Evening journal., 1919-10-03
2-YEAR JAIL Term
FOR MRS. CABRERA
continued from Flrst Pago.

him. Mr.. Boyce said Leo had stated
he would kill his wife and children,
that they were his lie had thretened
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 NIr.
Boyce said that both the young\vlfe
and her mother are subject to hysteria.
During Mr. Boyce's statement Mr.
Relnhardt interposed 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 liked 10
The floor. was next put on the Stand. IL
was in a hardly audible tone that she
answered the questions put to her.
When her husband came home from
work about 4 O'jclock on the afternoon
prior 10 the morning OF the shooting
She said. In excellent English. he called
little Leo In from the yard ana struck
him. Later he smacked the baby be
cause II was crying. and at snpper time
ne 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-
tnonslrated with her husband about
hcatlng one OF the children, he de-
rlared: "They are my own children
and can Kill them and nobody need
have any care about them" she said
90 him that II he did not love her. why
didn't he allow her 10 go away, or why
didn't he leave her. 10 which he de-
clared that he would XIII her.
II will kill 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 Nil
any woman who brought him into
court.
During the afternoon quarrel Leo
picked up 2 chair 20 hurl at her. Mrs.
Cabrera stated. Her mother had a
spell" falling 10 tho noOr. and later
had two more. Mrs. Cabrera said that
when she asked her husband 10 get
doctor he replied, "Iet everybody die. "
Mrs. Cabrera said that she served
coffee and cake to her husband and a
friend and then went up stairs TO her
baby. where she cried for long time
over her troubles she said she could
not explain why she could not eiay In
bed.
She said that when she went down
stairs TO get a cup OF tea for her
mother, her husband was on a settee.
The baby started 10 cry. and Leo de-
.clsred that II she did no. stop its cry
ing. he would whip H.
When she had told Of the events up
10 the time >of shooting her husband,
she hesitated about telling OF her act,
but said she had never touched a re-
volver before.
Mr.. Boyce, at this point, remarked to
/ the court that he had never been able
to get her beyond that point OF the
story.
Under light cross-examination by Mr.
Relnhardt. Mrs. Cabrera said that sh'
/ did remember the shooting, but coul'
not explain why she did 10.
Il Was crazy" she said She said sh'
dld not know whether her husbands
eyes were closed as he was lying dowr
or not.
when did you first make, up your
mind 10 kill your husband?' sne was
asked.
II mad never thought OF 10; Il was
lust al the minute" she answered, .
When asked Il she intended to kill
her husband. she replied that she had
not thought about 10.
She said that she had never told any
one M her husbands cruel treatment OF
her children because she loved him and
was ashamed 10 let the people know.
Christopher Gift told Of finding Mrs.
Cabrera on the sidewalk in front OF her
home. following the shooting, scream
ing and In a hysterical condition.
shot nv husband" she said. He said
ne had never seen the children with
their father.
When Mrs. Cabrera resumed her seat
at the desk. she was crying.
In passing sentence, Chief Justice
pennewil stated that II was a partic-
ularly distressing case and that there
much sympathy was shown for the
children. he remarked that he thought
Mrs. Cabrera was wise In pleading
guilty 10 a charge OF msnslaughter
when Mr.. Reinhardt was willing TO ac-
cept such a plea. Under all the cir
cumstances. the judge said, he felt that
the ends OF Justice would 10 met by
the sentence imposed.
Afier Mrs Cabrera had been taken
from the court room after sentence had
been passed. her mother. who is 81
years old. broke down and sobbed
loudly. The mother who has been
held in custody as witness, was re-
leased.