. She said she had seen the defendant.
Pat Grove. walk and his walk was the
| same as that of the man with the light
mustache.
| Detective Tells what He Found.
! Detective Drummy was called to tell
about a visit the police had made to Mr..
Patrick's cottage about two weeks before
the kidnapping. He said the police had heard
suspicious characters were in the house and
nd0 gone out 10 make IN lnNeSllRduOn.
They had entered through back window
and had forced one of the inner doors In
the house they found lantern. gasoline
stove. can partly filled with gasoline.
about twenty-five or thirty feet of halt-inch
rope, a soap box with cup and, ,spoon in
II and a bucket, II is the thqory OF the
prosecution that some of these articles were
found in the Grover street house after the
kidnspin
County Attorney Slabaugh also put a
number of questions to the witness tending
TO show that a diligcnt search had beer
made for Grove by the officers to support
the allegation that he was fugitive from
justice.
John Murtsgh. who lived at Happy Hoi.
low near Mr.. Patrlck's house also identified
the picture of Grove as that Of one Of the
men he had seen around Mr.. Patrick's cot.
tage. on cross-examination Mr.. English
called his attention 10 the fact that tbs
man in the picture had no mustache but
he still insisted 1t looked like the man Will
the exception OF the lack Of the mustache
Detective Mitchell also told OF the visit ts
the house and described the articles founS
in II.
= ALSO Knew of johnson.
Mrs. Lena Wreth said she lived in 1870
at Fifty-second and Poppleton avenu,
across the street from Mrs. Kelly Gala
hans sister. She described the man VIII,
was called johnson and who visited Kelly
several times Fin company with Callahan
! She said she heard after the kidnapping tina
Johnson was really Pat Grove. He did no
go to Kelly's after the kidnapping as IA
: as she knew. She said Johnson wore
dark mustache and long overcoat, tn
] | color of which she could not remember.
John c. Rabbe. Fifty-fourth and Popple
' ton avenue, testified that he had seen tn
man called Johnson a number of time,
One day, when he was with Pat Grove
r brother. Pat passed them and the brothe
remarked: THAT is my brother. Pat" II
said he recognized him as the man John
n | soa-
do you see that man in the cour
= room7" asked Mr.. slabaugh.
\ Yes. sir"
1.-THE defendant, Pat Grower
Yes sir"
= sure the same Was Pat.
On cross-examipation he said he ha
seen Johnson At Kely's several times an
n he was sure he was the man pointed on