The Washington times., 1921-06-07
PLOT DENIED BY
DAUGHTER JAILED
|NFATHER'S DEATH
tcontinued from First pase.)

Mrs Kaber and grandmother OF Miss
McArdle, spent the night in the coun-
" jail and appears resigned to her
fate. She was up bright and early
this morning and ate heartily OF the
breakfast rendered her by her jail
ers.
A fourth woman, who, II is believ-
ed, can shed some light upon the
person who so brutally stabbed the
Invalid publisher, was quixzed for
seven hours yesterday evening by
County Prosecutor Edward c. Stan
ton. The prosecutor refused to dis
cuss whether or not anything new
had been revealed. but sent the woman
to her home under guard OF two de-
tectives Just before midnight
MOTHER MAKES STATEMENT.
Following is the signed confession
made to Police Chief Christensen OF
Lakewood by Mrs. Brickei:
l. Mrs. Mary Brickel, sixty-nine
years OF age. mother OF Mrs. Dan
ksber, do hereby make the following
statement of my own free will, under
no duress and with no promises. well
knowing anything ] say may be used
against me:
On the night of July Is, 1918, !
Mrs. Dan Kaber. 1887 Lake avenue
o.-Whst happened there7
A.-Why, Mr.. Kaber was murdered
think there was a man and a WON
an or maybe two men. don't
know, i did not see them. ] was In
my room on the second floor. south
west bedroom. | went to bed about
$3.50 or 10 p. m. Mr.. Utterback Ga
nurse) Marian and Anne Baehr were
in the house. Mrs. Kaber was al
Cedar Point with her sister. Mrs Nc
Ginness. ] think she went 10 Cedar
Point Wednesday night
Q.-What did she say to you be-
fore she left?
DAUGHTER PLANNED KILLING.
A.-She said she was going out to
Cedar Point few days before she
left she came TO my house and told
me she wanted TO use me, TO come
over and do some dirty work. She
said I'm going to have Dan killed"
! said "Oh. ! wouldn't do anything
like that" She said, what is IL to
your She said she just wanted me
to be there with Marion. After j
got down to Mrs Kaber's house she
told Marian and ! to leave the doors
open. She said 10 Marian, "You
strew the silverware around on the
floor"
Marian took a few pieces OF silver
ware that were there and did throw
them, then Marian broke open the
buffet door at the left end OF the buf-
fet TO make il appear like a burglar s
job. There was no silverware in this
drawer because Mrs. Kaber had re-
moved II a few days before and had
taken IL over town. Mrs. Kaber told
me she took some of the silverware
over to Mrs. Matthews"
Q.-Where was Miss Anna Baher
during the time you and Marian put
the silverware on the floor?
A-She was upstairs, j guess.
Q.-What time did you. come to Mrs.
Al came to Kaber's house about
s Friday night
Odd Mrs. Kaber tell you to be
there on Friday night to prepare the
plans. that was the night the killing
was to take place?
A.-Yes.
SAYS MARIAN KNEW OF MURDER
Q-Then Marian knew also tina,
Dan Kaber was to be murdered?
Ayes
Q.-"ncn nlO Marlan KNOW tndI
Dan Kaber was to be killed?
A.-The first ! know that Marian
knew anything about IL was when
had a conversation with her and her
mother about three days before.
Q.-Why were you not over there
on Wednesday or Thursday night?
Al do not know.
Q.-You did not tell me the truth
that night when you said there was a
burglary there, did you?
A.-No, sir.
o.-was there Sburglary committed
there that night?
A-No.
Q.-What else did Marian do after
she broke the buffet drawer and
strewed the silverware around?
A.-She took some rugs from the
living room and put them out on the
back porch.
Q.-Why did she take the rugs tc
the back porch7
A.-To make believe that bur.
glary was committed.
Q.-What was said by Marian, Mrs
Kaber, or yourself? What were you
to say when the police came after
Dan kaber was murdered?
BURGLARS ARE BLAMED.
A.-At the time we were planning
II Mrs Kaber said to tell the police
that burglars had been in the house
and they must have committed IL
aAfter you put the silverware on tn,
floor and broke open the buffe,
drawer the police will think that the
burglars committed IL.
Q.-What became OF Dan Kaber',
Masonic diamond ring?
A.-She told me that she stole II
from Dan while he was lying sick
in bed.
Q.-Whst did you do after yoI
and Marian arranged the dining
room to appear as though a burg
larry had been committed?
Al went to bed.
Q.-When did Marian go up stairs
A-She went up after me, but
do not know when.
Q.-After the Job wns done, wha,
did Marian dot
A~she called the police and tn.
doctor and told nae to keep my
mouth shut when the police got
there
Q.-Then you do not know
whether Mrs. Kaber OF Marian com
mftted the murder?
A-No.