The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-10-23

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - With hate
so intense chat 1t has killed all her
love, a grayed wrinkled. grief-tricsken |
old mother hopes-prays-that two Of
her chaldren win go 10 the electric
chair
After deyoting her life 10 the sur
ferings and sacrifice of bringing up 4
family OF u in the Ghetto OF New
York, Mrs. Jennie Katz. 70, is bent
on seeing part Of her own flesh and
blood pay the death penalty.
No mark of Cain will satisfy her.
She wants only death and revenge.
When her children-Max Katz, and
Mrs. Bennie Reisler. wife of John
the Barber" well-known figure on
Broadway-and two OF the Reisler boys
are put on trial in New York soon
for the murder Of Miss Bertha katz,
another daughter, Mrs. Katz will be
the star witness against them.
81 will tell what l know" she
says, and l hope that the law won't
be cheated"
Her First Interview.
Trembling she went on.
1t was the first time she had been
interviewed.
Imagine that YOU had a pet dog sh
said speaking rapidly. You had il
for years and loved it.
1T stood by through trouble and
despair and watched over you faith.
fully. You loved it more than any
thing else in the world.
Then. one night, while it was lying
by your side. your house was broken
into. Your pet was shot down with
out warning or provocatlon.
You heard II moan in pain.
Imagine that-and remember z
That it was no pet dog that was
killed. 1t was my own daughter-the
child / loved bestg"
Can't Forget or Forgive.
Silence. The old ladys lips kept
moving, but there was no sound She
was praying.
1T does no good" she continued. af.
ter few seconds. My BERTHE is gone
forever.
with her went all my love. | have
no more now.
II can never forget or forgive. TO
my dying day shall see her lying
there looking up-and me helpless.
shall hear her moans"
Another lapse into prayers
Her devotion to the memory of the
dead child and her vlndlctlveness 10.
wards those charged with the crime,
have broken up her family. Most or
her children are aginst her.
"She is the cause of the whole troub-
le" says one daughter living In The
Bronx. I'VE warned her that disaster
was ahead, but she nald no attention.
Too Much Love.
Just what did bring on the trag-
edy2"
TOO much love" explains the one
daughter who sides with the old lady.
She Is taking care OF her In her home
here.
Bertha was young. pretty. vivacious
Mrs. Reislcr was older. and old.fash.
ioned. She became jealous ~ the
youngster when her husband employ
ed her in his barber shop as cashier.
That was nearly ten years ago.
AS time went on, conditions became
worse. The Roislers separated. Min.
nic put all the blame on Bertha. Moth.
er defended the youngstcr.
The family started splitting up.
zone night last July. Bertha came
home from an automobile ride with
lielsler. His wife. her brother and
her two sons, saw them return. Sens.
ing trouble, Reislcr called "a detective
and had the girl escorted home.
but he didn't stay on guard long
enough.
Late that night. after the sisters
and brothers had returned Bciha vas
shot and killed
Before the girl died she IL suid to
have Identified Morris, oldest son ~
Mrs. Rcislcr. as the one who did the
shooting.
But his mother says she did L..
Roth deny It.
And the four under arrest have plead
ed not guilty to the charge, and have
engaged corps OF lawyes to wage
The lagal battle for their freedom.
Cotton was selling ON the streets
today from 20 to 2l55 with quito
lot offered. There has been sold from