Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-14
GREWSOME STORY
OF MRS. SCHECK
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aisles to be cleared. The bailiffs found
hard work Of it. and they left about 200
people standing, but the rest we're COM
PEELED to go. and two officers took up
their guard outside the door to keep
away the mob.
Most OF those who remained were
women, and there was peculiarly
hard look in their eyes as they awaited
the moment of Mrs. Scheck's appear
ance. AT 3 o'clock Attorney Paul
Ussher, who represents the woman, ap-
peared In the court room, and there
was general buzz of excitement.
Mrs. Nettie Scholl, one OF Mrs.
Scheck's intimate friends and neigh
bors, was ON the stand telling of Stack
poles intimacy with Mrs. Scheck, and
X was rumored that Mrs. Scheck would
be called as next witness BY that time
dozens of employees Of the court house,
most Of them women, heard what was
going on, and they were admitted to
the court room, only to throng the aisles
for a second time.
At 3;15 o'clock Chief of Detectives
Paul Flammer leaned toward Deputy
Attorney Ed Fleming, who is conduct
ing the prosecution, and whispered
Fleming and District Attorney Fred
ericks nodded and the officer left the
room. He had gone to the police sta
tion to get Mrs. Scheck.
For the next half hour the audience
remained on the edge of excitement
and then Detective Dixon, who had
been testifying, was dismissed.
Mrs. Seheck Appears
There was silence in the room as At
torney Fleming arose and looked to-
ward the door leading to Judge Smiths
chambers. Capt. Flammer was on
guard there, and at a sign from the
attorney he opened the door.
Every eye in the court room was
turned to the door. Stackpole, who had
been gayly assisting in asking ques-
tions of the witnesses, was seen to sink
back in his chair as though expecting
a blow. His hands gripped the arms of
his chair and his lips became dry. The
flash went from his eyes and the lids
narrowed until all that could be seen
was thin line of gray. If ever the
nan looked the beast he is accused of
being it was at that moment.
For moment the suspense was awe
some and then
Call Mrs. Scheck," said Attorney
Fleming, and although his voice was
low 1t carried to every quarter of the
court room and a hundred voices took
up that sentence and repeated it.
Then she came, the much talked of
woman who has been so carefully
guarded in a cell at the police head
quarters She wore black silk waist,
very plainly made, soft black skirt,
a black picture hat with a veil of
mourning caught at the back, and
black shoes.
And her shoes bore the one trace of
feminity about her. The oxfords were
in place of strings the woman wore
enormous bows of black ribbon.
Appearance Not Impressive
For a moment she stood squarely inl
the light, a tiny stream of sunlight
glancing across her features, and then
with a bow she raised her hand and
took the oath. For the first time the
spectators were able to see her face.
1t was so mon as to be dull. Her
eyes were very dark but small, and
her rather plugged nose added nothing
to their appearance. Her mouth was
small and weak, with the under lip
sucked in, while the lower part of her
features were marked only by an
enormous double chin.
Without ever looking at the people
DelOTe n6T SIie walked 10 anu
seated herself. Her feet swung clear
of the floor and she tapped gently on
the chair rung.
Still unmindful of the condemning
gaze of those representatives of her
own sex and without ever looking to-
ward the man she accused, Mrs. Scheck
told her story, told it in way to actu-
ally frighten many of those who were
present. She told every detail of her
own dishonor, coldly and unconcerned-
ly branding herself an accomplice in
the murder of her husband and with it
weaving a thread of evidence about
Ernest G. Stackpole.
Here is the story told by the wo-
man on the witness stand yesterday,
after she had sworn to tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the
truth:
Insured Husbands Life
st will begin at the time Mr.. Scheck
left Los Angeles for few months and
went away on a visit. At that time
Mr.. Stackpole told me to have my hus-
bands life insured. He had been urg-
ing that for months and finally he in
sisted that I have my life insured.
Finally he had a conversation with
me in which he made remarks about