The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-13
VISITS
BY MRS. SCHENk
ANNOYED HIM
Wheeling Society Man Tells Of FREE
quent Auto Rides With Woman
Accused of Trying To Poison
Husband.
Testifes That Millionaire Packers
Wife Would Arrange Meetings BY
Telephone or Through Chauffeur.

WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. H.
Dan Phillips. "a, society man, whose
name has been connected with that
OF Mrs. Schenk since her arrest, was
put on the stand at the afternoon ses-
sion as a state witness.
He said Mrs. Schenk often called at
his place OF business.
She often asked me to go auto rid
ing" witness said
How long ago did this begin?" the
prosecutor asked.
"A year and half ago. was the
reply.
How often did you go?"
Sometimes once every two weeks
Were these merely social rides?"
"They we're. Others were frequent
ly along with u.s."
Mrs. Schenk, Phillips said. would
call him up or send the chauffeur.
Frequently they would meet at the
bridge connecting Wheeling and
Wheeling Island
I'VE nearly always had beer and
sandwiches he said.
"Who provided them?'
They were always in the car"
Handlan asked Phillips concerning
his relations with Mrs. Schenk.
The prisoners three attorneys shout
ed a simultaneous, I'VE object"
The court sustained the objection,
and the jury retired while the admis-
stability of the question was argued.
During Phillips testimony up to this
point, Mrs. Schenk sat perfectly still,
Iar fh<xt
table In front of her.
Attorney Boyce argued that the tes-
timony would only tend to degrade
the prisoner. The court permitted the
question.
When the jury returned Handlan
promptly repeated the question.
II refuse to answer" Phillips re-
piled. 1T might incriminate me-"
Then Handfan put the question to
cover the period prior to 1910.
The witness gave negative answer.
Phillips said Mrs. Schenk's frequent
visits became embarrassing.
Mrs. Schenk often gave me pres
ents," Phillips said "Once she gave
me a pin, another time fine smoking
jacket e
"She frequently talked of her hus-
bands probable death during his re-
cent Illness witness said.
/ Handlan returned to the question
of the couples friendliness.
"Do understand you are standing
on your legal rights I'm declining to
answer" Handlan asked severely.
The witness nodded his head and
said: Yes"
Didn't you answer this same ques-
tion to me personality, Handlan per-
sisted.
II refuse TO answer" Phillips said.
Counsel for the defense rallied to
his support and the court ruled he did
not have to answer.
Mrs. Schenk was In unusual good
spirits through the morning session,
most of which was consumed by the
testimony of experts. She laughed
with the jury, lawyers and spectators
over the humorous answers OF her
former colored woman servant, whose
testimony was expected to be sensa-
tional, but who merely told OF the
presence. of two of the four women
detectives in the Schenk home and
eliminated herself as a possible fac
tor In the poison plot.
Mrs Schenks counsel at the noon
adjournment was prepared for the
testimony OF Mrs. Klein the detec-
tiye-nurse, who is said to have OBJ
tanned the details OF the poison plot
from Mrs Schenk. Handlan, how
ever, said Mrs. Klein would not 20
on the stand this week, il at all. The
prosecutor openly says he would
rather not call the detective. Con-
sequently he is delaying her prob
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