Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-01
Women of indianapolis
Are Responsible for
New Developments.
PAY DETECTIVES WORK
Accused Physician Alleged to
Have Been Close Friend
of Mystery Victim.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. ID Viii
liam B. Craig. president of tie Indi
ana Veterinary college, and Como NJ
Ragsdale, an undertaken, 10Th well
known in the business and Profession.
al life Of Indianapolis. Injected yes.
terday by the Marion collty grand
jury in connection with ne murder
OF DR.. Helene Knabe on ne night OF
Oct. %. 1911, have been eleased, DR..
Craig on a $4,000 bond ad Ragsdale
on $4,000.
It was declared in evidnce submit
ted to the grand Jury ia; DR.. Knabe
had insisted on DR. Crg marrying
her a night or two befor the woma ]
was found dead, and ths they quar-
relied then. The two had been
friends many years and ften we're to,
gether, but seldom seq together in
public places. Dr. Gig often took
DR.. Knabe riding his automobile,
according to testlony.
WOMEN RBPEN CASE.
The indictmehtsfollow an inyesti-
CATION of the myerious case made
, by a private dete{ve agency, which
was hired by a npber of women of
the city and whi made a report
to the grand jury The police after
a lengthy investifion at the time
( OF the murder repoed that DR.. Knabe
died by her own hal and dropped the
case.
1t is understood raig is under in
i. din5Saeats - arinch- ald -RagSdala
IS accessory after the racrs and that
both charges are the result OF two
grand jury investigations which GOV.
cred the work Of Harry c. Webster,
a private detective. and the police.
DR.. Craig was known to have been
under investigation by the grand jury
last spring, but tha--connection OF
3agsdale, who was administra or of
the K aabe estate, came as a surprise
to many familiar with the case. Web
ster charges Ragsdale visited the fiat
alter the, murder and did away with
evidence.
Ragsdale, it is asserted, was not
implicated in the case until after
months of investigation, when a silk
iimono known to have been worn by
Dr.. Knabe late at night when she an
5wered professional calls at her door
vas produced by Ragsdale on a direct
,rder of the grand jury.
IF the silk from the hem of the gar
nent showed it had been stained with
human blood and afterward washed
With a strong chemical solution. The
statement is that the XII.
mono was found by him or his men
,mong other effects in the fiat. The
report declared that the
sworn statements of Augusta Knabe,
the doctors sister, Miss Katherine
the Office girl, and Goro-
ler Durham, showed that the kimono
vas not in the room when the body
vas found.
Dr. Knabe's body was found about
o'clock in the morning by Miss Nc
2heTsou when she came TO work. The
police we're not notified for more thaa
IN hour.
DR.. Knabe lived alone in an apart.
nent house. When found she was
stretched across her bed and with her
rolled up under her arms.
CRAIG EMPLOYED HER.
The detective. in his report to the
grand jury, goes into details OF the
ife OF the doctor and especially that
part after she became acquainted
With DR.. Craig in the state laborator-
rs. where she was employed as a
htho.ogist. She resigned and in 1909
tr. Craig gave her place as lectur-
+ in the veterinary college, of which
Se is the head. Later trouble occur
I'd at the college and the lectures
hased for a time, but were resumed
CD continued until just before the
aoman was killed.
What DR.. Knabe was persistent
sitor at the home of Dr. Craig for
vio weeks Just prior to her death is
t statement in the detectives report.
concerning one visit the report says
r. Knabe arrived at the Craig home
IhiIe the family was at supper and
vas asked to eat She declined, say
Vg she was not hungry.
II TELLS OF QUARREL.
After the meal DR.. Knabe and
taig talked in another room and a
Garrel arose in which their proposed
Carriage was discussed. Dr. Craig's
niusekeeper is quoted as saying DR..
h.abe burst into tears and said: You
Ka continue to practice and / can
csI tinue to practice DR.. Craig took
&C by the arm. il is said, and replied
he iT have none OF this" de tooii
= from the house te his automoIF Pc