The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-03
SICA'S STATEMENT DOES
NOT SATISFY THE POLICE.

The official statement by Sica-his
alibi-was considered far from satisfac-
tory. At the time when the murder is
believed 10 have been committed he
says he was on his way, alone, to a real
estate tract: that he failed to see the
man he sought and that he saw nc N
else who can verify his alibi.
His employer has stated that he was
at his office at 10 a. m. Monday and left
for New York. after which he did not
return. Sica's statement differs mate
rally. Ii is as follows:
Il have known Mrs. Wilhelm about
seven months, meeting her when l went
to lodge in her home. l left there about
a month and a half g l left because
1 had a small room, with only a thin
partition separating me from the next
room.
THE adjoining room was rented to
several nurses, who used to come home
late from the hospital and disturb me.
/ complained to Mrs. Wilhelm, and
when she refused to give me another
room / left the house.
4 never remained in Mrs. Wilhelm's
room. and my conduct was always per-
fectly proper. l have been to New
York a few times with her to see Mrs.
Dillon, whose address / forget.
II was at Mrs. Wilhelm's home Mon
dav. before 3 o'clock. I'm sure it was
Monday.
Il left my office yesterday morning at
II o'clock in the morning"
Here Sica endeavored to trace his
movements during the day to prove an
alibi, but the sleuths commented on the
fact that many of the persons he called
to see We're not seen by him.
Il breakfasted at the Presto Lunch
after leaving the office" he continued,
"and then went to visit a barber on
Warren street. | remained there until
las, and the barber went with me to a
place IN Drift street. The BARRIERS
friend at hat place was not in.
II then went to Spaniola's saloon for
dinner, and after hat went to Mrs. Wiz
helms house. l left her at half-pasr
three by the front door,
The police lay great stress on the fact
that this was exactly fifteen minutes
after Mrs. Wilhelm says she left the
house.
Il went back to the Warren street
barber" said Sica, and was there for a
quarter of an hour. Then / took the
Springfield avenue car for the Hedden
tract, to see about some property, but
the person / was to see was not there
then. Then ] went to Rappa's saloon, at
Fourteenth street, for ten minutes.
Then / went to my cousins home, and
about half-past nine or ten o'clock l
was at home, where I remained for the
night"
After this, Sica told of how he read Of
the Wilhelm murder in the morning pa
per and of going direct to Mrs. WI
helms home. Not finding her there, he
says, he was told to go to the police sta
ton by Mrs. Farmer, whom he found
at the house. He finally found his way
to headquarters, where he was held.
He was then led back to his relations
with the Wilhelms, and said.
wilhelm offered to sell me the High
street house, and l was to put down
81, 900. He said he wanted the honey to
go to New York and live, and asked me
to get him a customer. Mrs. Wilhelm
was in the bedroom while I was at their
home, and after being at the house ten
minutes yesterday l left there"
In reply to a pointed question, he
said:
II did have supper Sunday night with
"a woman at Bank and Washington
streets. | don't know who h was. |
just met her on the street and left her
at the door of my home"
Sica was then suddenly confronted by
Mrs. Wilhelm, who almost collapsed
when she saw him. He. however, re-
tanned his composure and calmly admit
ted that it was she with whom he had
dined Sunday night and hat she went
to his room. The written statement
was then handed to him to sign. and
the last sentence, which read as follows,
II did say I'd marry her If she had a
divorce" he deliberately scratched out
before he signed. He also wrote an an
notation to the effect that he had
marked out the words,