The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12
POLICE WEAVE NET
AHOUHD TWO MEN
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automobile and built a garage In the
rear OF their home
John Sehenk. although a million
aire, is work-a dag sort of "A person
.chooied to hard work he had never
acquired the social graces necessary
as an asset to his wsfe's social cam
Faigns. he didn't like dress suits, and
hi custom was 20 SIT around Inc house
| in hts shirt sleeve. Among tie things
that Mrs. ScheaL learned In the course
Of her social education was that sa4.t
sleeves are not proper in splendid
mansion.
| john Scheak. old-fashioned and
| plain. began to find himself out OF
| place in the home To which he had
brought his wife II is interests were
| al IN the pork establishment and in
hts real estate. lie found himself un-
/ able to keep pace Schenk then began
! to yearn for the broader culture that
| he thought he had neglected and the
social personal atmosphere that his
wife seemed to acquire so easily. So
/ ne decided he would see the werld.
and year age he circled the globe.
Everyhody's Business.
Wheeling Ia rot Il large city and one
! can not do things without the neigh
bors knowing and talking. as is posi-
I GAG III n metropolis. w teeiiisE uEEaH
! to Dc considerable talking shortly af-
! ter John Schenis left. John Schenks
$4,000 automobile Is one OF the sights
! and was as prominent an asset Of the
| city az the old soldiers monument in
| front of the court house.
| When Wheeiing's leading automobile
| was seen joy riding about the streets
! Of the city during Schenk's absence
! gossip took g hand. There was talk
about fl young man who WAS seen in
! the machine. Mrs Scnenk also rode
+ in IL,
Intrigue Scented.
| The accusation that the state has
! brought against Mrs. Schenls is based
! on the prosecutors charge that there
! alysis. The poison was found.
/ was an intrigue between Mrs. Scnenk
/ aud the young man. that the plot to
! poison Schenk was TO be the final step
Z In a social evasion, that the chauf-
1 feur Of the Schenk automobile had
been asked to drive the machine into
1 a ditch when Schenk rode in it; that
I a promise Of $1,000 was made to a
| nurse If she would give Schenk "a pois-
/ oEed pill, that she was promised an
( other $1,000 II she would find the kes
4 to the strong box that contained
/ Schenk's papers: and that poison waa
! found in the ltthia water. that had
/ been prescribed for him.
| The prosecution claims to be able to
/ make a complete story. one fact con-
Meeting with the other, in the romance
! and tragedy Of the Schenks.
| Schenk became Ill shortly after he
returned from his trip around the
| world He received treatment at his
horne, but failed to recover. DIR. Hupp
who attended him threatened to give
up the case unless he was given full
/ charge The physicians suspicious
/ had been aroused. He ordered the
millionaire sent 10 the hospital. At
once Scheak began to get well.
Against the protests of DIR. Hupp.
! Schenk was taken back home and I'M
mediately had relapse. DIR. Hupp
consulted with Schenks brothers and
told them his suspicious. The iithia
/ water That he had been given was sent
I to Johns Hopkins University for an-
| alysis. The poison was found.
Again Schenk was taken to the hos
! pital.
Wanted Him at Home.
again Sehenk was taken 20 the hos
!. pitai. Mrs. ScheEk fought 10 have
him brought back home. 1t was at
this point that the police interviewed.
Al midnight two DAYS ago they
called at the home and told her that
she was under arrest
/ What for:" she asked.
/ You are charged with poisoning
your husband" replied the officers.
Its n lie" she cried Il love
him.
| II will go With YOU, but first want
TO take my children where they win
| be safe
They were awakened and brought
10 the home of a neiKhhor. The moth
4 er kissed them; returning home, put
on her most valuable jewelry and her
furs, valued at sl0.00a. and started
of for jail.
When the brothers of Schenk be-
came suspicious they hired private
detectives to shadow the wife. They
dismissed the chauffeur and in his
place put a chauffeur who was also
a detective. This man, according 10
the prosecution, will have sensation al
testimony tn give. Another detecti 90
a woman. who was put into the house
a. a nurse will testify.
/ There is absolutely no truth in the
charges against Mrs Schena," says
Attorney OBrian. on whose advice