New-York tribune., 1921-06-10
kaber's Widow
Is Grilled for
Slayer's Name
Police Said to Have Offered
Immunity if She Will
Disclose Identity of the
Person Who Did Stabbing
Spiritualist Accuses Her
Swears Woman Desired To
Be Rid of Her Husband
by Supernatural Agency

Notwithstanding the completion Of
extradition proceedings permitting the
removal of Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber
and her daughter, Marian McArdle, to
Ohio, for pleading to indictments
charging the murder of Daniel F.
Kaber, their husband and stepfather,
respectively, two years ago in the
Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, detec-
tives of New York and Cleveland con-
tinued last night their questioning Of
both women.
1t was reported that the police we're
trying to obtain a confession from the
women before they left New York. It
was also said that the name of the
man who did the actual stabbing was
known and would be given in exchange
for a promise of immunity. At 10:45
o'clock last night an order was sent out
from room at headquarters for food.
From Cleveland came word that the
man arrested Wednesday is held on
suspicion. In addition, Prosecutor
Stanton, Cuyahoga County, obtained
from a spiritualist and mind reader an
affidavit that Mrs. Kaber, several weeks
before Kaber was killed, had asked her
help in getting rid Of her husband by
supernatural" or other means.
With four women and one man under
arrest, and with searchers out for at
| least one other man, the latest indica-
| tions, according to the police, are that
the band that killed Kaber may also
| have been responsible for three other
| Cleveland murders.
The spiritualist who charged that
Mrs. Kaber tried to bring about the
murder of her husband is Mrs. H. j..
Wade. When examined by Detective
Inspector Sterling Mrs. Wade said that
| Mrs. Kaber came to her and at flrst
said that she wanted her divorced hus-
band, Thomas McArdle, of Chicago, to
! take care of their daughter, Marian,
and pay for her education.
Then she said, according to Mrs.
| Wade:
"What want you to do is to kill
| Dan Kaber," and asked if there was not
some means, spritualistic or other
wise, by which it could be done.
Invoked Hypnotic Power
! Mrs. Kaber seemed to believe, In
| spector Sterling said Mrs. Wade told
him, that Kaber could be killed by hyp-
motto power or through the control of
supernatural forces,
Inspector Sterling said that Mrs
Kaber's visit to Mrs. Wade was some
time after it is alleged the administra-
tion Of the arsenic, in March, 1919, was
begun. He declared this call furnished
connecting link between the poison
ing and the stabbing of July 18.
The Cleveland police said that they
have under arrest the person, for
eigner, believed to have been the "man
with the cap" who, Kaber said, had
stabbed him. In addition they are
searching for another man of foreign
birth, brother Of the prisoner, who is
alleged to have helped in the actual
killing.
| A brother-in-law of these men also
is wanted for questioning as to his
knowledge of the crime. All are of the
same nationality as the woman arrest
| ed at Sandusky.
| Immediately after Mrs. Kaber had
signed the extradition waivers in the
| office of Assistant District Attorney
| Ryttenberg yesterday she was escorted
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