The evening world., 1909-03-10
SLAIN JUSTICES
WIDOW INDICTED,
TRIES TO ESCAPE
Mrs. Wilhelm Trapped as She
Secretly Leaves Home and
Locked Up.
SlCA IS ALSO IN JAIL.
Real Estate Broker Accused of
Killing and Woman as an
Accessory.
SlCA IS ALSO IN JAIL.

Mrs. Mary Jane Wilhelm, widow OF
the contractor and Justice Of the Peace
Frank Wilhelm, who was found shot
In his home. No, AS High street
Newark, on Feb !. is confined in a cell
In Newark Jail to-day charged with
having aided Nicholas \, Sica, the real
estate broker, and her acknowledged
sutton. in numbering her husband.
An Indictment charging Mrs. Wilher,
with completely In the murde' VS.
found by the Essex County Grand Jury
last evening, and two detectives, Wei
mer and Godfrey, were rushed to the
High street house 70 arrts, her.
As secretly as the indictment was
found, the news managed to leak from,
the court house In some mysterious
way, and before the detectives arrived
at the Wilhelm home Mrs. Wilhelm
was on her guard and was getting
ready for flight.
Mrs. Wilhelm Is not at home" the
detectives were told
But we want to see her about n real
,state deal" the detectives argued.
she isn't here" replied the woman
at the door
Watched the House.
For hours the detectives watched the
house. Then Mrs. Wilhelm was seen
to come softly from the house and
hurry down the street. The detectives
made after her and one of them said:
Mrs. Wilhelm, you are under arrest.
You have been indicted for tine murder
OF your husband"
Mrs. Wilhelm burst into violent A,
OF weeping, and declared she was poor,
unprotected, prosecuted woman. The de.
tectives hurried her to jail and she was
placed in a cell. where she will be held
without bail pending trial
Immediately after the murder Of VIII.
helm, when Sica was taken in by the
police, Mrs. Wilhelm was arrested and
held as witness against Sica. sac was
subjected to what was then declared
torture, in the hopes that a confession
could be wrung from her. 1t was while
the police We're questioning her thea
that she declared:
Yes. | love M-. Sica and propose 70
marry him If it be proved thu: re a!4
not kill my husband"
Third degree examinations which
consisted Of solitary confinement in a
dark cell, with rats scurrying about.
with loss of sleep and every ordeal
known to the police, had no effect on
sica, His original statement that he
had left the Slca home at o'clock on
tho afternoon of the murder could no,
b. shaken. but ne. was indicted.
Stories Did Not Jbe.
However, the stories told by Mrs
WILHELM did not iibe with those of the
man who had stolen her from her hus-
band. The prosecution then began 10
go into the private lives of the VIII
helms 1t was found that Mrs. Wilhelm
had expected to inherit not only all me-
HusodHu property uut lNat Shs Was
to inherit $1,000 life insurance waicn
Wilhe!m carried in the Anc!ea; O.as-
OF United Wogkmen.
Since the murder of Wilhelm 1t has
developed that the woman now held IN
Newark Jail was Mrs Wilhelm No. .
The first Mrs, Wilhelm, whom ne de-
serted with her two children. eight o!
ten years ago, is now living i. %er
York. She has put in claim Tor ali
the murdered Justices property and
insurance.
Mrs. Wilhelm No. . recently oHeraI
to compromise with the ese.tei wi:a,
but the latter was II 10 mood TO con-.
promise,