The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-03

last night at your home | have
never before felt such dc isilt and
grace, which have deeply IMPRESSED 3
me. The time never seemed so
short 10 me. and, actually. ] have
regretted the parting ffona soil
Pardon mo if ] take the liberty in :.
saying eo much as this feel un-
able to restrain the sincerity Of my
leeiiues While saying this l do not
forget that my iniredsHs 1ssr-toy--c~
is very recent Nevertheless. il
seems rs if it had occurred long
since iC time is to he measured by
ones feelings.
If you viii allow me o becerae a
closer friend I shall regard myself
as most fortunate ard happy and
l win not disguise from you that |
await with great eagerness the
favor of kind word or two. Yours
very sincerely,
NICHOLAS SICA.
Mrs. Dillon Again Questioned.
Mrs. Mary Dillon. the New York
woman whose appearance yesterday
with her story of the threatened di-
vorce suit between Wilhelm and isis
wife, with Sica figuring in it. caused
the arrest of Mrs. Wilhelm and Slca,
was at headquarters again today to be
questioned further. She said that Wit
helm, who had stopped at her house III
New York frequently, had told her
that he was in fear of being killed Tor
several months. and while he told free
ly of Sica's relations with his wife. he
did not say that he feared Sica.
Veri6es statement.
Mrs. Dillon verified the statement of
Mrs Wilhelm that Wilhelm knew thai
Sica and Mrs. Wilhelm were intimate.
and that his wife was frequently out
with Sica and that Sica was frequently
in the Wilhelm home while Wilhelm
was absent.
The New York woman also said that
Wilhelm had told her that Wilhelm had
agreed TO divorce his wife. if Sica would
marry her and purchase his house from
him
Outline of Defense.
1t developed this Afternoon that the
principal defense outside of the alibis
would be that Sica and Mrs. Wilhelm
would have no occasion to murder VIII
helm, when he had already agreed to
divorce his wife so that Sica could
marry her The police. in rebutal, will
endeavor to show. If they prefer
charges. that all of Wilhelm's property
was in his wife's name and that in di
vorcing her he did not propose to per-
NIT her % retain title TO the property.
In fact. the police said that ii was her
refusal to deed the property back TO
him which caused the plans for di-
vorce to fall through
Mrs. Stafford. the aged mother OF
Mrs. Wilhelm, and her two spinster
daughters. Bertha and Sarah came
from their home in Philadelphia last
night and were in charge of the Will
helm house today. Mrs Stafford said
that she last saw Wilhelm on Thanks
giving Day when he was in Philadei-
phia He then spoke of having trouble
with Sioa. and that he was afraid Sics
was paying too much attention to Mrs.
Wilhelm
Repeats Her Love.
The declaration of Mrs Wilhelm that
she loved Sica and would marry him
if he could prove his innocence of Will
helms murder was repeated today by
her to Captain Carroll and Detectives
Tuite and Horter. She added to this
that her husband knew of her relations
with Sica, and that while he objected
to Sica rooming in the same house with
them. heedid not object to her going
out with Il day and night.
She explained at considerable detail
the plans they had made for a divorces,
Wilhelm offering to let her obtain q
divorce so that she could marry Sica.
His one stipulation. she said, was that
Sica was to buy the house the viii
helms occupied.
The police have learned. however,.
that wilheln's first demand before
to- the divorce was that his