Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-04
A Severe Blow
 to Prosecution
WITNESS FAILS TO POSITIVELY
 IDENTIFY DIR. CRAIG
LOOKS LIKE THE MAN
Strongest Statement That Haskstt
 Would Make on Stand-8ad FeeIina Between Craig and pr. knabs Shown

She1byV1lle, Ind.s Dec. 8.-0ne of the props fell from under the states case today when Harry w, Haskett failed to identify, positively, Dr, William E. Cfalg as the man he saw coming out ot the areaWay of the Indianapolis apartment house in which pr. Helene hnabe lived, Cn the night of the lat ters death.
 Haskett testifying at the trial of Df. Craig for the murder of Dr. Knabe- gaZed lntently at the accused man for a lew moments and then said:
 He looks like the man"
 Later, under cross examination. Hsz- kett was asked:
 Are you willing to swear positively that pr. Craig is the man you saw coming out of the passageway2"
 am not. was Haskett's reply.
 Haskett's Description.
 Haskett testified that while ha Was passing the apartment house about 1d.zO o'clock on the night of Oct. 2S, 1911, he encountered a man who was walking brtSkly out of the adjoining areaWay The man walked In front of him. he said, and then turned south in the direction from which Haskett had come. Haskett said that he stopped and looked after the retreattnR figure which passed under the street nThf on the corner, a short distance away Asked to describe the man, Haskett said he was tall, weighing about l8O pounds, and had a dark moustache. He wore crush hat and & long oVercoat. He did not wear glasses, Craig has a dark moustache, but weighs more than zoo pounds and wears glasses. When Craig was pointed out to Haskett sub sequently by Detective Harry O. Web Ster on the streets of Indianapolis Haskett said he was unable to identify Craig positively as the man he had encountered. Then, as today, he saidt He looks like the man.
 Feeling Between Craig and Dr. Knabe.
 The state scored 8 victory late fra the day when the court admitted ths testimony of Dr. Otto Wagner, former superintendent of the Indiana vetad- nary college of surgeons. in regard to conversation on Sept. 90, 1911,
 pr Wagner declared he had spoken t5 Dr. Craig and Dr. A, Fl, Roberts about giving up their lecture hours at the school on that day in order to per init Dr. Kna.be to address the stu dents. He said that Dr. Roberts had readily agreed to give way to Dr. Knabe.
 When put the question to Dr. Craig, said the witness, "he arose from his seat with show of irritation and saidE Oh, tell her to go to he'll l told him that I could not GaFTy any such message as that and he turned away without giving any further an- sWeT."
 Neyspspermen Testify.
 Br. Wagner testified that Br. Craig and Dr, Knabe previously had been good friends and that the former ire quently had taken the latter home iR his automobile.
 Cross examination of DF. Wagner will begin with the opening of court tomorrow. The defense hopes to show pr. Wagner and pr. Craig have not been on good terms since the incident related and that the trouble between them resulted in Dr. Wagner leaving the college.
 Two Indianapolis newspapeF4aen, Paul White and Ray BaumgardneF, witnesses for the state told of inter- views they had had with pr. Craig subsequent to the death of Dr. Knabe.
 Leaned pr. knabe Money.
 "Fhe friendship between us was like that of two men," Dr. Craig had said to the witness, according to Baum gardner. What can man do when he is accused in a case of this kind?"
 Baumgardner declared that Dr. Craig had admitted having loaned small sums of money to pr. KnabS, These sums she had paid back.