The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-11
Wife of Ohio Publisher Faces
Murder Charge.
Pleads "Not Guilty" When
!. Formally Arraigned Today.
SPENT HOURS ON THE GRILL
Confronted With Woman Agent
for Hired Thugs.
Attempted to Kill Herself With
Nail File.

Cleveland, o., June 11.-Trial of
MrS. Eva Catherine Kaber and her
daughter, Miss Marian McArdle. on a
charge of first degree murder, in con-
nection with the killing of Dan F. Ka-
Der, a wealthy Lakewood publisher,
today was set for June %.
Mrs. KabeI and Miss McArd}e
pleaded not guilty when arraigned in
common pleas court today.
Travel worn and weary from lack of
sleep and from more than ten hours
questioning in New York, Mrs. Kaber
was submitted to another severe grill
ing upon her arrival here late last
night which continued until early to-
day.
Confronted by Witness.
After Bertillon pictures and finger
prints had been taken the two prison
ers were confronted by the woman.
thru whom Mrs. Kaber is alleged to
have hired the assassins to stab her
husband to death two years ago, and
who is alleged to have furnished poi-
son which was administered to Kaber
in his food
Both Mrs. Kaber and Miss McArdle
identified the woman. The identifica-
ton brought from the Sandusky wo-
man. police say. the admission thar
she had supplied medicine for Kaber
and that 1t was at her home in Cleve-
land, shortly before the murder that
MRS. kaber met a man to whom she
her husband"
At the conclusion of the examina-
ton the Kaber and McAr6lle women
We're placed in the county iail County
Prosecutor Edward c. Stanton de-
clared that he would ask for n trial Of
Mrs. Kaber on the indictment at This
Term OF court, which has twenty days
to run.
Was Stabbed to Death.
kaoer was stabbed to death tho
night of July Is. 1919 An autopsvt
showed he had been stabbed in the
! hlps ana abdomen twcnty-four times
ana that arsenic had been fed him in
his food for period of weeks before
he Was murdered.
After the murder had been COM
mitted. Mrs. Kaber was held bur wa
released after the coroner's inoueat'
For two years it looked as if the muir
der of Kaber would remain a mystery
But Kaber father. Moses. vowed Ven
geance on the slayers of his son and
worked on the case for two years.
Ine grand jury returned a secret
Indictment of first degree murder
against Mrs. Kaber. who was living I'm
New York.
Broke Down and Confessed.
This week, Mrs. Kaber's mother.
MIS-. Mary Brickel, after continuous
grilling Of twelve hours, broke down
and In signed confession said that
ner daughter had planned the murder
OF her wealthy husband and hired as
sassins to actually WELD the stiietto.
Mrs. Brickel and Miss McArdle were
tnen indicted for murder Miss Near
ole was arrested in New York while
visiting her mother in Jail. While de-
tanned In New York Mrs. Kaber at
tempted suicide by slashing her wrists
with nail file. The Jail matron dis
covered and thwarted the attempt
On the journey from the east Mrs
kaber told the party that she woi,ld
commit suicide before she would
stand trial. Il never will be tried on
tEis charge" she said She will ha
Kept under constant surveillance.
Other Suspects Held.
other suspects in Cleveland have
been held pending investigation.
Mrs. Kaber. in statement secured
by Chief of Police Christensen of
Lakewood, is alleged to have said that
she hired two men to come to the
kaber home and beat up Dan Kaber''
IN order to make him more respectful
10 her. She denied that she wanted
Kaber killed
Another woman to be charged with
murder today, will be charged witt,
administering poison, on Mrs. Kaber's
statement that this woman gave the
medicine" to Kaber in his food.