Evening journal., 1921-07-09
SAY MRS. KABER
TALKED MURDER
Di Carpo Swears She Offer
ed Him $1,000 to Run
Husband Down
POINTED TO HIM
ON THE STREET

CLEVELAND, o.. July 9.-Testi-
mony considered by the state TO be OF
vital importance in establishing It's
charge that Mrs. Eva Catherine
l Kaber first attempted to kill her
husband. Daniel +. Kaber, by poison
/ ing before his murder was given
today by Miss Crystal Benner. a
nurse who attended him.
Miss Benner said she attended
Kaber also at a hospital where ne
had been operated on 20 ascertain
whether ne was suffering from can
Ger. He did not have cancer. she
said.
While Kaber always had vomiting
spells after eating food at his home
served him by Mrs. Kaber. Miss Ben
ner testified. he never vomited after
eating at the hospital, but once and
that was after Mrs Kaber had vis-
tied him. She said Kaber told her
that Mrs. Kaber had given him
candy. Miss Benner said Mrs. Kaber
called by telephone at ? o'clock In
the morning after her visit TO the
hospital TO inquire about. his condi-
ton. This was the only time she
ever called TO make such inquiry.
Miss Benner said.
Miss Bennor said she was employ
ed as nurse from April II to May
2t. preceding his murder.
Preceding Miss Benner on the wit
ness stand was Miss Emma Wag-
ner. maid I'm the Kaber home from
April TO July 2.
Miss Wagner also testified that
Kaber become violently sick after
eating candy given him by Mrs. Ka-
Der. and that on one occasion he
spit the candy out She also testi-
fed that kaher always became ~
after eating. She said she generally
prepared Kaber's food at home. but
that Mrs. Kaber served him.
Miss Wagner told Of Mr.. Kaber
vomiting after eating strawberries
over which powdered sugar had been
sprinkled by Mrs. Kaber.
That Mr. and Mrs. Kaber often
quarreled also was testified to by
Miss Wagner After one OF these
Kaber say. "Dan. n there's a God.
youll suffer before you die"
Miss Wagner also told about Mrs.
Kaber having her hunt for Kaber's
{ Masonic ring. set with a large dia-
q mond. She said she found il in Mrs.
Kaber's room, but that Ms. Kaber
= told her not 20 say anything about
Il. as Il belonged TO her daughter,
Marian McArdle
The state contends that this rms
was given to the persons who stab
- bed Mr.. Kaber as part payment foI
z killing him.
y Mrs. Marie Schwartz. daughter Of
Mrs. Maria Matthews. corroboratet
= her mothers testimony given yester
= day to the effect that Mrs. Kabe
o brought a box OF silverware an'
linen to the Matthews home abou
r four days before Kaber was murder
e ed. She also corroborated her moth
j. er's testimony concerning the S50l
d left at the Matthews home by Mrs
n Kaber for Emma"
i Mrs. Schwartz also told about Z
conversation with Mrs kaber In th'
Y Matthews homo after the murder
Il during which she said they discuss
y ed the murder.
s Il didn't do IT," Mrs. Kaber wa
o alleged 10 have said.
3 We'll. who did do it. then7 II Il
mighty funny"
y ''Wei. I didn't do it, but didn'
- like the d jew anyway" Mrs
kaber was alleged TO have replied.
Mrs. Schwartz also told Of a visi
Z to Mrs. Kaber's home. at the latter
/" invitation. with 'Emma." She sail
Emma" asked Mrs. Kaber wha
= she was going 10 do, that she wante'
money. Mrs. Kaber replied that sh
q had no money. but that she had
n diamond ring and watch. She sail
n Mrs Kaber save them 70 Emma
DIT. John G. Spenser, who made
IA chemical analysis OF Kaber's inter
- nal organs. said he found arsenic Il
the following quantities;
n One and one-half grains arsemi
l. in 115 grams OF the total go gram
B. stomach content
Sc Six and eight-tents grains arseni
,r in one-tenth Of whole liver
k, Four-tenths grain arsenic in fifty
W four grains OF total los grams kid
ID ney.
In He declared there was no arseni
" in the embalming fluid
Dr. S. T. Parsons, the first phys
clan TO reach Kaber after he ha
C been stabbed. testified that Kabe
n said to him: Mrs Kaber had thi
Ia done"