The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-22
NOT topeka Dove.
Small Man i'm Automobile Mys-
terry Is Another.
Frank N. Dove, Draughtsman
at Santa Fe, at His Desk.
HASN'T BEEN AWAY,
Says He Never Rode in an Auto
mobile but Once.
w itneSs Found Who Saw the
Shot Fired.
HASN'T BEEN AWAY.

| CnlcdgO, NOV. zZ.-An eye Witness OF
the mysterious murder of Chauffeur
John w. Bate, jr., has been found in
John Hennes, a young farmer, who lives
/ a mile from where the automobile con-
tanning Bates body was discovered.
Hennes told the police that on the night
of the murder he was aroused about IL
o'clock by the "chug-chug" of an auto
mobile. AS the machine neared his
place he heard loud voices as if the
occupants of the machine were quar-
reling. About 100 feet away, passing in
front of the house, he saw the outlines
of an automobile. The machine SEEM
ed to be swaying from side to side, its
occupants were. talking loudly, and one
of them seemed to be standing in the
rear seat. Suddenly the person in the
rear held a revolver at arms length
and fired straight ahead. The machine
continued on its way and HenneS heard
nothing more He believed that nobody
was hurt until he learned of the muir
der.
The Chicago Inter Ocean story of the
affair says:
One important development of yester-
dayis hunt for clews was the discovery
that man known as Frank N. Dove
| lived in Joliet until two months ago.
/ This Dove was secretary-treasurer of
the Erharz Piano company of Joliet.
He left the town two months ago,
the police learned to take a position
with the Atchison railroad, with head
quarters at Topeka, Kan.
| At midnight Saturday, when the re-
| porters and detectives reached Joliet,
they concentrated their efforts to ascer-
tanning whether Dove lived or had lived
in that city.
| They found the name Frank N. Dove
in the city directory. The house he oc-
cupied was vacant and there was a halt
in the inquiry until early Sunday
r11O I
ident of the piano company, was found.
wilkins declared he knew Dove well.
In answer to an avalanche of questions,
he said that up to two months ago Dove
had been employed by the piano COM
pany, but that he had resigned his po-
sition to go to Topeka.
According to Wilkins. the Dove who
hired the automobile from Canary'S
garage and the Dove who lived in Joli-
ct until two months ago tailed almost
exactly in personal appearance.
The police learned that since. his de-
passes supplied him by the railroad,
had made frequent trips to Chicago,
and that in nearly every one of these
trips he had visited Joliet, often max
ing the run out in an automobile.
No one appeared to know what his
business in Joliet concerned, but it was
indicated that it was purely personal.
Telegraphic inquiries to Topeka last
right confirmed this story. Dove was
unknown to the police, and his name
was not in the city directory of Topeka,
but it was learned that he had lived
there for two months.
Up to late hour last night the mans
residence had not been found, and the
police of Topeka were still searching
for him.
The police consider the identification
of Dove the most important advance
thus far made toward unraveling the
mystery. He was known to be a man
who always carried a large sum of
Will i'm nd yaII h q
jewelry.
The police couldn't find Mr. Dove but
a State Journal reporter did.
Frank N. Dove is a draughtsman in
the office of the chief engineer of the
Santa Fe. Inquiry at that office today
revealed the fact that all of the en-
ployes of the office swear to the state
ment that Mr.. Dove has been at the
office every day for two months, and
consequently could not have been In
Chicago.
The description of Mr.. Dove ofTopeka
does not tally with that given of the
man who is implicated in the tragedy.
The mysterious Mr.. Dove was said to
be young, tall and f1ashily dressed. Mr..
Dove of Topeka is fifty years old, is
married, has 14-year-old son and is
very short and has never been known
to dress fashily. In fact he dresses
quite the reverse, very modeStly.
Mr. Dove is quite well known in rail-
way circles in all parts of the country
Formerly he was chief clerk to the chief
engineer of the Colorado Southern rail-
road at Denver, Colorado. He has |
worked in Topeka for a year and a |
half. The Chicago papers declared he |
had only moved to Topeka from Joliet |
two months ago.
The wires were kept hot between |
Chicago and Topeka for short time in |
an effort to establish a connection be- |
tween the two men but it was impossi- |
BILE to do so. Newspaper men and de- |
tectives from Chicago made the trip to |
Topeka but their efforts came to |
nought.
1t is a peculiar coincidence but it |
should be understood that Mr.. Dove of
Topeka is not involved. He bears an
excellent reputation. but it is likely that |
the man knew Mr.. Dove and simply |
used his name as blind
A reporter for the State Journal talk I
ed with Frank N. Dove at his desk
in the office of the chief engineer this
He was inclined to regard |
the affair as a huge joke. The humor
Of the situation appealed to him but at
the same time he was not forgetful of
the peculiar position in which he found
himself.
81 wish you would be careful to ex-
plain that I am in no way connected
with the affair." he said after explain
ing his connection with the Santa Fe
railroad and the length of time he has
been employed here ct do not like the
idea of becoming mixed up in this sort |
Of publicity. / cannot account for the
ous stranger of the automobile being
the same as mine. I never rode in an
but once, and that was
with James Chapelle, proprietor of the
Copeland hotel /
Bate Murderer Caught.
Chicago. Nov. 22.-The murderer of
William Bate, the chauffeur whose