Arizona republican., 1921-06-14
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 HELD FUR KAbER MURDER; WOMAN |C0NFESSES PART
Cruesome Story Of Plot To End Life Of Aged Ohio
 Publisher Given In State ment By Co Between"

CLEVELAND. June 13-Return os a first degree murder indictment against Mrs. Erminia Coiavifo. a midwife. the fourth woman to be in- dicted in connection with the murder of Daniel F. Kaber two years ago. and revelations that the persons who are believed to have stabbed Kaber 24 times attempted to secure S2.5eo re- ward offered for their arrest were developments in the murder mystery today.
 The other three women under in dictment are Mrs. Eva Catherine kaber. widow of the slain man. Mrs. Mary Brickel. ss. her mother. and Miss Marian McArdle. her daughter.
 The indictment against Mrs. Cola vito came after she had made a state ment to the police. IL contains two counts. one alleging she administered poison to Kabcr and the other that she participated in the stabbir-.
 Late today county prosecutor F. C. Stanton said he had begun work on the theory that Mrs colavifo herself wielded the weapon that killed kaber- He said he believed two for eigners were present at the death scene. At the same time he an- nounccd that a woman fortune teller her daughter. son and son-in-law had promised to make statements cover ing their knowledge of the affair They were being Questioned tonight
 The fortune teller has been in GUS tody since Sunday It was learned today that the two foreigners went to Joseph Kabcr. brother of the deat man. and offered to show him ( woman. who could tell all about ths murder"
 They took him to a place ant pointed out house where Mrs. Cola, vito lived. according to the brother statement. and tried to collect thu reward. Their efforts failed. how ever. when they refused to give fur ther information
 Following the testimony Of Mir, Coiavito duplicating Miss McArdh l Miss NcArdle denied all of the accu | sations.
 A temporary injunction was iszue' today restraining Mrs kaber am Miss McArdie from cisposing of thel rights fin property left them by tn will of Daniel Kaber.
 According to the officers who qucs toned Mrs. Colavito. her Gtatemeni in part. reads as follows.
 Tt was on the Wednesday befor the murder that we went to inspec ' AUE nA0tL n0AnEs lEATu AnE AFTAUK < | ments of the rooms and find ou J where Ksber slept Two men. know as Sam and Tony. who were to q the work. were with me.
 When we reached the home tha evening we were taken through th halls and rooms To help dcaden tn noise made as we tramped throuEl the house. Marian McArdle kept play ing a plano. The two men wer shown the door to Kaber's room
 'It was arranged that the bacl door was 10 be open and Mrs Rricks was 10 be on the porch at 10 o'clocl the next night as signal that al was we'll.
 The murder was to be done tn next night-Thursday. On Frida morning I received a call from tn two men. They said they had bee at the Kaber home the night befor but had found the back door locke land no woman on the porch
 T called the Ksber home on th telephone and Marian McArdle. th daughter. answered that she coui not discuss the matter over the teie with the two men That afternoon Friday. Marian. Tony. sam and
 met on a street corner in the Eas End.
 Marian said: Come out tonigf and you'li find everything ready
 We then discussed new plans.
 was decided that the men were [ hide and that Marian was to mak the rounds upstairs When every thing was ready and the house Quie
 she was to drop some water from a upstairs window so that it woul strike the ground near a basemer window.
 The next morning I read of th murder fin the newspapers
 Silverware which Mrs Kaber rs [ ported to police as having been stole 1. on the night of the murder. was rs covered tonight from the home the fortune teller. where. the latti and her daughter stated. it was place by Mrs. kaber three days before n murder.
 The story of the fortune teller ar
 her daughter coincides with that to [ by Miss McArdle to the New YoI n police last week. that she pried ops 2 the buffet door three days before q murder and that her mother remov. the silver.
 It is contradictory. however. to q r story Mrs. KRber told after her arre
 in New York. She said if the poli . found the silver and the person vi . stole it. they would find the murders q The fortune teller and her daught y declared they could identify the mn
 who were hired to commit q
 murder.
 Following the questioning tonigl
 the fortune teller was re eased pen ing further investigation
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