The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-11-17
.SI..IAI.TI' CAMS
FIRST POINT
NESCHE|V|ICHSE
PRELIMINARY CARING FOR MRS.
LAURA scHENk WILL NOT BE
HELD Is THE MOST IMPORTANT
= DEvELoPME Mt IN TIL e. CASE
THE CASE GOES BEFORE sPE.s
ciAl GRAND uRy.
.GRAND.IURY SITS TO=M1RR0Vl'
The Trial viii Probably Be Started
In a Short Time-Mr. schenk rs
Steadily Improving and VIII No
Doubt Recover.

WHEELING. Nov II Pending an
investigation by, the special grand
Jury ofthe sensational charges against
Mrs. Laura FarnsyorthI Schenk, there
were practically no develo lopments Is yesis
terday in this now famous poisoning
case. n. & 7: q : z
1t was announced yesterday morn:
Ing that counsel for Mrs Schenk
would demand a preliminary hearing,
but later In the day 1t Developed that
at least one of the attorneys for the
defense did mot want a preliminary
trial. so there Is hardly any question
but that the case will go to; the special
grand Jury tomorrow Without the for.s
mality OF going through a Justice Shop
F When the last OF the cases to be-
submitted TO the Jury was filed yester-
day morning with Clerk Kingdom. OF
the circuit court, the list Of, witnesses
to be subpoenaed by the state was not
filed, and UP until late last evening
no subpoenaes had been Issued J. This
move was taken by the prosecution,
presumably to preclude the possibility
of the State S witnesses becoming
known before the proper time. III
When an ilntelligencer reporter ap-s
preached Prosecuting Attorney. Hand
Ian last evening, he stated that coun-s
sci for the. defense had not signitled
to him that they desired a preliminary
hearing and that in his opinion the
case would go to- the grand jury with.
out a preliminary hearing being held, !,
Should the attorneys OF Mrs. SchetlS
ask that preliminary hearing be held,
Mr. Handlan stated that lie would
place one or twc9ors his Hitnesses on
the. stand and that their evidence
.'tcplG3 be sIltLiei eifts 20 hold he woliaii.
The sprosecuting 4 atsorney will fake no
chances at the prclI lIininary hearing,
should one be held, by showing his
trump cards and viii only piace. sucn
witnesses on the stand as he deems
necessary to hold the accused woman
Aiustice Of the peace, Mr.. Handlan
said, could not try a person as to their
guilt or innocence. Hesmust hold an
accused person to. the term OF court
if the evidence shows that the State
has enough evidence against the
person to warrant a trial. The prose-
cutting attorney stated that 1T was im-I
material TO him whether a preliminary
hearing was held or not; at he was
confident that he had enough evidence
against the accused woman TO convict
her when the trial comes up.
When the. attorneys for the defense
were approached yesterday they had
little to say and the three attorneys
seem divided assto preliminary hear.
ing. Two OF the attorneys favor a
preliminary hearing, at Is said, / while
the other desires the evidence q to- be
presnteds To- 1.-THE special grand jury
without a preliminaryst trial. n e 4 3 e
Attorneys for Mrs! sehenk are work,
ing very hard on the case. Mr., Boyce
states that Mrs. Schenk Is Innocent foti
the charges against her and says that
the defense has obtained enough evil.
dence to prove the claim. Yesterday
Mrs. Schenk and her attorneys spent
several hours in a conference held fl
the tower OF the county jail where.
the accused wife has been confined
since her arrest.
Speaking OF the case last evening,
Justice Hobbs stated that he has. re.
ceived no formal demand from the
attorneys for the defense for a pre-,
liminary hearing and that he did not
think such a hearing would now be
held. =
Behind closed doors the special!
grand jury will meet tomorrow. when
the States attorney Will present Iiiss
evidence. Unless It is necessary, the
State will place but very few witnesss
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