The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-15

A fathers relentless search for the
slayer.
A mothers greater love for son
than daughter.
THREE WOMEN
WAITING TRIAL
The three women are In custody
waiting their trials. The authori-
les still are searching for the hired
lssasslns and some OF the minor
accessories 10 the plot.
Mrs. Catherine Eva Kabcr. so.
widow OF the slain man. has con-
fsssed to planning the circumstances
that led TO his DEATH
Mrs. Mary Brickel. 50. her mother,
has confessed TO having knowledge
N some OF those plans before the
murder
Miss Marian McArdle. 20. daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Kaber by a previous mar
riage. has confessed knowledge OF
the plans and TO aiding in covering
up evidence that would lead TO a so
luton Of the mystery.
STABBED "a TIMES
WITH STILETTO
Kaber was dragged from bed and
stabbed "a times with a stiletto at
midnight. July is. 1919. This was
in his home on exclusive Lake ave.
He was a helpless invalid. having
been fed enough arsenic to have
killed three men,
Silverware was taken from the
Kaber home. Rugs were disar-
ranged The widow advanced the
theory that burglars had killed ka-
Der.
She established an abb. Police
could not disprove her story. The
case, In so far as the police were
concerned. was closed.
But not so with Moses Kaber. the
little. white. haired father of the vic
tim. He wanted vengeance. He ded-
icated the rest Of his life to the
task Of bringing the slayers to JUS
tice.
He hired private detectives They
shadowed every movement OF Mrs
Kaber and others suspected by the
old man thruout the Middle West
and the East. Each night they re-
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er the facts as they were revealed
Murder win out" he would say.
Some day conscience VIII break
down their wills"
II was partly conscience ana part
n the great love Of mother for a
son that rent the veil Of mystery.
CONFESSES CRIME
AFTER TWO YEARS
After two years Kaber presented
his case to the police OF Lakewood
and Cleveland. Mrs Brickel was
grilled. Then she confessed
She said her daughter. Mrs. Kaber.
had threatened to fix the blame for
the crime upon Charles Brickei.
her son and brother Of Mrs. Kaber.
II the police were told the truth.
Rather than see her son suffer.
she placed in jeopardy the lives of
herself, her daughter and her grand
daughter.
Mrs. Kaber ana Miss McArdle
were arrested in New York. They
were confronted with the story of
Mrs BrickeI.
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mistake had been made. "She lies"
she said when told OF her mothers
confession
Miss McArdle confessed to strew-
ing silverware and disarranging
furniture OF the house before the
murder.
Il don't care II Miriam did say
II, it's a lie" Mrs. Kaber declared
when told of her daughters state
ment
Conscience's still small voice had
broken the wills Of her mother and
daughter, but Mrs. Kaber was still
unmoved.
Police questioned Mrs Kaber for
several days She would not change
her denial OF participation in the
crime, tho twice she attempted sui
eide
Then for II hours Mrs. Kaber
and Miss McArdle were "sweated"
by the New York police without
let-up.
FACEToFACE
THEY BREAK DOWN
Both broke down shortly after
they were confronted with each
other.
Mrs. Ksber confessed that she
hired two men to beat up" Kaber,
that she paid a woman at San
dusky 800 to secure the men for
her; that she put poison in Kabcr's
food. but did not know 1t was poi.
son.
0he said that she did not know
TIE name of either Of the men. She
secured the poison from the San
dusky woman. She said 1t was ito
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