The Washington times., 1910-11-13
WINS MILLIONAIRE
" WI ILE A MENIAI
Given Every Luxury, and the Mother of Two Children,
the Outcome of the Romance and Tragedy Is
Watched With Keen Interest
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from his trip around the world. He
Received treatment at his home, bu:
failed TO recover. DR.. Hupp. who at
tended him threatened to give up the
case unless he was given fUl charge
The physicians suspicious had been
aroused. He ordered the millionaire
cent to the hospital At once Schenk
began to get we'll
Family Told of Suspicious.
Against the protests of DR.. Hupp,
Schenk was taken back home and i'm
mediately had a relapse DR.. HUpp
consulted with Schenks brothers and
told them his suspicious. The hthia
water he had been given was sent to
Johns Hopkins University for analy-
SIS. The poison was found.
Again Schenk was taken TO the hos
pital. Mrs. Schenk fought to have him
brought back home. 1t was al this
point the police interviewed.
When they told her she was under
arrest, she asked: What fOr2"
"You are charged with poisoning
your husband" replied the officers
''Its a lie" she cried "I love him
: Will go with you, but first 1 want to
take my children where they Will be
safe"
The two children, Virginia and Rob
ert. were awakened and taken TO the
home of a neighbOr. The mother
kissed them, and then returning home
put on her most valuable jewelry and
her furs and started for the jail. The
entire story is the more tragic because
IT deals with the wasted opportunities
and the UNI ttainable ambitions OF a
former servant girl, who was hoisted
in one day from poverty and mental
service to the lap Of luxury
Mrs. SChenk's EARLY Life.
Something of Laura Farnsworth's
past was learned today. Considering
her lowly origin, il is a wonder that
she was cot satisfied. Her father, II
is claimed, had no occupation, and
failed TO provide for his family.
After a large family Of children had
been born to him, he deserted them
Mrs Mary Farnsworth, the mother.
made an effort for a time to keep
the family together, but was unable TO
provide for them, and finally went to
the Peasants county poor farm.
Ahere it is said she died five years
ago. Two Of her brothers are now
said TO be in that institution One
brother, Charles Farnsworth, has done
better by himself, and was only TINS
week elected county superintendent OF
schools in Peasants county.
Laura FarnswOrth, on the contrary
early conceived an ambition for power
and wealth. and leaving home she en-
tered domestic service as method OF
earning a living.
MANY and varied are the stories told
Of the life Of Mrs. Schenk after her ar
rival in Wheeling. Her marriage 10 Mr.
Schenk aided her in her plans for wealth
and mower, and It is claimed that even
since having all that could be desired
within her reach she has shown
grasping nature, and has continuously
watched for methods b. which she could
acquire more money
Still Retains Attractiveness.
Mrs schenk, now thirty-eight years
old, still retains much Of her glrllsh at
Effectiveness. She is a large, comely wo-
man, of prepossessing figure, dark lus-
4rors ewes. and a somewhat regal car
raige. Rv those unacquainted with her
mast, she would hardly be taken today
rs a former mental.
Mrs. Schenk has made but one state
Tnent since her arrest It was:
Il love my children and my husband
No true mother could commit the crime
Of which I stand accused. I hope the
children do not hear about ii. and l
wish the newspapers would speak more
kindly Of me"
Mrs Schenk reads dozens Of papers
daily The floor Of her cell, which she
has fitted I'D with costly furnishings
from her island mansion, IS Uttered
with them.
Building Up
The Sehenk Fortune
The Schenks came Of honest, plebeian
stock. The Schenk brothers began life
as butchers and the sons Of a butcher.
Time was when the house of Schenk
doled out meat by the pound instead Of
selling It by the carload, as it does
today.
ola man Frederick Schenk. native
of Burg-Ralzhausen, Germany, left the
donlnions of the Emperor and came to
America. the land Of opportunity,
when but a boy. Wheeling and Ohio
county. West Virginia. first saw this