The Washington herald., 1913-08-18

KIDNAPPER FULLY
IDENTIFIES SELF
Pat Grove Convinces. Au-
thorities He Is tie Man
in Cudahy Case.
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED
Old Associate, Are Recalled and Pis-
oner Accurately Describes
Incidents.
MANY QUESTIONS ASKED
Pat Grove is in our midst.

He who for the last few days has
been bafiing DIR. Zinkhan. superintend-
ent of the Washington Asylum Hos
pital, where he is confined. the police,
and the newspaper reporters. finally
has convinced all beyond the shadow
of a doubt that he is the man he claims
to be-
Physicians at the hospital declare
Grove is sane. He is under sentence OF
ninety days Imprisonment at Occoquan
for vagrancy, having been arrested more
than a week ago. He will ask for sus-
pension Of sentence
A reporter Of The Washington Her
aid, accompanied by DIR. Zinkhan,
called upon Grove in his room yester-
day afternoon, firing question upon
question at him TO ascertain if he was
the man who gained worldwide motor
iety by kidnapping Eddie Cudahy,
the son of the wealthy Omaha packer,
and holding him for a S25,0U0 ransom.
Questions Are Asked.
who was the chief of police in oma-
ha at the time of the kidnapping" he
was asked.
Why. Donohoe." was his ready an
swer. Hes dead now"
DO you remember where the Cudahy
TSSluCnCe was.
AT the corner of Thirty y-seventh and
Harney Streets" he replied without
hesitation.
DO you remember Buck keith?'
Buck Keith was an old hackman with
whom Grove used to associate. He
was a ball player. and at one time was
manager of the Omaha baseball team
Grove did not recall him instantly. as
ile did in the other queries, but after
a pause became reminiscent and spoke
of several adventures with his old pal
In the long string of questions which
were asked him, he never faltered once
in his answer. Grove, who is tail.
powerful man. clean cut. blue eyes, and
silver gray hair. makes an impressive ap-
psaranCe He appeared to have fair
education and talked well.
A local correspondent for an out town
paper who at the time of the kidnapping
in Omaha was in that town and who
beCame intimately acquainted with
Grove was mentioned to him. Upon be-
ing informed that the scribe was in
Washington. he exclaimed for joy, and
expressed an ardent desire to speak with
him.
DO you ever remember walking into
the Office of the Commoner, about five
years ago, in Lincoln. Nebr.. and plac-
ing a revolver Oh the table with your
of Your adventures?
No. l haven't had a gun in my hand
for more than seven years" he objected.
shot n Policeman.
Probably Groves memory has failed
him in regard to this question. for the
police records will show that he has
been tried charges of shooting A pO-
liceman in the leg in a Western town
about four years ago. The newspaper
man remembers distinctly that Grove
brandshed a gun on the particular oC-
Cesion referred to above.
DO you still maintain that the kid
papping of CuGahy was planned by
Eddie and yourself SO that the boy
would receive n share of the ransom?"
No. that is absolutely false. There
never was any such agreement. Thar
story originated in the mind of an edi-
tor OF Il certain Chicago. newspaper, who
wished to fake up a good story.
~ hen Cudahy was kidnapped by my
pal. callahan. and myself. We had in
tended to hold him for a ransom oi
yO0.goN Callahan. who was of rather
mean disposition, was prone to treat the
boy roughly. but | was fond of Eddie
and I did my best TO make him com
Portable. After some heated arguments
with Callahan over the advisability OF
decreasing the amount of the ransom
II was decided TO inform the Cudahy's
thai we would accept 5000. We dif
this mainly because We had planned Z
Job which would net us more thar
Sl.n1nGo, and We wanted to get through
with one thing before We began an
other.
What have YOU been doing with your
self for the last five years.
4 have been making a living as a
newspaper man and doing other things
! have been a police reporter on the
New York World and several other pa
pers. and have written magazine ar
ticles. l have been decidedly unfor'
tunate. though. in not being able tC
hold job for AIRY length of time. fol