The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
LIFE TERM FOR
WOMAN-SLAYER
Mrs. -Kaber Found Guilty
of Murder But Is Saved
From the Chair.
JURY URGES CLEMENCY
Widow Has Nothing to Say
Either Before or After Sen
tence Is Pronounced.
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(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. Kaber was
today sentenced to life Imprisonment
in the Ohio reformatory for women at
Marysville,<b Judge Bernon. Under
the Ohio law there is no hope for par
don under such a verdict. Mrs. Kaber
was carried into the court room when
the jury announced that it was ready
to make official report of the verdict.
Living limp in the arms of deputy
sheriff she was asked if she had any
thing to say. She merely shook her
head indicating that she had not.
Judge Bernon then pronounced sent
ence. Mrs. Kaber was Immediately car
ried back to her cell in the Jail.
Marian McCarlole, Mrs. Kaber's
daughter, who was with her mother
when she was told of the verdict by
Attorney Poulson, said she was well
pleased with the verdict.
Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber was found
guilty Of murder first degree, but with
a recommendation of mercy by the jury
which tried her on charge of plotting
the killing of her husband, Daniel F.
Kaber Under the verdict Mrs. Kaber
must serve the remainder of her life
in prison.
Mrs. Kaber is the first woman in
Guyahoga county to be convicted OF
first degree murder.
William J. Corrigan, Mrs. Kaber's
counsel said he was we'll satisfied with
the verdict. The same expression was
made by county prosecutor Edward
c. Stanton.
In StupOr as Jury Ballots.
The@jury took only three ballots, it
was said the first two being nine for
mercy and three for first degree MUIR
der without mercy. Before ballotting
the jury had discarded the insanity
petition. Attorney Cardigan said he
would not appeal the case, that he was
perfectly satisfied with the verdict.
Mrs. Kaber this morning was re-
ported in a stupor. She was said to
have been practically unconscious last
light while the jury was trying to reach
verdict.
The jury began balloting just two
years, the third Friday in July from
the time Mr.. Kaber was stabbed to
death by assassins alleged to have been
hired by Mrs Kaber.
Crime Hidden Two Years.
Though Mrs Kaber was suspected
of being implicated in her husbands
death at the time, insufficient evidence
was found then by officials to formerly
charge her with the crime. For the
two years, Moses Kaber, aged father of
the murdered man doggedly kept after
the solution Of the mystery with the
aid of private detectives. Finally q
brother of Mrs. Kaber was brought in
as a ruse and her mother, Mrs. Mary
B. Rickel who was suspected of know
ing much about the murder, was led
to believe that the son was to be
charged with the crime. The ruse
worked as it had been planned. Mrs.
Brickel, to save the son is alleged to
have confessed duplicating her daugh-
ter Mrs. Kaber; Miss Marian Nc
Carole, daughter of Mrs. Kaber; her
self and others.
Events then followed fast. The grand
mother, daughter and granddaughter
were indicted for first degree murder,
also Mrs. Erminia Colavito, midwife
nurse, Salvatore Gaia and Vittorio
Bisselli, the latter two being charged
with the actual murder, all ere awaiting
trial excepting Pisselli, who has not
been apprehended.
Mrs. Kaber was the first placed on
trial.