Evening star., 1921-07-17
MRS. KABER THINKS
ONLY Of DAUGHTER
Shows No Emotion Over
Murder Verdict Except
Fear for Marian.
BY the Associated Press,


| CLEVELAND, July l6.-With the
conviction Of Mrs. Eva Catherine
kaber. who today was found guilty
OF first-degree murder and sentenced
to life Imprisonment for plotting the
| assassination Of her husband. Daniel
F. Kaber. interest now centers in the
possible fate of others named in the
case.
The prison term for Mrs. Kaber
| was the first final result of the states
| effort to bring to justice thos. re-
sponsible for the murder of the Lake
wood publisher as he lay an invalid
In his home on the night Of July 49,.
1918. There remain five others to be
! tried on first-degree murder charges
in connection with the crime.
| Two of these are Mrs. Mary Brickel,
mother. and Miss Mar!an McArd!e.
| daughter Of Mrs. kabrr. Miss McArdlc
was with her mother. who was lying in
a semi-conscious stat" in her cell III the
! county Jail when news of the verdict WAS
brought to them by Attorney Francis
W. Poulson. Mrs. kaber's personal coun-
sci. The mother. sixty-nine years of age.
was at Sterling House. a detention home
for women,
| Others to BE Tried.
! The others charged with the crime are
| Mrs. Erminia Colarito. m:dwife-nurse.
who is alleged to have been a so-betwren
between Mrs. kaber and Sal"ator Gala
l
| have actually killed Mr.. Kaber.
Mrs. Kaber showed no signs OF inter
est in the verdict or the sentence i'm
| posed by the court, if, in fact. she act
ually knew what was happening. for she
was apparently ob.ivious to all things.
She merely nodded her head when
pressed for answers as to whether she
understood. She was as limp as a life
less person, and had to be carried to
and from the courtroom.
/ Her own fate sealed, what little in
| terest Mrs. Kaber did show. was said
| Marian. whom County Prosecutor
Edward c. Stanton says he will ask
be given the death penalty. Bail for
Miss McArdle was refused today by
Judge Bernon on the ground that in
! the light of testimony in Mrs. kaber's S
also in the crime. he could not grant
her temporary freedom. Marian is
| alleged to have furthercd her
! mothers murder designs and to have
| played the piano to drown noise
| while the alleged assassins were
| shown their victim by Mrs. kaber.
Mrs. Kaber's semi-conseious state
continued after she returned to- her
| cell and the Jail physician said she
! apparently did not know when ques-
! tions were asked her. lie said he
, did not believe there was any pa
| .,
though Mrs. Kaber uttered nothing
| audible, or even attempted to do
SO.
| Too Nervous for Jail.
Because of her physical condition
| she will Eot be taken to prison for ten
days or more. it was said. in order
| to permit her to regain her strength.
| The Jail physician said he thought
Mrs. Kaber's condition Is due to over
| strain during the trial.
| Both counsel for defense and state
! said they were we'll pleased with
| the verdict. "If it is a just verdict, -
Attorney William J. Corrigan, Mrs
| kaber's counsel, told members of the
| jury as he clasped their hands and
| expressed his qualification at the
/ outcome. He had repeatedly told
! newspaper men that his only hope
was recommendation for mercy.
The verdict is a just one," states
attorneys also told the jury. Defense
counsel announced there will be no
appeal. -.
four hours before voting verdict,
which is understood to have been
done on the third ballot. 1t is said
to be the first time in the criminal
| court history Of .Cuyahoga county
| that mother. daughter and grand
mother were involved in one murder
trial; that woman was found guilty
OF frst-degree murder; that sentence
was imposed on defendant who did
not stand to receive it; that women
were barred from the jury on the
ground that they are less -merciful
than men. and that . verdict was de-
layed two hours because the defend
ant was unable to be brought into
court.
None Of the remaining defendants
will be tried until the September term
of court. Prosecutor Stanton an
nounced