Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-11-25
MURDER or DH HELEN kNABE
VIVA ~ EAIitED ~ COIRT
ron TIRST TINE.
PHYSICIAN IS accused
tHcum~lantial Evidence l. the Bnscs
Of the charge against Head Of
Veterinary College.

/ VIII It IHttd ON lIltI al NutIh}Nllll
most Friday for the murder Of Dr
| Helen Enahc, WHO was one of IN,
most prominent women I'm lndiana.
ON the morning Of October "a, 19l,
| Dr. kuabe WIS found dead in hoI
apartment with a deep wound I'm heI
throat Life apparently had beer
extinct for several hours when tn,
doctors OFFICE girl Miss KATHERINE
! McIhcrsou made The discovery.
The police made number " ar.
ics,s but in the absence OF any known
/ motNc for the crime, all the suspects
were released Tho public was not
Ituicide and the case was presented
suicide an dthe case was presented
/ to two Marion county grand jurlcs
| both OF which failed to lake action
/ In the meantime Coroner Dmham
bad been conducting an investigation
of his own and ne reached decision
thar Dr kuahc had been murdered
"hy unknown persons
Various rewards were offered for
Information leading TO the arrest Of
SLAYER or slayers but these failed to
ring results Friends of the woman
finally induced the Local Council Of
Women oi Indianapolis TO raise
lund with which to conduct a fur-
jh'l investigation OF the mysterious
case. Harry q. Webster q private
.ttectivc employed by the Council
worked for nearly year ON The case,
and in December, 1872, he presented
before the grand jury Information on
winch the indictment against Dr
'ralg Was based. \. NJ. RaHsdale, an
undert'A'r also was indicted as an
..cessoiN after the fact
CrNe's attorneys asked cnanre "i
venue. and the case went to shelby
county where tine trial was set TO be
Gin November -S The date for
HAsiHIo.s trial has not been set.
Atcr the indictment was rcteurned,
Webster admitted mat the case he
hHG constructed was entirely cTcuW-
'lanliW and that he had no witnesses
10 .estitN mat either Ili craig or
haesdHe were I'm Dr. knabe's apart
m"ht during the night ON which the
woman met her dtath In the "-
legged relations Of llr. knabe and br.
craig however, he yIalmed 10 nave
found motive for the crime
In nus report I" the council "l
Women, Webster itNl'Wrd the tl,nd-
ship between the two physicians,
which began I'm 1908, when pr. kuah'
was assistant pathologist I'm the .ah-
"'atow Of The stare Board of Health.
Dr. support Of his lesser crmmstan-
ta. evidence, Webster made The fol-
lowing disclosures.
hi ter guur"' IS alleged tu hay"
followed alleged attempts OF pr
Craig Co end "a rcla. iou>hip which had
lcouwe objectionable 20 him
nr Cria Is alleged to have been
Positively Identified bv Harry W.
ljosizeu as man he met coming
DUt Of the areavar betV "n the Ven
dome flats and the Delaware apart
ren,s. whore Dr kuaue lived. shortly
after II o'clock ON the night of Oc-
toh,r %
pr. Craig l= alleged 90 have known
Of tn, death of Dr kuabe on the
morning .r October "a. before anyone
outside the apartment had been In
formed of the finding of the body.
Lac ON the night uf october %.
Dr. Craig is said tu have returned Co.
Ills home and Zoo han, mad, COM
plcte change of clothing Webster
said this information was furnished
him hy In Eva b. TcmpIctuu. who
..r.. t,....l l...,.. l..s s.I4 NJ