Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1904 — A BATE MURDER SUSPECT. [ARTICLE]

A BATE MURDER SUSPECT.

Rensselaer was not behind every other town in reporting a Bate murderer suspect. Tuesday a man whose clothing and general ap pearanoe answered closely to the description of the man Dove, anp- - posed to have been the mtirdeier of young J. W. Bate, in the automobile near Lemont, 111., was seen about a mile northwest of Mt, Ayr. The man was on horseback and was traveling southward. His light overcoat, derby bat and build and size answered the general description of Dove, while his actions were suoh as to cause suspicion. Some farmers working near the road saw him. aud as he approached near where they were he leaned over on the far side of the horse so they oonld not see his faoe, and put his horse on a dead run until he was out of sight. When they first saw him he kept turning

aaound in his saddle and looking baok as though he feared someone might be on bis trick. The oiroumstanoe was reported here, and Constable Vick telegraphed the Chief of Polioe at Chicago, who sent word to towns south of hete to be on the watoh. It is not at all likely that the min seen wee the Bite murderer, but he aoted very much like be might be wanted either for that or some other orime.