The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-06


J Mrs Wilhelm. veiled. hurried froir
the court house and walked to ilei
home. accompanied by her sister. There
she was met by her aged mother and
the doors We're closed on visitors
At tile same time Sica abandoned
hope of release before the Grand jury
investigates the charge of murder
against him.
His attorney, Eugene Dotto, consent
ed today to the dismissal of the writ
of habeas corpus issued yesterday by
Chief Justice Gummere.
Justices Decision.
In throwing the matter out OF court
the Chief Justice said:
THE application to me for the writ
was based on a sworn statement made
by the person in custody, Sica, who set
out that he was deprived of his liberty
by the captain of tine police without
any complaint having been made
against him, and without a warrant is
sued against him, and without any legal
justification whatever.
"On that petition l allowed the writ.
If the writ had been served or return
made to 1t, I should have disposed OF
it. Counsel has seen fit not to serve it
and naturally there is no return and
nothing before me The writ is dead.
The right of Sica yesterday TO have
habeas corpus does not determine the
question of his having one today or to<
morrow. Today he is in the custody
Of the sheriff on a complaint charging
him with a crime
The court then intimated that there
would be no use of going to the sheriff
on habeas corpus proceedings and Mr..
Dotto said afterward that he would
probably now let the case go before the
grand jury.
Battle ForsE.tate On.
Maurice Gluek, counsel for Mrs. Fred
ericka Wilhelm, the New York wife Of
the murdered man, today filed in the
Surrogate's Court application for let
ters of administration of the estate OF
Wilhelm. While it is known that title
TO all Of the Wilhelm estate rests with
Mrs. Mary J. Wilhelm, il is the purpose
of Mrs. Fredericka Wilhelm. claiming
to oe the rightful widow of the slain
man. to proceed against Mrs MARY ].
Wilhelm in an effort to have title to tiir
estate revert to the estate of the dead
man.
Gluck also contemplated attachment
proceedings in behalf of the New York
widow. against all of the furnishings in
the High street house, which are
claimed by Mrs. Bertha Stafford,
mother of the last Mrs. Wilhelm. The
application for letters of admins
tration include an application tor the
appointment of a legal guardian for
the two children OF the New York
widow.
Girl star Witness.
Although they had formally charged
Sica with the murder of Wilhelm and
had caused him TO be held Without bail
for .he grand jury, the police detectives
and the sleuths from the prosecutors
Office had obtained no stronger evil
dence than that presented by THE
EVENING STAR in the statement OF
Anna Saltau, that she had seen Sica
leave the Wilhelm home few minutes
after p. m. Monday
Files $4,000 Bond.
In applying for letters of adninistra-
ton Mrs. Fredericka Wilhelm filed 4
$1,000 bond, provided by the National
Surety Company. of New York Unless
there is objection made and a caveat
filed. the letters will be granted to her
on Monday, and would have been
granted today had she completed the
formality of paying the advance fees.
In her application for the papers Mrs.
Wilhelm mentioned as her next of kin
her two children. Francisco. 1S years
old, and Frederick, 70. who thereby be-
come beneficiaries