Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-25
WOMAN PHYSICIAN FOUND WITH
THROAT CUT LIVED Ex.
EMPLARv LIFE.
NEGRO JANiroR RELEASED.
WOMEN ARE QUESTIONED

Indianapolis. Oct. 25.-lnvestigations
Of the private life of DR.. Helene
knabe. former state bacteriologist.
found dead with her throat cut yester-
day in her apartments. today occupied
the detectives assigned to tho mys-
terious case. They proposed to aues-
t'on the dead woman's friends in the
medical profession first. for 1t Is said
ner acauaintanceship was almost en-
treiy confined to persons interested in
scientific subjects. in physical culture
or in social hygiene.
That 1t should be discovered that
there was any scandal attached to tho
death Of DR.. Knabe would be incon-
sistent with her life. It was pointed out
today. She lived alone in the COM
fortably furnished apartments in which
she was killed because she devoted all
her spare time to study and expert
mentation. She was a member Of the
Young Women's Christian Association
and frequently lecturcd to It's mem
bership and to the students OF the high
school on social hvgiene. attempting
to impress upon them the necessity Of
purity In all social relation She was
deeply interested in physical and men,
tai culture among women. and today
was to have taken an examination az
instructor In the North American
gymnastic union at its normal school
at the German House in this city.
The police last night. having re-
leased Jefferson Haynes, the negro
ianitor Of the building In which Dr.
Knabe lived. after satisfying them
selves he could tell nothing Of tho
circumstances Of her death. began a
search today for hidden motive for
the murder.
Women Arc Questioned.
Detectives today took to police head
quarters for examination Augusta
Knabe cousin. and Catherine McPher-
son. assistant to DR.. Helene Knabe,
former state bacteriologist, who was
found, dead with,her throat slashed In
her apartments early yesterday.
Why there was, a delav Of over an
hour in summoning the police after DR.
Enahe's body was found by Miss Nc
Pherson and what were the conditions
in detail were questions put TO the
women.
After Miss Mcpherson entered tho
fat and saw Or Knahe's hotiv she said
she first called nv te,ephone Augusta
Knahe from her home In a distant part
Of the city The dead woman. she
said was lying on the bed on her
back without covering. Her night
dress was wadded under her arm. Miss
Mcpherson added that she pulled the
nieht dress down over DIR. Knahe's
body before the arrival Of doctors
whom she summoned before the police
were notified. This action exp'a'ns tho
presence Of blood on DR.. Knahe's left
leg. as the night dress was soaked in
blood
The women were with the body Of
Dr. Knahe nearly an hour before the
arrival Of DR.. RIVER. who WAS the first
of Or. Knabe's other friends to enter
the apartments. The women claimed
that they saw a knife that might have
been used.
Possibly Committed Suicide.
Today the detectives turned to in
vestivation Of A theory that DR. Knabe
may have ended her own life and that
some Of the group Of her friends In
the nat before the police inquiry got
under wav may have sought to take
away evidence OF suicide. A number
Of persons. 1t was said would he in
terrogated along this line Of specula-
finn