Evening journal., 1919-10-03
2-YEAR JAIL Term
FOR MRS. CABRERA
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him. Mr.. Boyce said, Leo had stated,
he would Kill his wife and children.
that they were his. lie had thretoned
TO turn on the gas at nights and Kill
his family, which led Mrs. Cabrera TO
often follow him at nights. fearing that
he would carry out this threat Mr..
Boyce said that both the young wife
and her mother are subject to hysterla.
During Mr. Boyce's statement Mr..
Reinhardt nterposed with the statement
that he was not in court TO urge a
heavy sentence on the defendant
Mrs. Cabrera, dressed In black and
at an times keeping her eyes fixed To
The floor. was next put on the stand. II
was in hardly audible tone that she
answered the questions put TO her.
When her husband came home from
work about I o'5clock on the afternoon
prior 10 the morning OF the shooting,
she said In eXcellent English. he called
little Leo in from the yard and struck
Him. Later he smscked the baby be
cause u was crying, and az snpper time
nc struck one OF the other children IN
the eyes with a rag. with the remark,
You are always In the way
Mrs. Cabrera stated that when she re-
monslrated with her husband about
ncating one OF the children, he de-
rlarcd: "They are my own children
and can Kill them and nobody need
have any care about them" She said
lo him that II he did not love her, why
didn't he allow her 20 go away. or why
didn't he leave her. 10 which he de-
clared that he would XIII her.
II will XII you n you ever cause
any trouble in the courts for me- she
said her husband had often remarked,
and had also said that he would Kill
any woman who brought him into
court.
During the afternoon quarrel Leo
picked up a chair 10 hurl at her, ms.
Cabrera stated Her mother had a
spell" falling 10 the noOr, and later
had two more. Mrs. Cabrera. said that
when she asked her husband 10 get
doctor he replied, Let everybody die
Mrs. Cabrera said that she served
'oifee and cake 10 her husband aud
friend and then went up stairs 10 her
laby. where she cried FOR a long time
)vcr her troubles. She said she could
not explain why she could not stay In
bed.
She said that when she went down
stairs 10 get a. cup OF tea FOR her
mother, her husband was on a settee.
The baby started 10 cry. and Leo de-
'lared that II she did not stop rs cry
ng, he would whip it
When she had told OF the events up
10 the time OF shooting her husband,
she hesltaied about telling Of her act
Dut said she had never touched a re-
yOlver before.
Mr.. Boyce. az this point remarked 20
the court that Ne had never been able
20 get her beyond that point OF the
story.
Under light cross-examination by Mr.
Mrs Cabrera said that she
did remember the shooting. but could
not explain why she did IT,
Il was crazy. she said. She said she
did not know whether her husbands
eyes were closed as he was lyins down
Or not
when did you FIRST make up your
mind 10 kill your husband % she was
,sked
II had never thought Of u. It was
ust at the minute" she answered.
When asked IL she intended to XIII
Ter husband she'replied That she had
Ol thought about n.
she said that she had never told any
ne Of her husbands cruel treatment OF
er children because she loved him and
vas ashamed 10 let the people know.
Christopher Cliff told OF finding Mrs
abrera on the sidewalk In front Of her
ONE. following the shooting. scream
1g and in a hysterical condition. II
hot my husband she said. lie said
e had never seen the children with
heir father
When Mrs. Cabrera resumed her seat
{ the desk. she was crying
In passing sentence. Chief Justice
stated that 10 was a partic-
larly distressing case and that there
luch sympathy was shown Tor the
lildren. lie remarked that he thought
rs. 6abrora was wise In pleading
lilty to a charge OF manslaughter
hen Mr.. Reinhsrdt was willing 10 ac-
,pt such a plea. Under all the cir
INSTANCES. the Judge said. he felt that
le ends OF Justice would be met by
le sentence imposed.
After Mrs. Cabrera had been taken
ON tfe court room after sentence had I
zen passed her mother, who is 81 I
ears old. broke down and sobbed
udly The mother who has been
I'D in custody as a witness, was re-
ased. N