The New York herald., 1921-06-07
ARREST HERE
FOR KABER MURDER
Hold Stepdaughter as Ac-
complice in Death of Cleve-
land Publisher i'm 1919.
HER MOTHER IN CUSTODY
Girl Said to Have Confessed
Reported Robbery at Time
Was a Fake.
HER MOTHER IN CUSTODY

Miss Marian McArdle Of 800 West
109th street was arrested late yester-
day afternoon by Capt. Arthur Carey
in charge of the Homicide Squad, on
a charge Of being a fugitive from JUS
tice from Lakewood. Ohio. suburb
of Cleveland. where her stepfather
Daniel r. Kaber, a book publisher. was
stabbed to death on July IS. 1919.
Mrs. Eva Katherine Kaber, mother
of Miss McArdle by her first husband
was taken into custody here on Satur-
day night and is now in the Harlem
prison. being held on an Indictment
returned in Cleveland charging her
with the murder of Kaber.
When the killing Of Kaber was dis
covered by the authorities in his lux
urious home. where his wife lived with
her daughter and mother. there was
every appearance that the motive OF
the crime was robbery. as a sideboartl
In the dining room had been pried open
and valuable silver removed. There
rwas evidence of struggle in Kaber's
room. where chairs we're overturned
and rugs piled UP.
Miss McArdle. who Is 10 years of
age. was taken into custody while visit
ing her mother In the Harlem prison.
She was taken to Police Headquarters
and questioned for three hours by Capt.
who arrived here from Cleveland yes
terday.
Capt. Carey said he informed Miss
McArdle that she had been indicted
for completely In the murder OF her
stepfather and that her grandmother
had made n complete ronfession" to
the Lakewood police of all she knew
about the killing OF the publisher.
According to Capt. Carey. the girl
admitted that she had pried open the
sideboard with an ice pick at the re-
quest of her mother. IL being securely
locked. with the key in possession OF
Mr.. Kaber. She said. according to Capt
Carey. that her mother had removed the
silver.
Miss McArdle told US that the In.
cident occurred two or three days before
her stepfather was found stabbed q
death with a large sharp pointed file,'
said Capt. Carey. she admitted her
mother had taken the silver from the
sideboard but denied having any knowl.
edge OF the subsequent killing
Mrs. Kaber. who is about 40 years oil
age. denied to Capt. Carey that she had
anything to do with her husbands death
and insisted that her indictment was due
to spite on the part OF his relatives.
CLEVELAND, June 6.--The arrest OF
Mrs. Mary Bricltel, grandmother of Ma
rian McArdle and mother OF Mrs. Eva
Katherine kaber. who are under arrest
In New York, brought three generations
under suspicion for the murder of Daniel
Kabcr. All three are under Indictment.
and u is said Iby the police that Mrs.
Brickel made 4 statement involving the
others. Mrs. Brickei is sixty-nine years
old. Marian McAroie Is twenty and was
Smith College student.
According TO Mrs. Brickcrs state
ment as related by the police. all three
women knew the details OF the murder
three days In advance or its commission
and the girl was told by her mother TO
strew silverware about 70 make II lool;
as II burglary had been committed
Rugs were disarranged to give the same
Impression. IL Is CHARGED