The Sentinel=record., 1917-03-04

Kansas City. Mo. March Mrs. Edward Kreiser was being held in the county jail here tonight without bond on the first degree charge Of having murdered her husband, one of the most prominent musicians and composers of the southwest and or ganist of a large church here. She was remanded to jail after having been arraigned before a justice of the peace only a few hours after she fired the shot that killed her husband at their home here today.
 Mrs. krelser has made no attempt to deny the shooting. In statements 10 attaches of the county proseeu- tors office and to friends she said she killed her husband because Hast Monday he was guilty of infidelity and he and ] have been quarreling all week over his conduct She pur- chased a revolver yesterday, and to- day, after the quarrel had been re- sumed she shot him Then she told neighbors what she had done and ap. parently calm for a time, awaited the arrival of the police.
 "I know who the woman is he was with last Monday night but l shall never tell" she said. Then she add ed that other women had come into her husbands life during practically all of the eleven years they had been married
 Mrs Kreisers calm did not desert her for some time after the shoot ing. which apparently was not at once reported to the police But as Preble Hall assistant county prosecutor, be- gan taking a statement from her at police headquarters, she broke down and became too hysterical either to finish or to sign it,
 Ralph Kreiser, the couple 9-year- cid son, was unable to tell more of tho tragedy than that his mother and father had been quarreling and that kc heard her scream A single shot followed lie was in an adjoining room
 Mrs. kreiser came to Kansas City from KaarneH Mo, and became ac- ouaiuted with the widely known musj- elan through her voice studies. She was his third wife
 Mrs Kreiser's preliminary hearing on the charge was set for next Sat urday afternoon, when it is probable she will be admitted to bail Her at- torney tonight said that he would be able tC furnish any amount of bond up 10 S1000000
 Her attorney also revealed incl dents tending to show the discords hat had marked the home life oI the organist and his wife Mrs Kreiser came to him a week ago he said. in rcear1 to divorce, but h. advised against it. A that time she told him or her husbands attitude toward some of his young women pupils
 He was permitted to use the church organ for the lessons and Mrs Kreis- pr related having watched him from a concealed place in the church build. Ing while giving one lesson
 "Kreiser took the young woman 10 his home. the attorney said "They talked on the porch and Mrs Kreser found them embracius Her husband laughed at her
 What are you going to do about h? he asked her The quarrel was resumed today and Mrs Nreiser shot him on the impulse of the moment
 Several Of the organist's pupils have lived at his home here
 ''lle has been with other women all most constantly" Mrs Kreiser said 10 members of the prosecutors force. Some times il was nearly every night He boasted of his affairs and Haunted his good times with other M omen before me
 Mrs Kreiser had become composed again tonight. From the jail she di. rected the arrangements for her hus- bands funeral Monday and gave or dcrs about the care of her home and her 9-yearold son.
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