Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1912 — Would-be Knape Murderer Has Relatives Here. [ARTICLE]

Would-be Knape Murderer Has Relatives Here.

oei.ti :vwuoi«, woo crea-teci a sensation a few days ago by claiming to be the murderer of Dr. Helene Knabe of Indianapolis a few months ago, is a relative the Nichols’ of Jasper county. Young Nlcholi., who is a deserter from the U. S. Navy, was arrested at Portsmouth, N. it., -a few days ago while drunk, and he told the police that he was the murderer of Dr. Knabe, claiming that, at the instigation of a man by the name of Knight, who gave him $l |t SOO to do' the job, and that he. had since spent the $1,500 for booze. His story was utterly refuted by navy officers and his relatives, and Thursday he admitted that his story was a fake. *■ Nichols is about 21 years of age and is a v son of Wallace Nichols, deceased, who formerly lived ne&r Rensselaer. John L. Nichols of Barkley tp., i£ Ihis grandfather and “Doc” Nichols-of Rensselaer, is a great uncle. He also has relatives in Lafayette.