Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-01-31
CASE GETS UNDER WAY

With four women on the jury the
case of the State VS.. Emma Sigler,
charged with hiring, counseing and
procuring one Andrew Gudleski to
murder and kill her husband,
Andrew Sigler, which killing took
place May 1, 1924, got under way
Tuesday
J. P. Zisch, of Milwaukee, APP
pearing for w. C. label, also Of
Milwaukee, counsel for defense,
filed an affidavit of prejudice against
Judge Risjord when court was call
ed Monday morning.
Judge Foley, of Superior, was
called to hear the case and court
resumed Tuesday morning. The
morning session and part of the
afternoon was occupied with select
ing jury, forty-two being examined
before twelve tried and true were
secured
First Witnesses for State.
Harry LaFave, local barber, was
one Of the first witnesses for the
state. He told of finding the body
of Sigler on the afternoon Of May 2,
1924, while driving from Mercer to
Hurley, how the body was clothed
and the distance it was lying from
the road on the east side, He also
told of finding an empty revolver
shell and few buttons in the road
near where the body was lying.
Coroner Joseph Charbonneau
testified to being notified Of the
finding of Sigler's body about 8
o'clock in the afternoon of May .,
and that he went to the spot and
brought the body to his morgue. He
exhibited garments which had been
taken from the body and which were
identified as belonging to Sigler. He
also exhibited bullet which he said
was taken from the body at the
autopsy performed in his morgue by
DIS. G. c. Urquhart and T. j, Ham
biey.
Doctor Describes Wounds.
Or. c. c. Urquhart related how he
had viewed the body at Char
bonneau's morgue on the afternoon
of May 2, 1924, and found that
Sigler came to his death by gunshot
wounds. He said he found bullet
in the skull which had penetrated
the head from the rear and came out
on the left side Of the head just
above the ear Another gun shot
wound was located few inches be-
low the left arm pit. the bullet com
ing out near the opposite hip. and
still another on the right hand as
though it had been grazed by a
bullet
Mrs. Mason on Stand
Mrs. Louise Mason, of Chicago.
formerly Of Superior, a witness for
the state, was on the stand Tuesday
afternoon. She testified that she
was employed at the Gogebic hotel
from October, 1928. to January
1924, doing homework and caring
for the children On January 8
she went to Superior and remained
there until the last day of April.
1924. when she returned to Hurley
and went to the Gogebs1 hptel. She
vas in the hotel the night that Sieler
was murdered May /. 1924.
Went Out to Get Chickens.
Mrs Mason testified that the
night that Sigler was murdered he
left the hotel by the side door, saying
as he went out that he was going out /
IN the country with a party to ge
some chickens, in response to a tele- /
phone call. She said she was. alone .
IN the kitchen and when Mrs. Sigier /
and inquired for her hus-
band and was told where he had
gone she replied. "Oh, no. he has
gone ont 10 Pence to get some
and am afraid he viii eeg
n trouble ont there for he has had
trouble with some Of the Italians
out there He may get bullet
through him . The witness said
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