The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-13


Ermlnia Caiovlto. %. was formally
booked on a charge Of murder early
this morning in connection with the
death Of Daniel r. Kaber after she
i alleged 70 have made some startling
revelations 10 the police. she il the
woman known as a midwife who was
arrested AZ sandusky several days
ago.
CLEVELAND. Ohlo. June IA
Twelve persons have been named in
connection with the murder Of Daniel
p Kaber. stabbed 20 death two years
ago Tor which crime AIRS. Catherine
kaber his wife Miss Marian Near
de, bis ssep-daughter and Mrs. Mary
Brickel 90 years old mother-i IN law.
are Under Indictment. Il became known
tonight after grilling b county prose
cutar Edward g. stanton and Chief
~ Police Frank W smith 81 Mrs
Kaber. Mrs Brlckei and several sus-
poets.
other developments. the authorities
say were that four hired assasslns
we're IA the party which inflicted the
twenty -four stab wounds in kaber's
bedroom and that $500. part Of a sti-
pulated sum alleged 20 have been
promised hy Mrs. Kaher for the as
sassinatioE of her husband, had been
paid
Prosecutor stanton and chief smith
declared they had obaalned adgnis-
sious from a midwife arrested I'M
sandusky several days ago that q $500
bin had been paid e her by another
woman. q fortune teller, who Is al
legged 90 have acted as "g0- between "
The $500 according 70 the alleged
confession. was paid to the midwife
after she had called Mrs Kaber on
he telephone and told her that the
men were getting impatient and that
she feared she might be killed II they
we're not paid.
Mrs. Ethel Burman. who before Dan
Kaher's murder. had been a friend ~
AIRS Kaber and afterward continued
the mountaineering and furnished
investigators valuable evidence. was
present at the conference. Her dis
closures already had given authorities
the information that an envelope con
tanning s5ea had been left with tho
fortune teller when afrs Kaber left
for New York after the murder
fronteg with Mrs. Rurman she az first
denied any knowledge Of the money!
and said she had never seen Mrs.
Burman with Mrs kaber ana ad-
mitted having handled the envelope
The midwife ampllfled her story
ard also admitted. police say. that she
called Mrs. Kabor on the telephone
and told her the men were getting
anxious for their money.
There were four ~ these. She said
and she supplied their names. Two
were iookouts and two went inside
the house. according to her story TO
the police. AIRS Kaher told her. po-
lice say she informed them that ire
money would Re paid a. soon a. the
estate was settled
Mrs. Kaber. when confronted by
Mrs. Burman and questioned as ~ the
disclosures the latter made. denied
them I'm practically every detail. she
also denied some 81 the admissions
which she had made q chief Of Po-
lee Peter S. Christensen 81 lake
woad. IN New York.
A man held for several days under
suspicion e helng the man with tho
cap was released BY the police today
Another man under arrest admitted.
police say. that Mrs Kaber offered
him an automobile II ~ would use il
eto run over pan kAber"
This he refused to do he told po-
lIce. hut admitted they say thar he
introduced Mrs. Kaber % the mid
wife. with whom. authorities claim. |
the plot later was framed