The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-25

 police.
 Jefferson Haynes, the negro jani- tor of the apartment house where Dr. Knabe lived was detained on sits- picion that he knew something of her death but tonight detectives re- leased him after he had withstood for hours their attempts to draw in- eliminating information. They were in the dark, they said as to last nights tragedy in Dr. knabe's apart ment.
 The theory of suicide, put aside earlier in the day, was revived to- night. but the police declared the evidence tended to indicate murder. The knife with which Dr. Knabe was killed has not been found and the coroner and the police were of the opinion that if she herself gashed her throat she would not have the strength to have carefully hidden the knife and then returned to her bed. There were no bloostains on the floor of her bedroom save where the blood had trickled from the wound across the bed and dripped on the floor.
 The blow dealt was q powerful one. for the knife passed through the mus cular tissue and was only stopped by the upper vertebrae. On one of Dr. Knabe's arms was slight wound and blood was smeared on her left leg.
 Haynes. the janitor. who had known Dr. Knabe for years, told the police she went to bed at II o'clock last night, Dr. Knabe's apartment was just above his room. He was awak- ened in the night, he said, by three screams apparently in Dr. Knabe's apartment. but he went to sleep again without investigation.
 At 500 o'clock this morning he said he heard footsteps in the room above him.
 Dr. Knabe's apartment was in a corner of the building and it's win dows are opened on two streets. None of these windows were open ed and several of them were open last night Haynes daughter slept in room next to his and the house. keeper in a nearby room. The wo- men said they heard no noise ov- erhead last night. The family liv- ing in the apartment above Dr. Knabe's also said they heard neither screams nor any other sound from Dr.. Knabe's rooms.
 It was S:15 o'clock this morning when Katherine McPherson. Dr. Knabe's assistant, entered the apart ment and found her dead. The body lay prone on it's back. the arms out stretched. The night dress was dis arranged and across the breast was a pillow. There were only slight signs of a struggle and none of robbery
 Miss McPherson called physicians They agreed that Dr. Knabe had been dead about six hours. The cor oner stated that he could find no
 vidence she had had been assaulted i.
 Motive for the murder puzzles de. tectives tonight.
 Dr. Knabe spent much time in study She had told Miss McPher- son last evening she intended to read until until ia iss te
 She had wide acquaintance, but no one was found today that said she had an intimate man friend. Her res ignation from the position of state bacteriologist was caused by the pressure Of her private practice anl her desire to study hygiene, said Dr. J. N. Hurley. secretary of the IndI- ana Board cf Health, under whom she worked in the state laboratory
 "she was a brilliant woman oi beautiful character. said Dr. Hur. Hey and we regretted to lose her from the state service"
 pr. Knabe was 35 years old anl Iof strikingly attractive appearance She had never been married.
 As bacteriologist and Ipsthologist Eshes was highly respected. She wal la membdr of the American Medica