The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-31
DETECTIVES ADMIT CASE
AGAINST ANTONAS AND
NEPHEW IS VERY WEAK
Satisfied That Lizzie Fleming,
Servant in Home, Died
From Natural Causes
CANCER, PHYSICIAN SAYS
Suspects Likely To Be Released
Soon-Contest Over Woman's
viii Seems Certain

! janice Antona, 10.year-old daughter
OF Nine. Annetta Halliday Antona,
who Is held with her husband and
! nephew, pending police investiga-
4 tion into the death OF her servant,
/ LIZZIE Fleming, was taken 10 police
headquarters, Tuesday, and spent the
night with her mother in a cell in
the patrons room. Alexander An,
tone, the husband, a count of Italy,
and Angelo Villa, the nephew, were
held IN the cell block. where both
spent sleepess night.
| II is strongly limited in police cir
cles that the trio will be released,
without the issuance of any warrant
or any direct charge.
DR.. T.. +. Mills, OF Highland Park,
who sIgned the death certificate OF
aged Miss Fleming, declares that
when ne was called to attend her, in
the Antona home, No. 215 Alger-ave.,
he fcund her suffering from can
cerCus growth, which affected the in
testiDes, and that she had only a
short zine to live, according to his
diagnosis. He attended her on June
2S, ald on July 5, learned that she
had died. He is positive that death
was Que to natural causes
AS the body was cremated the day
following the woman's death, there is
nothing for the prosecutors office to
depend upon for evidence as to the
cause of death, beyond the physicians
statement.
Detectives High and Good. who
We're called into the case by the
prosecutors office, are satisfied that
deatf was due TO natural causes
The fact that Miss Fleming made
a second will, while dying, which left
nearly all of her $500 to the An
tomas, and the fact that her body was
hurried to the crematorium on the
day eftCr her death, furnish the two
factors which made the investigation
necessary according 10 the police.
That the haste used IN disposing OF
the cudy OF their benefactress show.
ed po5r taste. to say the least, is the
belief Of these officials who figured IN
the sensational investigation OF the
case. which landed Nine. Antona,
brilliant writer and teacher in po-
! lice cell with her husband and
nephew. and caused furore OF dis
cussioH IN society circles in the city
Miss Flemlng's relatives. who re-
tanned Attorney aMtthew H. Bishop,
were responsible for the investiga-
ton as they received no word OF
Miss Flemngs death until three
weeks after II occurred, and were
linen informed that there was some
myster, about IL. The fact that she
had "cdt OF her relatives with be
quests Il So each, while willing the
greater portion OF her little hoard TO
! her employers was regarded as war
rantire strict investigation.
/ Mr. Bishop called in Private Detec-
tive Ed SadleT former member OF
the local detective bureau who work
ed on tae case Tor a week before TAX
( ing il before the prosecutor
| IL is a foregone conclusion that the
woraan's will will contested, and
that the statements taken in the
prosecutor Office. IN the presence ot
/ Attorney Bishop. will be used In that
legal battle But the police are salts
\ fed that there is nOth,ns Oh which
/ to bas, any criminal prosecution. and
indications are that the An,onas anu
Their nephew. Angelo villa, viii be
speed;Iv released from custody.
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