The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-04
DR. CRAIG GAINS
 BIG ADVANTAGE
WITNESS UNABLE TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY HIM AS MAN SEEN
 LEAVING HOUSE.
Court Admits as Witness kewspaper Man Who interviewed pr. Craig Concerning Murder of pr. Knabe.

Shelbyvilbe. Ind, Dec, 3.--One of the supports fell from under the states case today when Harry w Haskett failed to identify positively Dr. William B. Craig as the man he saw coming out of the aeraway of the Indianapolis apartment house in which pr. Helene Knabe lived on the night of the latter's death.
 Haskett, testifying at the trial of Dr. Craig for the murder of Dr. Knabe, gazed intently at the accused man for a few moments and then said He looks like the man" Under cross-examination Haskett was ask ed
 Are you willing to swear positive Iy that Dr. Craig is the man you saw coming out of the passageway?"
 T am not Haskett replied
 Haskett testified that while he was passing the apartment about 11:20 o'clock on the night of October 23, 1911, he encountered man walk ing briskly out of the adjoining aera- way. The man walked in front of him, the witness said, and then turn ed south in the direction from which Giaskett had come Haskett said he stopped and looked after the man, who passed under the street light on the corner, a short distance away
 Haskett said the man was tai, weighed about 1S0 pounds and had a dark moustache He wore a crush hat and a long overcoat He did not wear glasses. Craig has a dark nous. tache, but weighs more than 20a pounds and wears glasses When Craig was pointed out to Haskett sub- sequently by Detective Harry C. Web ster on the streets of Indianapolis, Haskett said he was unable to iden- tify Craig positively, as the man h. had encountered,
 The state scored a victory later in the day when the court admitted the testimony of Dr. Otto Wagner, former superintendent of the Indiana Veterinary College, in regard to a conversation he had with Dr. Craig Dr. Knabe on September 29, 1911 futile effort was made to have this testimony excluded.
 Dr Wagner declared he had spoken to Dr. Craig and Dr. A. H. Roberts about giving up their lecture hours at the school on that day in order to permit Dr. Knabe to address the stu dents. He said that Dr Roberts had readily agreed to give way to Dr Knabe.
 When I put the question 10 Dr. Craig" said tine witness. he arose from his seat with show of irrita- ton and said "Oh, tell her to go to hell" l told him that could not carry any such message as that and he turned away without giving any further answer.
 Dr. Wagner testified that Dr Craig and Dr. Knabe previously had been good friends and that the former ire quently had taken the latter home ill his automobile
 Cross examination of pr. Wagner will begin with the opening of court tomorrow. The defense hopes Co show that Dr. Wagner and Dr Craig have not been on good terms since the incident related
 Two Indianapolis newspaper men. Paul White and Ray Baumgardner, for the state told of inter views they had with DT Craig after Dr. Knabe's death.
 'FThe friendship between us was like that of two men Baumgardner quoted Craig as saying What caa a man do when he is accused in d case of this hnd?'
 Baumgardner declared Craig had admitted having loaned Dr. KnaLe money which she had paid back