The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12
WHEELING, W. VA. Nov. ia

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soning Of John schenk, millionaire
PORK packer of this city Mrs. Laura
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ed from abi,xs poverty the woman
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trying to mursicr him.
II was when the best medical skill
OF this city failed to relieve the ZIG
lionaire, thought to be suffering from
"a stomach disease. mat enc OF the
physicians who attended him h"cafnt
suspicious and had iltfaia water tna'
the pork packer mad been drinking
tested for poison.
The poison Was found anu the
chemist IN announcing his discovery
declared that none but an expert i'll
poisons could nave drugged the water
in the manner II Was done
Airs. schenk. locked UP IN cen
In one Of the enihattied towers OF the
county Jail. lacks none 81 the COM
forts or the mansion 70 "hseh sehehk
took her from the Kitchen or one NJ
his fathers neighhors "here sne Was
employed before he married heF. Ihe
taken from her fashionable island
home. II IL coxy corner she
sleeps on an embroidered coasn. she
has mahogany card table and plays
solitaire through the day. tailed from
tier home To the Jail al midnight, ste
hastily gathered together the appur-
tenances OF her dressing table, per-
fumes, powders. combs and brushes,
Dons Fest Clothes.
uha haa har beg, clothes brought
90 sat, and 10 dressed as she might
-. r,aa at home for an afternoons
,.a,ss,fa, ~ advice ~ her LAWYERS
sha saws nothinr~-not even to the
sai,nr
Har ,,a.ts are brought 10 her from
tho nt,v.s leading cafe and they cost
sasn - THE local PAPERS call her
...ha Sn,endid nr,soner.
From Kitchen 10 mansion and from
vnarstnn ~ iatl--thai covers the life
story ~ Laura Farnsyorth Scheuk.
Gas was hnrn IN farm and came 10
this city Is work tifteen years ago
Sha worked as a domestic three wears
and the remainder OF the fifteen years
IN this city have been devoted To un-
.ncressf,,l social cli1nbing--to brilliant
social campaigns that have always
failed. She il 81 years old. her nus
band ~ now ~.
She was Working as q aoInes.ic LOT
his fathers neisnpor wnen ne met
her. re married ner aeasns. me pro-
tests q ms , lanai .n,rs s ae ana nan
ny mao nad soc@i aspirations ana nA'
The fir.. schenk. the father OF John
Srhenk came to Wheeling from Ger