The Washington herald., 1910-11-14
INSURANCE AGENT
SOUGHT BY SLEUTHO
Wanted as an Accessory in
Schenk Poison Case.
HIS ARREST EXPECTED TODAY
Special Grand Jury May BE Called
Ia Expedite Trial of Woman Ae-
eused of Trying to XIII Husband.
Search for Drug store Which sold
ArseR5e Leads 10 PittshurE.
pedal TO The Washington Herald.

/ Special % The Washington Herald
/ Wheeling. W. Va. Nov i2,-The likeli-
hood OF a special grand jury being
called and the fact that the warrant for
a man accused Of being accessory in the
crime is for an insurance agent at Pitts
burg, who also has an expert knowledge
Of chemistry. whose arrest is expected
tomorrow or Tuesday, were the new
developments to-day in the case Of laura
Farnsworth Schenk. accused OF poisoning
her millionaire husband. John o. schenk
Prosecuting Attorney Handlan is anx-
ious to call a special grand jury in order
to expedite the case and prevent ma
terial witnesses from escaping, but he said
tonight he hesitated 10 act because the
public might get the impression he was
desirous of railroading Mrs Schenk to
the penitentiary
The preliminary hearing Of Mrs. Laura
Farnsworth Schenk will take place the
first part Of the week" said Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney Fred I. Maury to-
night.
"One important witness. Dr. Gregory
Ackerman, has been out OF the city. and
limlnary hearing until he returned. He
Will be here about the first part OF the
week. The State has about completed
the gathering Of evidence. which I be-
iieve is sufficient TO hold the woman"
Search I'm PittsburE.
No additional arrests were made to-
day, but detectives are at work in Pitts
burg endeavoring to locate the drug store
where Mrs. Schenk is alleged TO have
purchased the arsenic. A search Of all
the pharmacies in this vicinity failed 70
locate the place where the stuff was
purchased.
Mrs. Sehenk has recovered her COM
posure and in an interview denies in toto
the charges against her. She says they
are ungrounded. and that her arrest is
the work Of enemies She says she IS
deeply interested in the condition of her
husband. and prays that he will recover.
Unless something unforeseen occurs
Mr. Schenk viii get better" is the state
ment of DR.. Frank l. Hupp, who is at
tending the sick man. He has had
hard, struggle, but I believe he is out
of danger. It viii be a long time before
he is the man he was
Faces Long Term.
Even though Schenk should recover
from the effects Of the poisoning, his
wife faces, in case OF conviction. a IF
teen-year term In the penitentiary
West Virginia has a special statute pro-
vidiRg penalties for cases in which mur-
der is attempted by poisoning. and the
penalty. FIVE to fifteen years. is more
severe than for murder attempted BY any
other method.
The insidious manner in which the poi-
son was administered to Schenk leads to
the belief that others are involved. and
ii is said Mrs. Schenk was coached bv
two prominent physicians. with whom il
is known she had INDUCED in various
automobile escapades. one OF the bottles
of lithia water out of which Schenk
drank contained arsenic diluted with salts.
the most deadly of all arsenlcs, though
It acts slowly.
Relatives Of Mrs. schenk tell OF the
manner in which she abused her young
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