Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-15
HOSPITAL Inmate
SAYS HE IS GROVE
Man Arrested for vagr:ancy as
John King Claims He Is
Famous Kidnaper.

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A man who gave his name as John
King when he was convicted Of vag-
ra 1cy in the Police Court last week,
and. who because of the peculiar cir
cumstanes surrounding his arrest and
the way he talked in court, is now un-
der observation to determine his san
ity, now declares that he is Pat Crow.
famous as the kidnaper Of Eddie
Cudahy, son of the wealthy Omaha
packer.
The man giving his name as King was
found asleep on the lawn Of the Barber
estate on 14th street, a little more than
week ago, and, when a policeman
aroused him. told him he was waiting to
see Secretary Bryan. who was one Of
his lifelong friends, and who would ad-
wise him in selecting an honest lawyer
to handle a patent for him.
A charge Of vagrancy was put against
him, and Grove, as he now calls himself.
was convicted. Judge Pugh imposed a
sentence of ninety days. and recommend
ed that the man be examined mentally.
In addition to the statement made to the
policeman at the time of his arrest the
prisoner aroused some doubt of his san
ity in the judges mind when he started
to expatate on the merits Of the patent
he wished to secure.
Say He Resembles Picture.
Two Of the younger doctors at the
Washington Asylum Hospital. where the
man who calls himself Grove is being de-
tained. went to detective headquarters
Yesterday to see the picture Of Pat Grove
in the "rogues' gallery" and they both
declare that 1t Is an exact likeness of
the man whose sanity Is now being
tested.
Officials of the hospital said today that
1t will be at least two or three days be-
fore it is possible to conclude the tests
being made to determine the prisoners
sanity. No one Is allowed to see him
except other patients and guards One
of the guards said today that the pris-
oner now insists he is Grove, which he
would not admit at first.
According to the guard, the prisoner
SAYS he is a newspaper writer of rare
ability, earning a livelihood in this way
Unless the man Is adjudged sane, no
official credence can be placed in his
story that he is Pat Grove, officials at
surmise on the likelihood of the man be-
ing found insane, declaring it was mat
ter which only physicians could deter
mine.
Story of kidnapping.
Edward A. Cudahy, jr.. was fifteen
years old the time he was kidnapped
December 1S. 1900. Grove managed to
escape arrest until October 2. 1908. Soon
after his arrest he made statement de-
claring that the Kidnapping was the boys
own plan.
In the statement Grove said:
II met Eddy Cudahy, who knew me as
having worked once for his father. He
told me he needed money and said we
could make $4,000. He then outlined
the kidnapping plan which we later ex-
ecuted. About o'clock one evening
Cudahy left the house and went about
a block and a half distance and met
my partner and l. who were waiting
| for him.
eve drove to a vacant house about a
| mile and a half from the Cudahy home,
| which we had rented, and in which
Cudahy was to be detained. / then re-
| turned to the Cudahy house and threw
| the letter demanding ransom into the
Grove refused to say how the money
was divided but declares that $1,000 Of
| il was handed over to Eddy Cudahy. He
said they drove back to the Cudahy house
| immediately after the money was paid.
| Grove said in his statement that young
Cudahy left the buggy some distance
| from his house and walked home. A day
or two later. according to Grove, mere
was such a furore raised about the anair
that he left Omaha and went to Chicago
Some time after Groves statement was
made public Mrs. T.. A. Cudahy, mother
| of the boy, said that she refused to be-
lieye that her son was party 10 the
| KIDNAPPING scheme. She branded the story
as absurd.
According to police records, Grove has
been imprisoned for shooting two chi
| cago policemen and for assisting IN mold
ing up train.