The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-05
SUSPECTS
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York. tainted at Wilhelm's bier.
while the funeral was in progress
and when, as they declared, they
identified the dead man as the hus-
band of Frederlcka Wilhelm.
The last named fell dramatically
across the coffin in a complete state
of collapse, while her sister Slipped
TO the floor in faint.
Mrs. Mary j. Wilhelm, the wife
now held i'm connection with the
murder, was not permitted to attend
the funeral, although she had re-
ceived permission to do so. She
was given an unusually severe APP
plication of the ''third degree" In
! Guiding midnight visit TO the
morgue, where she was suddenly
confronted by the body OF her hus-
band
The police evidently had expected
to obtain some kind of statement
from her but they were unsuccess7
ful. for when the sheet which COW.
cred her husbands body. was sud
denly removed, she became hysterlcal
fe!l to her knees and frantically de-
clared her love for her husband. AS
her hysterla increased, Mrs. Wilhelm
became incOherent and the dctect4
ives who were watching her and lis
tenlng, could make nothing of what
she said. When she was taken back
to the police station again, she
was in state Of utter collapse.
The midnight vlfit TO the morgue
was planned as a complete surprise
10 Mrs. wilhelm. She was al
lowed to so to sleep in her cell but
was aroused shortly before midnight
and was told she should accompany
"What do You want with me- she
asked
No answer was made.
"What am | wanted for now?" dc.
manded Mrs. Wilhelm In some
alarm
Again there was no reply.
The woman was taken to car
riage by the detectives and driven
to the morgue. On seeing the body.
she drew back for a moment, and
then rushed FORWARD, crying out:
speak and tell them who did this"
'Oh, Frank, II you could only speak
and tell them who did this" Then
her nerves gave way altogether.
The detectives questioned her for
more than an hour, but her answers
we're mostly incoherent.
An hour or so later the detectives
sndeavored to make use of similar
strategy to obtain statement from
Nicholas Scca. He was taken from
he police station to the Wilhelm
and din the basement,
where the body of Wilhelm was
ound was questioned by the de-
ectives.
Before Slcca reached the Wilhelm
ouse, the body Of the murdered man
ad been conveyed there from the
1orgue and placed IN the position in
he basement where II was found
Gter the murder. Sicca was first
I'd through the rooms on the first
oor, the detectives disarming his
Ispiclon by attracting his attention
D various objects Slcca was
heerful and was showing the de-
sctiyes about the house Nhen sud
emily one OF them, from the base
tent. called the others to come down
nd join him in a lunch.
The other detectives with Sicca,
IN down stains and at the foot OF
lem, in the dark hallway. light
as suddenly flashed up and there
sfcre him Sicca saw the murdered
1dy of Wilhelm. For long mo.
ent the prisoner sazed down at tie
'dy of the dead. InvolMntarlly his
lees wabbled, his hands stIfIened,
s. eyes became CLASSY and white.
"'Sicca, what do you know about
at?" asked one OF the detectives.
cca made no response Losing
ntrol Of his legs he was sinking to
e floor when the officers caught
m and carried him from the house
I'd into the carriage. When he
ached his cell he was IN q condi-
m of nervous collapse