Evening star., 1921-07-16
MRS. .KARER IS SENT
TO PRISON FOR LIFE
First-Degree Murder, With
Mercy, Is Verdict-No
Chance of Pardon.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
| CLEVELAND. Ohio. July 16.-Mrs
| a Catherine Kaber was today found
guilty of murder in the first degree
but with a recommendation Of mercy
by the jury which tried her on a
| charge Of plotting the killing of her
| husband. Daniel F. Kaber. Under the
verdict Mrs. Kaber must serve the re-
mainder of her life in prison.
Mrs. Kaber was sentenced to life
i Imprisonment at Marysville. by Judge
Bernon. Under the Ohio law there is
no hope for pardon under such a verdict.
She Is the first woman in Cuyahoga
| county to be convicted Of flrst-degree
murder
William J. Corrigan. Mrs. Kaber's
counsel. said he was well satisfied
with the verdict. The same EXPIRE tsion
| was made by County Prosecutor Ed
ward c. Stanton.
Reused From Stupor.
Before the jury had officially report
ed to the court. Judge Maurice Bernon
announced the decision to Attorney
Francis w. Poulson, Mrs. Kaber's per-
sonal counsel. so that he might inform
Mrs. kaber in hope that she would re-
brought into court to hear the official
announcement. She had been in a
stupor all morning.
When informed by Mr.. Poulson of
the verdict Mrs. Kaber merely nodded
her head. he said. showing no signs of
emotion. He told her that unless she
went to the courtroom today to re-
ceive1 the verdict and be sentenced
she would have to go Monday. and
asked her II she could go. She again
nodded her head, he said.
Marian McArdle. Mrs. Kaber's
daughtsr who was with her mother
when she was told Of the verdict by
Attorney Poulson. said she was well
pleased with the verdict. according
to Mr.. Poulson.
The jury took only three ballots. it
was said. the first two being nine for
mercy and three for first-degree mur-
der without mercy. Before ballotine
the jury had discarded the insanity
plea. Attorney Poulson said he would
not appeal the case. that he was per-
fectiy satisfied with the verdict
When the jury was brought in and
made official report Of the verdict Mrs.
kaber. who was lying limp in the
she had anything to say. She merely
shook her head, Indicating that she
had not. Judge Bernon then pro-
nounced sentence.
Mrs. Kaber was carried back 20 her
cell in the Jail.
CncOnsciOus All Might.
Mrs. kaber was said by her attor-
neys to have been practically uncon-
scious last night while the jury was
been carried from the courtroom and
had not eaten during the day:
By singular coincidence, the jury
began balloting just two years-the
third Friday in July-from the time
Mr.. Kaber was stabbed to death by
tn he Ii
by Mrs. Kaber.
Though Mrs. Kaber was suspected
Of being implicated in her husbands s
death at the time. insufficient evil
dence was found then by officials by
which to formally charge her with
tie crime. For two years Moses Ka-
ber, the aged father of the murdered
man. doggedly kept working on the
mystery with the aid Of private de-
tectives. suspicion pointing stronger
ana stronger toward Mrs. Kaber.
= Use Brother as Ruse.
Finally a brother of Mrs. Kaber was
brought in as a ruse. and her mother
Mrs. Mary Brickel. who was suspect
ed OF knowing much about the mur-
der. was led to believe that the son
was to be charged with the crime
The ruse worked as 1t had been plan
ned. Mrs. Brickel, to save the son,
is alleged to have confessed. impli-
Miss Marian McArdle. daughter Of
Mrs. Kaber: herself and others.
Events then followed fast. The
grandmother. daughter and grand
daughter were indicted for first de-
gree murder; also Mrs. Erminia Cola
vito, midwife nurse: Salvatore Gala
and Vittorio Pisselli. the latter two
being charged with actual murder.
All are awaiting trial excepting
Pisselli. who has not been apprehend-
ed. Mrs. Kaber was the first to be
placed on trial.