Arizona republican., 1921-07-07
TWELVE MEN II. DECIDE FATE IF. |KAbER WOMAN IN.
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Attorneys for Defendant Dismiss All Women on Panel Because They Are 3sToo Heartless."
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 CLEVELAND, July 6.-Twelve men will decide whether Mrs. Eva Rather inc Kaber is guilty of first degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbiilg of her husband, Daniel F. Ka Der.
 Every woman tentatively seated in the jury was dismissed peremptorily by Mrs Kaber's counsel. thus making good the declaration of Francis Poul- son. Mrs. Kaber's personal counsel, that no women would be permitted to sit in judgment against her if he could help it, because he considers them "heartless' in judging one of their own sex
 Predicts "Horrible Testimony"
 Tn his opening statement to the jury. Attorney Corrigan for the de- fense admitted that many of the states contentious were true, but that defense testimony would show that Mrs. Kaber had not intended to murder her husband and that her actions were the result of a mind diseased from childhood and even be- fort birth and worn down by "hor- ribls things that will reflect no credit on the dead man."
 T.. wore down her mental capacity, and warned the jury to be prepared to listen to some horrible things that would come out in the testimony"
 Assistant County Prosecutor Cas- |tsidy, in outlining the states case asserted that testimony will show that Mrs. kaber first attempted to kill Ter husband by poisoning and failing in this, hired assassins to kill him. The motive, he asserted was to obtain possession of MT Kaber's estate for herself and daugh- ter. Miss Marion McArdle, who alsc is indicted for first degree murder for her alleged participation in the plot
 MT. Cassidy asserted that Mrs Kaber had gone to two women almost year before the murder and asked them to do something that would bring about Kaber's death, but tha' both h1G advised her to obtain lega separation. To this suggestion Mrs Kaber vas alleged to. have asserted that divorce would no; give a proper distribution Of the property It was the latter part of March 1S19 that Mir. Kabe-. previously sait to have been in good health. becam, violently ill with paiEs in his stom, | II. N Cassidy asserted, revealed no trac, of cancer or other affliction.s Kaber he stated, wasted away to 90 pounds During MT Kaber's illness. MT. Gas sidy alleged, Mrs Kaber alway, brought him highly seasoned food
 Mir Cassidy then detailed how Mrs Kaber was alleged to have made tn acquaintance of Mrs Erminia Cola vito, who in turn Introduced her t. Salvador Gala and yittorio Piszell the alleged assassins. both under in ldiotment though Pisselli is still un
 apprehended. They, according to tn prosecutor, finally agreed to kill Nil
 kaber for $5.000, Mrs Kaber promis ing to pay them from the proceeds o
 Mir. kaber's insurance policy whic
 called for double indemnity in case c violent death. Mrs. Kaber later col lected S6,S00 on the insurance policy s5e0 of which finally found its way t Caza and Pisselli, according to tn l state
 l duplicates Defendants Mother How Marion McArdle was allege
 to have played the piano two night before the murder to drown the nois
 of the assassins IS they went throug
 the house to get the Hay of the land
 also was detailed by MT. Cassid,
 who asserted also that Mrs. Mar
 Brickel. mother of Mrs. Kaber. wa
 to be on the porch the next night a
 a signal to the. assassins that every
 thing was all right. Mrs. Brickt was not on the porch at the ap,sointe
 time, however, according to MT. Gas : sidy and the assassins left withou
 attempting to execute the plot.
 Marion McArdle was alleged th next day to have hunted up Gala an
 Pissellf and told them that the dee must be done that night before he mother who had gone, returne' That night MT Kaber was stabbe
 24 times and died the next aay frol r the result of the wounds
 = A week before the murder M ? Cassidy asserted. the evidence woul
 show that Mrs. Kaber had taken si verware and linen to the home of l Mrs. Matthews. in an effort to maj it appear that robbery was the mott,
 for the staying of her husband. To substantiate the states clai . that Mrs. Kaber first attempted poison her husband, Dr. F. c. Hoov' 3 testified that he had attended M
 Kaber during his illness and four c him to be suffering from peripher 2 neuritis. which, he said, could haN 7 been caused by arsenic or lead poisor
 ing. Moses Kaber. father of the mu S dered man, was the first witne called by the state. He testified tn d Daniel F. Kaber was dead. The d, 2 fense did not cross examine him. F : probably will be called again to gi' S detailed testimony.
 k The jurymen were taken this afte 0 noon to view the scene of the murds n They are guarded constantly al nH icaf