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Show CRAIG MURDER CASE DISMISSED State Fails to Connect Doctor With the Killing of Helen Knabe. Bbelbyville, lnd . Dec 'i Judge AI : onzo Blair today Instructed the Jury i to dismiss the case against Dr. Will lam B. Craig, charged with the mur-der mur-der of Dr Helene Knabe at Indiana p oIIb. October 23, 19J.1 The motion to dismiss the cuse was made by Attorney Henry Spaan for the defendant yesterday when lit-itate lit-itate concluded Its evidence. Mr Spaan. in his nrgument to dis inles the case, said he believed Dr. Knabe, was murdered, but said. "It Is u far cry lrom the proiosltlon that D;. Knabe was murdered to the pro position that Craig did It He declared that th slate had tailed to connect Dr. Craig with the crime and also had failed to establish any motive for it Attorneys for the state argued that their evidence was sufficient to convict, but they were overruled by Judge Blair Dr. Knabe Prominent. Dr. Helen Knabe was one of the mo3t prominent women doctors In the state and at one time was connected with the state board of health. She was found dead In her apartment in Indianapolis on the morning of Octo j ber 24, 1911, by her office girl. Miss Katherlne MrPherson. The police after a long investigation, reported that Dr. Knabe committed suicide. Women of Indianapolis became interested in-terested and employed a private de tectlve to gather evidence. It was on the detective s report that the third grand Jury' which had considered the case, returned Indictments December 31, 1912. against Dr. Craig and A. M Ragsdale, an undertaker, and admin Istrator of the Knabe estate Rags dale was Indicted as an accessory af ter the fact, and now that Craig has been acquitted, probably will never be tried |