The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-14
MRS. KABER BREAKS UNDER STRAIN AND TRIAL IS HELD UP
Women Spectators Thrown Into Panic By HystericaI Screams of Defendant at
 Yesterdays Session
By Associated Press

Cleveland, July 13.-whether the trial of Mrs. Eva Catherine Kaber or charge of murdering her husband, Daniel F. Kaber, will be resumed tomorrow morning, following its in- terruption today on accout of Mrs. Kaber breaking under the strain, will depend upon the report at that time of two physicians who made an examination of the accused woman tonight.
 Should the physicians report that Mrs. Karber is physically unable to be present in the courtroom, as re- quired by law, Judge Bernon has not indicated whether he will ad- journ court from day to day until she recovers or take some other action. The physicians who examined Mrs. Kaber were John S. Tileney and Charles w. Stone. They were sun- moned to make the examination by County Prosecutor stanton, who an nounced this evening that they, with Doctors K. s. West and H. $. Dris- dale, will be the states alienists to pass upon Mrs Kaber's mental con I fense has not announced the names of the alienists 1t will call, but 1t is understood there are three of them.
 Decision to have Mrs. Kaber's phys ical condition inquired into was made by Prosecutor stanton after the court had advised him that he would not proceed with the trial until sat isfied that Mrs. Kaber was conscious of things transpiring in the court room.
 Brother Examined
 Because of the interruptions. only one defense witness was examined today. He was Charles Brickei, brother of Mrs. kaber. Her fainting spells came while he was being sub jected to a gruelling cross examina- ton by Assistant County Prosecutor Cassidy. The first faintng spell. which came soon after court convened in the morning, was accompanied by hysterical screaming which threw the women spectators into state or panic. She was carried from the court room, and was not revived for about half an hour. Judge Bernon then ordered a recess until afternoon when the other fainting attack came The third came when she had been only partially revived from the second. Court then was adjourned un- til tomorrow morning.
 One More Witness
 The defense, 1t Is understood, has only one more witness other than Mrs Kaber and the alienists. The witness is Gertrude Prosser, a reli- gious practitioner, who, according to Mrs kaber's counsel, is expected to testify that she treated the accused woman for melancholia and nervous ness for three years,
 Prosecutor Stanton announced this evening that he would have testi- mony to rebut that given by defense witnesses that Mrs. I<aber, after an automobile ride, returned to the home of her sister, Mrs. H J. McGinnis at Cedar Point Ohio, about 9:30 on the evening Mr. Kaber was stabbed MT stanton said he would be able to prove that Mrs. Kaber did not re- turn until ? o'clock in the morning, The state has always questioned whether Mrs. Kaber was in Cedar Point on the night of the murder, as is claimed by her, or whether she was near the scene of the crime. The round trip from Cedar Point to Cleve- land, Stanton claims can be made by automobile in less than four hours