Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-01-31
Killed Her Husband in His
: Own Home, Says Mrs. Sigler

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Went to Get jug.
Gudleski said that the reason he
went to the Gogebic hotel following
the receipt of the telephone message
from Mrs. Sigler was to get the jug
and that therefore he drove the one
sblock to the hotel in his Ford road.
ster, driving through the alley to the
back door of the hotel.
Upon entering the kitchen, the
witness said, ne found Mrs Sigler in
Mysteries and acting nervous. She
told him she had killed her husband,
said Gurleski, and that the body was
in room No. Z. He went into the
room and found Sigler on the floor
dead. The room was badly mussed
up and showed evidence of a scuffle.
Blood was on The floor and in a pool
of blood he said he saw some shells
and 32-caliber Colt revolver was
living on the floor. He went back
into the kitchen and Mrs. Sigler told
him, he said, that he must dispose of
the body by taking it away in his car.
Witness said ne refused, whereupon
Mrs. Sigler told him that if he did
not do so some one would be in short
ly and the blame might be placed on
him.
Disposes of Body.
Witness then said that he decided
to comply with her request. went
into the room. picked up the body
and placed it in his car, setting it up
right He said he went back into
the bedroom to get the dead mans
cap and that he also picked up the
gun and shells and placed them in
Sigler's lap and put the cap on his
head. He said hrs. Sigler offered
him money but that he refused to
take it whereupon she put it in his
pocket, and thai he then drove south
on Highway 10 about seven miles he
thought and threw the body across a
ditch, got back in the car and drove
home, coming by way of the old
water plant in Ironwood and throw
ing the gun in the river
Returned to His Work.
Gudleski then returned to his work,
according to his testimony, and re-
manned at his work all that day and
went to work again the following
morning. He said Mrs. Sigler
phoned him early that morning tell
ing him to burn the overcoat and
leave town. He said he went to
Points garage in Ironwood about 8
O'Clock. bought a new Ford coupe
and paid down 1925, drove to Rhine
lander and Amigo and kept going
until he came to Green Bay, where
he learned from the newspapers that
he was wanted for the murder of
Andrew Sigler.
Gives Himself Up.
Witness said his funds were get
ting low so he decided to come back
and give himself up. The first place
he stopped at on his return to Hurley
was the New Central saloon, where
he got couple of drinks and then
proceeded to the county Jail and
gave himself up to Sheriff Volant
and was locked up.
Refutes Hayes Story.
From this point Gudleski's
testimony was devoted to refuting
the story of Hayes, the detective, as
told on the stand the previous day.
He admitted writing the note to Mrs
Sigler but claimed that it was sug-
gested and dictated by Hayes. He
wrote the note to get money for him
self and Slim for use after breaking
Jail, he said, but did not admit that
Mrs. Sigler had promised him money.
Charscter Witnesses.
A number of witness testified
on Thursday as to the general rep
utation of Sigler. Most of them said
he quarreled with his wife often and
that he waa seen to strike and beat
her and pull her hair Among the
witnesses were Domenic Friola,
James Summers, Mary Wiesiski, a
domestic, Mrs. Jack Faul, G. w.
Kissel and James Beisemier, tran
sients who had stopped at tie hotel,
Richard Kalliomaa, Anton Narda,
Mayor Lennon, Mrs. Bertha Ham
mond, domestic, Matt Secor, Joseph
Charbonneau and Arthur Jackson.
Two Children Testify.
Two nine-year-old children were
placed on the stand One of them,
Mrs. Sigler's son Robert, told Of
repeated attacks made by his father
upon his mother and himself and the
younger children. He said that on
! Christmas Eve, 1923, his father
struck him with his fist, leaving
marks on his face which remained
/ for several days. The other child
witness for the defense, Emil
Radocovitch. said that coming home
from school one day he looked in the
window of the restaurant and saw
+ Sigler beating up his wife.
First Defense Witness.
I The first witness called by the de-
/ tense Wednesday afternoon was