South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-08
DECLARE KABER
ACCUSED WIFE
ON DEATH BED
Witnesses Testify That Muir
dered Man Suspected Her
of Planning Attack.

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that Mrs Kaber said 90 her. Il hate
Dan Kabcr and ana going 10 set rid
OF him within the next six mouths
IN Some manner or other"
Tell OF Statements.
These statements were made 20
Mrs. Wade in Arril. 1919. and 10
Mrs. MIethke IN January before the
murder. they testified.
The state also In an effort % sub
stantiate its claim that Mrs. Kaber
sought % poison her husband intro
duced testimony Of Dr. Quigley and
DR.. Alfred A1aschke along this line.
Both physicians said they had
treated Mr.. Kaber and made exam
nations OF him during a period Of
several months before his death.
They asserted that he was suffering
from neuritLs and secondary acne
mia
Based upon q hypothecal question
asserting that an analysis Of Mr.. Ka-
bers internal organs after his death
disclosed the presence Of arsenic in
quantity sufficient to kin four
men," both physicians said they
would diagnose the case OF the
aenemia and neurius as arsenical
poisoning.
This hypothetical question was adj
mitted by Judge Maurice Bernon
only on the states promise 20 show
by later testimony that an analysis
OF Mr. Kaber's organs showed The
presence OF the poison IN the guam
tity alleged.
Atty william J. Corrigan, on
cross examination OF the physicians.
sought TO establish that the poison
might nave been absorbed from
powders sIrinkled over the organs
by the undertaken who prepared the
body for burial He based a hypo-
thetical question on this assumption,
but DR.. Quigley maintained that tive
poison could not have been alb
sorbed IN this manner in such an
amount az claimed by the state.
Enough for Regiment
Atty. Francis w. Poulson, Mrs
Kabers personal counsel asserted
Thursday evening that the testimony
OF the undertaken viii show that the
powder sprinkled over Mr.. Kabers
internal organs was arsenic and, ac-
cordlng 10 Mr.. PoulsOn, enough to
kill a whole regiment OF men,.
Attempt by the state 10 introduce
additional statements alleged by
Police Lieut. Miller TO have been
made to him by Mr.. Kaber soon
after the stabbing were ruled out
by Judge Bernon as the alleged
statements were in answer to ques-
tons asked Mr.. Kaber by the officer
and not Of the wounded mans own
unsolicited Offering.
Lieut.. Miller identified the dagger
with which the stabbing IS alleged
10 have been done. He said he
found II on the bed IN Mr.. Kaber's
room. II was made from a file about
10 inches long. II still bore splotches
OF blood. He also identified a razor
and a glove found IN the Kaber
hcme after the murder.
The police officer also testified
that he was the first person outside
the Kaber household 70 arrive after
the murder. having been summoned
BY Mr.. Kaber's male nurse, +. w.
JTtterback. lie said the only per-
sons in the house except Utterback
were Mrs Mary Brickel, mother Of
Mrs. Kaber. Marian McArdle,
daughter OF Mrs. Kaber. and girl
friend OF Miss AIcArdle.
Mrs. Maria Matthews, a palmist'
testified that Mrs. Kaber brought a
large box OF silver and linen 10 her
home a few days before the murder
and later Mrs Kaber gave her the
articles. She also testified that Mrs.
Kaber brought an envelope 20 her
some time after the murder and
asked that Il be given 10 "Emma'
that II was delivered TO Emma" the
next day and that Emma" opened
it and displayed $500 IN bills.
The state viii attempt to show
that Emma" was Erminia ColavitO,
mldwife-nurse. who IS alleged %
have procured the actual murderers
for Mrs. Kaber and TO have turned
the money over % them. Mrs. Cola
vito also is under indictment for
first degree murder.