Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-11-24

nOoka and Morris, Ill.
Chicago, Nov. %. - An. eye witness
of the mysterious murder of Chauffeur
John W. Bate. Jr.. has been found in
John Hennes, young farmer who
lives a mile north of the place at
which the automobile containing the
body of Bates was discovered.
Farmer Tells Story.
Today Hennes gave to the police a
detailed account of his experience on
the night Of the murder He was
aroused about IL o'clock by the auto.
mobile. Just as the machine neared
his place he heard loud voices as If the
occupants of the machine were quar-.
reling. He arose from his bed drew
aside the curtain of the window and
looked out About 100 fee5 away,
passing in front of his house he saw
the outlines of an automobile.
Passenger Fired Fatal Shot.
The machine seemed to be swaying
from side to side. Its occupants were
talking loudly and one of them was
standing UP in the rear seat. He held
q revolver at arms length and sud.
denly fired straight ahead. The ma.
chine continued on it's way and Hen.
mes heard nothing more.
Find Trace of "Mr. Dove"
Evidence was unearthed by the DO.
lice late last night indicating that "Mr.
Dove" the mysterious passenger who
engaged the automobile in which
Chauffeur William Bate was found
murdured at Lemont Friday night, was
in hiding in a Joliet boarding house as
late as shutdown Sunday night, forty
two hours after the crime was COM
mitted. The clew, which sends the
detectives off on the first tangible scent
picked UP since the finding Of the
body. was dug up at Romeo, village
a few miles out of Joliet.
In the hamlet they found saloon
keeper, Fred Doehly. who startled them
with q story to the effect that at 4::30
Saturday morning a stranger walked
into his barroom. He carried shabby
canvas suit case to which was strap
ped, with the lining outward, light
foyercoat.
Goes on Car to Joliet.
The man walked neryously about in
the tavern until 1880 o'clock, when he
walked out and boarded car going
III the direction Of Joliet.
On the car rode Miss Farrell, the
village schoolmistress, who noted her
fellow traveller infinitely. Her atten.
ton was attracted by his extreme ner-
vousness. Both Doehly and Miss Far.
rell when Questioned by the detec.
tives, described the man in detail. In
every point they pictured MIR. Dove"
A supplementary tracer was picked
up by detectives who went to Joliet
late last night and to boarding house
in South Joliet street kept by H. Haul
ser. Hauser informed them that at
breakfast time Sunday morning a
strange man had taken lodging at the
house. He seemed on the verge of
nervous collapse.
Is Extremely Nervous.
All Sunday afternoon he remained in
his room, the floor Uttered with the
newspapers At o'clock he invited
Haused to take a drink at Connor's
saloon, opposite the boarding house.
While there he called for pen and pa
per and tried to write a letter. His
hands shook SO that he tore the sheet
up in despair.
At 6 o'clock when darkness had
fallen, the proprietor saw his guest
sneak covertly down the back stairs
with a canvass suit case in his hand
and an overcoat over his arm He left
by the kitchen door and walked in the
direction of the Rock Island station.
A train left for the west at Gas.