The Detroit times., 1910-11-14

10 make a complete story. one fact
connecting with the other in the
romance and tragedy of the SCHEMES.
Schenk became IN shortly after ne
returned from his trip around the
world. He received treatment at lis
home. but failed 20 recover.
Or. Hupp, who attended him, threat
ened TO give up the case unless he
was given full charge. The physicians
suspicious had been aroused He OF
dered the millionaire sent to the hos
pital AT once Schenk began 10 get
well.
Against the protests of pr. Hupp.
Schenk was taken back home and
Immediately had a relapse Or Hupp
consulted with Schenk's brothers ana
told them his suspicious. The litEia
water that he had been given w;Ls
sent 10 Johns Hopkins University FOR
analysis. The poison was found
Again Schenk was taken TO the
hospital Mrs. Schenk fought TO have
him brought back home 1t was AT
this point that the police interviewed.
AT midnight two days ago they cali
ed at her home and told her that she
was under arrest
What for?" she asked.
You are charged with poisoning
your husband" replied the officers
It's lie, she cried. Il love him.
will 20 with you, but first want TO
take my children where they will be
safe
brought TO the home Of a neighbor.
h. LII 81.
ing home, put on her most valuable
600, and started on for jail
The evidence against the million
aires wife so far is merely circum-
stantial
Prosecutor Handlan declared he has
enough evidence 10 convict. When
the brothers OF Schenk became suspi-
cious they hired private detectives
70 shadow the wife. They dismissed
the chauffeur and in his place put a
chauffeur who was also a detective
This man, according TO the prosecu-
ton, will have sensational testimony
10 give. Another detective. a wo-
man, who was put into the house as
a nurse, will testify.
There is absolutely no truth in
the charges against Mrs. Schenk,
says Attorney O'Brien, on advice OF
whom she has refused to say any
thing
From the kitchen TO a mansion and
from a mansion 10 a lsil-covers the
life story of Laura Framework
Schenk. She was born on farm and
came to this city 10 work Is years
ago She worked as a domestic three
years and the remaining Is years in
this city have been devoted to unsuc-
cessful social mbing-to brilliant
social campaigns that have always
failed. She is 81 years old. Her hus-
band is now so.
She was working as a domestic for
Schenk's fathers neighbor when he
met her. He married her against the
protests OF his family. The Schenk
family. too, had had social aspirations.
The first Schenk, the father of John
Schenk. came 10 Wheeling from Ger
many. started a butcher shop and
now his family owns a great deal OF
the tangible property Of the city. The
wealth they had amassed had just
opened the doors of the charmed so
cial circle to them, when John mar
ried the neighbor's domestic.
II she is not as good as we, I will
make her as good, said John, and
he built for her a mansion more mag
nificent than his fathers and fur
n!shed 1t more beautifully than the
home in which she had worked. Two
children were born TO them girl
who is now IL years old, and a boy
who is seven
Laura Framework Schenk began
her social campaig ns year after she
married. She invited numerous OF
the local aristocracy: the newspapers
used TO describe the arrangements as
ma gnihcent But few came
Mrs. SchenK was not discouraged
and made attack after attack on the
social barriers. that her humble past
had set up against her.
One hundred thousand dollars a
year is the income Of John Schenk.
Il was spent freely on his wife. He
bought her a $4,000 automobile and
built a garage in the rear OF their
home.
John Schenk, tt- a.llionaire, is
work-a-day sort OF rson. Schooled
TO hard work BE- l never acquired
the social graces necessary as an as
set in his wifes social campaigns. He
didn't Ike dress suits and liked moth
ing so much than 70 sit around the
house in his shirt sleeves. Among
The things that Mrs. Schenk learned
In the course OF her social education