Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-07

with Levy In regard to this matterf
A.-No. indeed.
Odd you have any conversation
with Levy in regard to the killing or
your husband in the presence of segai2
Al never had a conversation when
the W were together.
Didn't Come to RoselIe.
Q.-Do you remember his coming
down to Roseile? Ale never came
there.
Q.-Ever have "a conversation with
Levy over the suit? A.-No, sir.
Odd you ever say to Levy that
you had a blackjack and that you
wanted him TO hit your husband over
the head and kill him? A.-No. sir.
Q.-Ever say anything about putting
ground glass in his tea? Mo, sir;
he never drank tea.
Mrs. Wilhelm admitted that her nus
band was known as Charles Mueller
and also as Charles Zuendorff.
Odd you ever have anything TO
do with your husband, directly or IN
directly? A.-No, sir.
Mrs. Wilhelm, ON cross-examlnatlon,
admitted that Mr.. Black had begun
divorce proceedings. She denied that
she had testified before the grand jury
that she was in low with Sica, and
wanted TO marry him.
Sica, she said. came 10 the house the
Sunday before the murder in regard TO
the house, and both men We're friendly.
She admitted that she thought her hus-
band was trying to stick Sica out OF
$500.
1WouId stick Anybody
He would stick anybody If he had
a chance commented Mrs. Wilhelm
You loved your husband asked
Mr.. Mott.
II certainly did" was the answer.
Mr.. Mott dwelt much upon Mrs. VIII
helms relations TO other men and de-
elared that she never stopped the
deal" with Sica.
Q.-were you in love with Sica? A
No, indeed.
Mrs. Wilhelm denied that she ever
said in one of the statements made by
her that she loved Sica, and loved
him now" The statement was shown
to ner and Their the evidence before the
grand jury was gone over as to the
amount of money Wilhelm had when
he was killed. She said she did not
remember saying thai he had $500.
you were telling the truth them
81 don't remember what | said,' she
replied. adding that she was very
much excited at the time.
woman Breaks Down.
That blood money was offered by
Mrs. Wilhelm TO get rid OF her hus-
band, was the sensational testimony
presented by the State during the
closing hours of the trial yesterday
afternoon, just before the Jurors were
locked up in the Continental Hotel for
the night. Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott
in his opening had declared that this
would be one OF the strong po!nts
against the prisoner, who herself
showed It's effect by passionately fling
ing her arms around her gray-hairee
mothers neck and sobbing convul-
siyely before she was returned to the
prisoners pen.
William Levy, a house-painter, of 32
Camden street, small of stature and
dark of complexion, who admitted re-
lations with Mrs. wilhelm and a con-
viction of bigany, was the man who
made the startling accusation. lie was
corrohoratad by his wife and Charles
Segal, of $50 Springfield avenue Their
story was that not only once, but twice,
Mrs. Wilhelm had offered a bride of
$1,000 to Levy 20 kill her husband.
Levy began by saying that about
four years ago Mrs. Wilhelm came to
his house, and then he called on her as
she said she had some business for
him.
"what did she say?" urged Mr.. Mott.
"She said" he went on in a logged
sort of way, that she had a policy
and that She had to make money ome
how. I have no use for him. she said,
and have got to make money no mat
ter how I make it. I will give you a
chance OF making 1000. My husband
is coming home with $1,000 of building
and loan money and if you meet him
and kill him you will get $1,000"
did you see her after that?"
Yes, sir. She came to the house and
said that someone had put her wise to
put ground glass in his tea, but he got
wise and she told him that the glass
fell from the mantel into the tea"
did you meet her about two years
ago?"
yes, sir" was the ready answer. Il
received a postal card from her when
she lived in Roselle and took Charles
Segal with me. She offered US a drink.
l was under the influence of drink a
little, too, myself, and she said to me
that her husband was coming home
with money and that I was to meet him
and kill him. Segal says let the -
go; and then she sent out for whiskey
and beer"
Ever had the pleasure of meeting
her since?"
mo, sir"
rs she here now"
The witness nodded toward the wo-
man whose face was frequently buried
in her hands during the telling of his
story.
And o are a married man?" de-
manded Mr.. Beasley s%cornfully.
The witness admitted that fact.
Ever convicted Of bigamy?'
Yes, sir"
served Twenty-six Months.
With this admission came the infor-