Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1909 — Ellas Ray, Tippecanoe County Murderer, To Be Tried Nov. 9th. [ARTICLE]

Ellas Ray, Tippecanoe County Murderer, To Be Tried Nov. 9th.

The case of Elias Ray, who struck Conrad Ortman, who worked for him, with a club, resulting in Ortman’s death before he reached the hospital, has been postponed by agreement of counsel for the state and defense, and will come up for trial on Nov. 9th. As Ray is the largest land owner in Tippecanoe county and is out on $50,000 bail, the trial will be one of the hardest fought legal battles ever waged in that county. Ray is well known to a number of horsemen in this county and also owns land in the northern part of this county.