Mrs. Mcknight's Trial

Money Her Motive For Murder, Charges the Prosecutor.

Cadillac, Mich., Dec. 2.--That both Mrs. John Murphy and her babe, also, came to their death through strychnine poisoning, administered by Mrs. Mary McKnight, was openly charged by Prosecutor Smith in his opening address to the jury Tuesday afternoon. He declared that Mrs. McKnight forged the mortgage given by John Murphy on his homestead for $200, raising the amount to $600. This he cited as one motive for the crime.

Murphy, furthermore, had an insurance policy for $1,000 In the Maccabee order. That Mrs. McKnight might come into possession of the homestead and also become the beneficiary in his policy by putting Mrs. Murphy and her babe out of the way. The prosecutor, however, made no reference to the so-called confession which had been so prominently mentioned during the early stages of the case.

During the greater part of the day Mrs. McKnight sat with head bowed as usual, and with her fingers to her ears, presumably to prevent her hearing of any of the testimony.