Evening star., 1921-06-12
MRS. KAbER IN JAIL
TRYING TO STARvE
Identifies Woman as Poison
Purveyor-Six Others Now
Held for Murder.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June IA venire of
sixty names to form a jury to try Mrs.
Eva Catherine Kaber and her daugh-
ter, Marian McArdle, for the murder
of Mrs. kaber's husband. Daniel F.
Kaber, two years ago, was issued late
today, after the two prisoners had
been arraigned before Judge Maurice
Bernon this morning, pleaded not
guilty to first degree murder charges,
their hearing set for June %. refused
bond and taken to Jail.
County Prosecutor Edward c. Stan
ton asked the court to set an early
date for the hearing.
Since her arrival here from New
York, late last night. the accused
woman and her daughter have eaten
but few spoonfuls of bread and milk.
and this under protest.
Mrs. kaber refused to touch the
tempting breakfast and luncheon
served in her cell today, declaring she
would not eat"
Mrs. Kaber's refusal to eat is look
ed upon with concern by Sheriff STAN
nard, because of her weakened condi-
ton caused by loss Of blood in her
attempted suicide in the New York
jail.
Alleged Go-Between Arrested.
A new arrest was made today. a
man said to have introduced Mrs.
Kaber to the woman arrested IN san
midwife. alleged to have furnished
poison said to have been administer
ed to kaber in his food. was arrested
in his home here. and, following Sc
we're Erilling of the suspect. lase To-
day detectives predicted the actual as
saSSinS would be arrested tonight
AS soon as the trial date was fixed
for Mrs. Kaber and Miss McArdie.
Prosecutor Stanton resumed the cues
tioning of two other women, held Tor
or and two men. SuS-
picious persons. in the hope of break
ing down one of the women. a close
friend of Mrs. Kaber, and both men
Two more indictments, both against
women, are expected soon, one being
against the midwife and the other
against the friend of Mrs. kaber,
whom the latter accuses of making
the plans for the murder of kaber.
Mrs Kaber and her daughter both
identified the midwife in an examl-
nation this morning as having made
a poison potion for Mrs. kaber. to be
fed to Kaber, and charged she also
aided in procuring the assassins who
murdered him, police declared. The
midwife struck back at Mrs: kaber
almost before the identification was
complete. charging her accuser with
wanting your husband, Dan haoer'
put out of the way"
Prosecutor Stanton said that as a
result OF the n1idwife's admissions.
coupled with her identification by
..
''poison purveyor and assassin pro-
curer." she is undoubtedly familiar with
the murder plot.
Seven Now in Custody.
Seven persons, five women and two
men, are now in custody for com
plicfty in the murder. They are: Mrs.
Kaber, indicted on two counts of first
degree murder, one for poisoning and
a second for stabbing her husband
to death.
Marian McArdle. her daughter. also
under Indictment for murder.
Mrs Mary Brickel, mother of Mrs.
Kaber and grandmother of Marian
McArdle, indicted for murder follow
ing her confession of the part she
took in the murder plot.
Mrs. Brickel was removed from
county Jail today to detention home,
after being unable to secure $4,000
bond.
A midwife. arrested in Sandusky.
Ohio, several days ago, who, Mrs.
Kaber charged. prepared the poison
assassins who were 80 beat him up,
but killed him instead.
A woman friend of Mrs. Kaber. al
legged to have fed one dose OF poison
to ka,ber and to have introduced Mrs.
Kaber 10 the midwife.
1.-THE man with the cap" so called
from Kabers dying statement de-
scribing his murderer. held as a sus-
pect for several days. but now regard
ed as probably having no part in the
crime because of the failure of Mrs
Kaber or Miss McArdle to identify
him today.
A man arrested today under sus-
picion of having acted as the go
between in planning the stabbing.