The Washington times., 1922-01-08

NOUS bandit, bank and train robber.
but best known as the kidnaper OF
Edward q. Cudahy, the Oldest son
of the famous multi-millionaire
packer, for which he demanded and
received $4,000 ransom.
Singularly enough Cove COM
mitted his first and last offense
against the same man. 1t was while
working as q salesman for the firm
of Cudahy 4 Co in Omaha. Neb..
tina he committed his first crime
that of knocking down" In his
sales. and fourteen years later he
committed his last crime which ulti-
mately resulted in his reformation.
Today Grove IL q reformed bad
man, a crusader for the underdog.
for the man In prison and an apos-
tie for the prevention Of crime.
He is in Washington urging before
members of Congress certain lesis-
lation which he believes win pre-
vent crime. rather than the pun
ishment Of II.
Now . Kindly Man.
- In his youth he was - bad bad
man" a. eyer stepped out Of the
mythical '.wfld and woody West"
with q smoking revolver that spelled
death at every bark. Today he u a.
kindly looking old man and n
mild-spoken Q gentleman - over
sraced . salon and - suavs . dip
iomat and a. m interesting witness
that ever appeared before any COM
nittes Of the House or Sonata
The story Of Pat Grove - largely
. story Of orime-not orimS In the
beginning. for until the ags Of eight
cen b., Wa . farm. Lad, but from
ehs advent Of his adventure 70 the
city until his rnsl ..job'' he ran the
gamut Of crime In almost every
State In the West and with varied
success. With ~ all he has never
billed . man.
II all his crimes wsrs atoned for
in punishment b. Imprisonment hs
would have over 900 years 10 DO In
prison. but despite this fac4 he has
served but two terms In prison. one
In Illinois far . diamond robbery
and the other In Missouri for train
yoboery. For the cudahy kidnapping
hs vas never convicted.
Crow disifkes 70 tan q his
crimes They are nothing 10 b
proud Of and something that I am
soaking atonement for and am try-
ins to live down." he states.
In . reminiscent mood. h0wsvsr,
- again revived the Cudahy kidnap-
tas casa, because - he states, 1T
really resulted In my reformation
and while the money that Got did
ne no good. I am nevertheless Glad
that pulled that stunt for II I had
not do not believe that I should
have sver reformed
Bet Up In Business.
On leaving homo on the farm.
Grove went to Omaha a. q lad Of
eighteen or nineteen, and was set
up In business by his brother a. q
butcher. Things went well until they
were forced into competition with
the big packers, who eventually
forced them to sell out.
He then went to work for Cudahy.
FIRST in Q minor position, working
his way up by various stages until
he became head salesman. A. head
salesman he received 50 per day.
This, he considered good wages, but
not enough to keep any man from
temptation.
He decided one day to pocket .
part Of his proceeds. From that
day on he gradually appropriated
more and more Of the daily receipts
until he was eventually going $3.50
with his employer. his daily income
being In the neighborhood Of $40 or
$50 a day. 80 wv.
Shortly afterward he was trapped
and discharged. From that day on
life with him was a succession OF
new positions. He would work sew
eral days in a place, then his past
history would become known and he
would again be fired" Losing one
position aftsr another. he abandon