The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-22
MANY THEORIES
BEING ADVANCED
-T-
But the Chicago Murder Mys-
terry Has Not Been Solved.
"MR. DOVE" DISAPPEARED
MAY HAVE BEEN A WOMAN,
AFTER ALL

Chicago, Nov. 21.-Search for the
murderer of John Bate. IT., the young
chauffeur, who was found in an auto
mobile near LemOnt, was continued to-
oay. The fact that the mysterious
Mr. Dove" who ordered the machine
from the Auditorium hotel. has not
appeared to aid in solving the problem,
caused the police to believe that be-
yohu doubt the passenger with the
checked suit and the red necktie is the
man they are seeking. That Dove had
TWO victims is new theory developed
by the discovery of blood under the
cushlon OF the rear seat of the auto
moDlle. One theory is how Dove" was
able 10 escape without being seen by
men who would remember him in the
nght OF the description that has been
furnished is that Dove had in the
canvas suit case which he carried an
other suit OF clothes 1t is now thought
ne removed his bloodstaiped garment
ana donned the others, afterward tying
his cast off clothing into a bundle for
which search was instituted today.
Two Bullets.
A post mortem examination showed
TWO bullets entered Bates head in
short succession and that their courses
we're nearly identical. The corOner's
physicians said that this indicated that
the murderer was highly excited or
wished to make sure Of Bates death.
Either one of the bullets would have
proven fatal.
John Eiler, the farmer who first told
OF hearing a wOman's voice raised In
dispute among the angry tones of the
men, has changed his statement. He
now thinks there was no woman's
voice
Voice Was High-Pitched.
John w. Bate. father Of the MUIR
dered man, says that his sons voice
was high pitched and might have been
mistaken for woman's in a quarrel.
Dove" is said to have made an ar
rsngement with a chauffeur named
McRae to go on a night ride to Joliet
about four weeks ago. McRae thought
he was a race track man.
Among letters found in the dead
mans pocket is said to be one in a
womars handwriting which contained
the words, when 1 love. 1 love, and
when 1 hate / hate" One Of the let
ters is signed by Leila J. Halle, and
was mailed in Auburn. n. Y. Miss
Halle, however, Is believed to be a
Chicago girl who was visiting in the
east.
Way nave oeeu q w
The theory was advanced that the
supposed Dove" may not have been a
man but woman in disguise. Edward
Slavin, telephone operator in the Audi
forum hotel, who arranged for the
renting of the machine for Dove. bears
this out in a Slight degree. Slaviu says
that Dove" was dressed in clothing
that seemed TO be either too large or
that Dove" did not know how TO dress
himself properly
Captain Evans Of the bureau of
Identification today examined the ma
chine I'm which Bate was found dead.
One of the brass oil lamps of the auto
mobile was taken by Captain Evans to
the Harrison street police station where
a reproduction of finger prints dis
covered on the lamp could be made.
IF any suspects are taken" said
Captain Evans, 1--WE may be enabled TO
identify him by his fingers.
An Alleged Witness.
=. O'Brien, an undertaken of Lemont,
notified the police today that he had
found a man who saw the murder of
Bate committed. He said that he would
bring the man to the police in the
morning, but tonight he positively re-
fused to disclose his identity.
I have received word said O'Brien.
from a young man who lives in a
small village near Lemont. that ne saw
the murder committed, and that he will
meet me in the morning and give me
all the information he has about the
murder"
According to O'Brien. the man de-
clared that he had seen the murder
but did not come forward with his in
formation because ne did not wish any
nOtoriety. When clues proved so nard
TO find he decided to tell what he
knows.
Late tonight the young man who
claimed TO have seen the murder was
found to be John HAMS. If he had any
information of value ne did not an
nounce it, He claimed TO have seer
the fash of a revolver and to have
heard the shot, but saw nothing of the
occupants of the automobile.
Miss Leah J. Halle, whose signature
appeared on notes found in the pos
session of Bate, the murdered chauf-
feur appeared at the central police
station tonight and declared that sh'
had no knowledge of the murder. She
became acquainted with Bate severa
months ago and had gone riding Will
him. On her return 10 her home il
GAINESVILLE. Wis, she had written Il
him at his request.
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