The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-06-12
FEAR mrs. KADER,
DESPONDENT. WILL
TAKE HER 0WNL|FE
Two More Accused, Five Others
Will Be Involved in Murder,
According to Police.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 12.-
A careful guard was maintained to-
day over Mrs. Eva Catherine Ka-
Der, respondent woman charged
with the murder of her husband. in
fear she would carry out her threat
to take her life. Twice before, while
she was confined in New York, Mrs.
Kaber attempted suicide. She has
told police she will never face trial.
TWO OTHERS INDICTED.
While extra squads maintained
watch over her cell 70 cheat the won-
an of death. detectives secured the in
dictment of two other women, be-
lieved implicated in the murder, which
already has caused the arrest of three
women and a man.
A venire of sixty names TO choose
a jury was issued Immediately after
the women were ararigned yesterday
and pleaded not guilty. Trial was set
for June 28.
Since her arrival here the aecussA
woman has taken. only n few teaspoon-
fuIs Of bread and milk, and that uB-
der protest. She refused TO touch tho
tempting breakfast brought to her
would attempt 10 stsrve herself. She.
has been weakened from loss of blood
from her attempted suicide In New
York.
Her daughter. Marion McArdle, oc-
cupied a cell on the floor above her
mother. Physicians have been treat
ing Mrs. Kaber's wrist. fearing an in
lection.
Mrs. Kaber and her daughter will
~ g. -,
unless Judge Bryon heeds the pleS
OF Francis w. Paulson, their attor-
ney. who announced that he would
ask for more time, and declared at
the same time that State laws pro-
vided for a stay of thirty days in first
degree murder cases.
SEVENTH SUSPECT GRILLED.
The seventh suspect. a man, was
closely questioned by Prosecuting At
torney Edward c. Stanton and his
aids for several hours yesterday.
Stanton said that he would not re-
veal at this time what had been
learned.
At the same time he stated that
he was now prepared to go before
the grand jury and ask the indict-
ment of at least five additional per-
sons as principals in the strangesr
in which the black art of the Mid
die Ages is mingled with the even
powerful elements of human love
and hate.
That Mrs. Kaber hired the woman
arrested in Sandusky Wednesday
morning TO mix for her "medi-
cine" that would cure her husband
of his bad habits" was reluctantly
wrung from the Sandusky suspect
yesterday. That this medicine" was
the powerful arsenical poison, traces
OF which were found in KAber's stom-
ach after his death, is the States
contention.
FAILED TO OPEN DOOR.
From the same witness IL was
learned that Mrs. Mary BrickeI, aged
mother Of the principal defendant.
had once baked at her part in the
murder plot. She was to have left
the door of the Kaber home open for
the stabbers who did the work that
arsenic failed to do. and from the
lips OF Marian McArdle came the
story that implicated the fifth woman,
resident of this city. Miss Nc
Ardle said the latter told her:
"If the old woman don't do her part
uesve the door OPEN wen get herr
The door was left open the night
crime that cost Dan Kaber his life and
bids fair to send several others to the
electric chair was committed.
When the two prisoners, Mrs. Kaber
and her daughter, Marian. who had ar
rived from New York, were arraigned
before Judge Bernon yesterday they
presented n pitiable sight. Worn out
with their long ride, which was fol-
lowed by moro than three hours Of
questioning and measuring and pic
turing for the Bertillon records, they
gave every Indication Of their plight.
The law was kind to Mrs. Brickel,
indicted as a principal in the MUIR
der, last night.
Efforts OF her family to secure a
$4,000 bond having failed, Judge Ber-
non, with the approval of the prose-
cutor released her in the custody of
the Sterling House for the Aged, pend
ing her trial,
Fears that confinement would end
her life caused the unusual action.