The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-07
Police Would Like to Get Hold Of
PaIeoIosue who Was at Mail
Box on Night Of knabe
Death.
SAW A MAN IN THE ROOM
While Passing Woman Physician's
Window, He Saw Her in Heated
Argument With
Man.

eHOrtS IN the attempt 10 Solve Ln0
mystery of the death of DR.. Helene
Knabe, found in her apartments with
her throat cut, centers around the
romantic Prince Paleologue Of Greece,
an impoverished member of doubt
full royal line, who for some time has
been lecturing to his countrymen in
America.
The police believe him to be in pos
session Of what may prove clue of
paramount Importance that
would tend greatly to clear the mys-
tery-at any rate, one that would go
to prove whether DR.. Knabe was mur-
dered or killed herself, question
which the authorities have not been
able to decide. Urgent dispatches
were sent to Chicago, whittier it was
reported Prince Paleologue had gone,
and the most expert detectives OF the
force of that city searched for the
Greek prince, but reported today he
could not be found
While he was in Indianapolis he re-
sided with a friend, A. W. Richardson,
In apartments opposite the home of
DR.. Knabe Richardson told the III
thorities Prince Paleologue had said
to him that on the night of the crime
he had gone to the corner letter box
to post several letters. This box is
directly in line Of view o. the windows
OF the Knabe apartment. The Greek
gaid the windows were brilliantly
alight, and as he passed he saw DR..
KHabe apparently in heated argu-
ment with a man in her room.
This man had his back to the win
dow, but DR.. Knabe's face could plain
ly be seen. The prince said he was
sure she was greatly excited and ser
ious about whatever subject she was
discussing with the man. Richardson
told the police that they would be able
to find Prince Paleologue in Chicago
although he could not give them any
specific address. The presence of 9
man in DR.. Knabe's apartment at the
hour fixed by Prince Paleologue-
10:30 at night-deals heavy blow al
the suicide theory in connection with
the strange death of the distinguished
woman.
dispatch from Baltimore says that
Prince Paleologue was in Baltimore q
few weeks ago lecturing to the Greeks
OF that city. But this was before the
death of DR.. Knabe. He had resided
quietly while there with family il
East North avenue and on leaving lef
no definite information concerning hi!
future movements. He disavowet
while there any ambition to secur,
his throne in Greece, but said he wa.
simply working in the cause of secur
ing constitutional rights for his peo
pie
His Imperial Highness, Prince dt
Byzantium, Count of Velus and We
vendus, Doctor Of Laws, heir of tht
imperial Hellenic-Roman throne, a!
he styles himself came to this coun
try about four years ago. BY seyera
authorities his claim to royalty ha'
been derided and no such title as HI
claims appears in the Almanach d.
Gotha.
One expert in heraldry said thu
young mans real name is Wickham
His mother, wife of an English arm.
colonel, gathered great mass of evi
dence to prove that she was de
scendant of the ancient Byzantine
rulers. She finally laid her claims
before the Holy Synod of st. Peters
burg and one of the members wrot'
to her recognizing her pretensions, bu
elsewhere her claims were never re
z garded seriously, and she has beer
given no standing nor recognition IL
European courts.
The Prince went "broke'' shortly al
ter arriving in America and advertised
for a job. First he worked on Greel
newspaper then got the unique job 0
acting as escort for women shopper
and then began lecturing to Greek
On constitutional government. He i
swarthy complexioned. rather good
looking, young man.