The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-14
Her Uralterab,e Determination
Clears Indiana Fog and Wins
Death True Bills.
TWO MEN ARE INDICTED
Police Laid Down IN Endeavor to
Fathom Killing Of DR.. Helene
Knabe Of Indianapolis.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. 13.-Wom-
ans determination Is the factor that
brought about the indictment OF w.
B. Craig, prominent veterinary sur
geon and former head of the Veteri-
nary College of this city. and A. NJ.
Ragsdale. one of the leading under
takers of the city, as principal and
accessory after the fact, respectively.
to the mysterious murder October 23
1911, of Dr.. Helene Knabc, well
known woman physician OF Indian
apolis.
The crime was given widespread
publicity at the time, but aside from
a few persons who were detained
nporar.ly and liberated soon after,
nc, one had ever been he'd until the
ind ctments were returned against
craig AMI Raasdale.. A former grand
jury had Investigated the case and
the police department had made ar
inquiry Which was finally dropped
I This TACT that the police had APP
Ia sns tly ceased To gtye the mattei
sattent Oh spurred the women of m
d annapolis to action. DR.. Knabe was
well known in woman's club life
She also was member of a woman
physicians sorority, the MI sigmg
Phi, which has chapters in many
parts of the country.
Women Become Indignant.
When it seemed that the mys
terious death of their co-worker and
sister was about to be put in the list
OF unso,ved crimes, the women be
ctme indignant They asked the
city and state to Offer rewards fol
the detection of the murderer, espe
.cially after the Coroner, c. O. Dur
ham, in the face of the contention o.
the pc ice that the woman had com
mitted suicide, returned verdict OF
murder by an unknown person OF
persons. The Governor agreed to of
fer reward if the city would do
likewise, but when such action Of
the part of the city council was no
forthcoming, the Governor also re
fused to offer any sum.
Not daunted by this setback, tn
women of Indianapolis, all the won
en- who took part in club activities,
through the Local Council of Women
which is the central body, took tn
matter in their own hands and gave
notice that they would raise money
to employ detective to solve tbs
mystery. They carried out their
avowed intention, the sorority
named appointing DR.. Lillian Crock
EFT Lowder chairman OF a COMMITTEE
to press the work forward and set
ting aside the sum of $4,000 for in
formation leading to the apprehen
sion and conviction of the murderer
or murderers.
Raise Reward Money.
Dr.. Amelia r. Kel ar, a prominent
woman physician of the city, asso
ciate of DR.. Knabe and president o
the Local Council of Women, worked
valiantly in raising a considerable
sum of money to be offered as a re
ward in addition to the sum set
aside by the M Sigma Phi body.
With the money thus at their dis
posal the women engaged Detective
| Harry c. Webster and he began work
on the ease. He made an exhaustive
study of all the circumstances sur
| rounding the death of the physi-
clan After many consultations with
| his clients, the women, who were de-
termined to solve the mystery, he re-
ported to a former grand jury, set.
ting out in the main the same theory
and largely the same details that
were presented recently when the
indictments were returned.
II was common rumor at the time
that Mr. Craig might be indicted ant
he himself said he understood thai
such action was to be taken, but tn,
grand jury did net seem to regard
the evidence presented of sufficient
strength TO warrant an Indictment
and the mystery apparently wa
dropped. But here again the won
en- asserted themse.ye and spurret