The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-13


Cleveland, June 13.-Four womer
are now formally charged with the
murder of Daniel F. Kaber, who was
stabbed "a times by hired assassins
in his home in Lakewood two year!
ago.
Mrs. Erminia Colavito, SO, was
booked on Il charge of murder early
today after she had made startling
revelations to the police. Others
charged with the crime and who are
under first degree murder indictments
are Mrs. Eva Katherine Kaber widow
of the slain man; Miss Marian Near
die. her daughter, and. Mrs Mary
Bryckel, 69 years old, mother of Mrs
Kaber.
More indictments Expected
Indications were that further in
dictments would be returned by the
grand jury today. Twelve persons
have been named in connection with
the murder.
Mrs. Colavito who was known as a
midwife. was arrested in Sandusky
several days ago. She described in a
signed statement, authorities say, how
two days before the murder Kabers
assassins had tiptoed through his
home to get the lay of the land
while Miss McArdle played a piano
to drown the noise of their footsteps
She also is alleged to have said
that the assassins demanded $4,000
for committing the crime but that
Mrs. Kaber declared should not pay
it uness her husband was killed with
some weapon so that she could col
lect an accident insurance poicy."
This was denied by Mrs. Kaber.
After obtaining the woman's state
ment it was decided to bring together
all women said to be involved in the
plot, except Miss McArdle. The off
GERS feared the daughters influence
with her mother might still Mrs. ka-
ber's tongue and balk their efforts.
Bring Women Together
During the grilling, which continued
from noon yesterday until cary this
morning, Mrs. Colavito amplitied her
statements to some extent in Mrs
Kahers presence. She declared that
four men were employed to do the
killing; two to use the weapons and
two to remain outside as lookouts.
WIS. COldVlIO 0Ol 9oOO
Five hundred dollars had been Civ
en- to Mrs. Colavito, she. said in her
alleged confession, to be paid the
assassins in part. The money was
given to her, she alleges, by fortune
teller. who is being held and who is
said to have acted as go-between.
A man who was questioned is de-
clared to have told the police that
Mrs Kaher offered him a large resi-
dence on Euclid avenue which she
pointed out, if he would "do the work
for her." and also stated sne would
give him a big automobile, "if l would
promise to run down her husband and
kill him with it." These statements
Mrs Kaber also denied.
Attempts of the police to apprehend
any of the four assassins, whose
names they know. were unsuccessful
up to today.
Signed Statement
According to the officers who ear
ly today questioned Mrs. Colavito
her signed statement in part, reads
as follows:
at was on the Wednesd y before
the murder that we went to inspect
the Kabeg home, learn the arrange
ments ofMthe rooms and find out
where y Maber slept" Two men
known as Sam and Tony, who were
to do the work, were with me.
when we reached the home that
evening we were taken through the
halls and rooms. To help deaden the
noise made as we tramped through
NHa al 10 l.
ing a piano. The two men were told
what to do. how to enter the house
and how to get out. They wer,
shown the door to Kaber's room.
Door TO be Left Open
1T was arranged that the bacl
tdoor was to be left open and Mrs
Bryckel was to be , on the porch al
10 o'clock the next night as a sigma
that all was well.
THE murder was to take place
the next night-Thursday. On Fri
day morning /, received a call from
the two men. They wanted to know
what was the matter at the Kabel
home. They said they had been ou
there the night before but had founC
the back door locked and no woman
on the porch.
II called the Kaber home on thu
telephone and Marian McArdle. tn,
adopted daughter, answered that sh,
could not discuss the matter owe
the telephone, but asked me to NEE
her with the two men. That after
noon, Friday,p Marian, Tony, San
and l met on a street corner in thu
Naet end.
Marian said; Come out tonigh
Nna'lI AN|I eNerYthing ready