The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27
sCHENk JURORS
COULD NOT AGREE.

$1,000 = - - = 80 49, -
would see no one. Through his sister
he said he had no statements to
make.
The story of the fight behind the
door Of the jury room during the ten
hours actual elaboration was told
to-day by Isaac Heyman. the one
juror who all day yesterday stood
out for conviction against the eleven
clamoring for acquittal.
Heymsn's Story.
This Is my first jury experience
and hope to God it's my last" Hey
man said. He was pare and his eyes
were bloodshot. The effect Of the
vigil showed, too, In his nervousiy
working hands. Heyman formerly
was travelling salesman for the Myers
Provision Company.
They're saying around town that
was influenced by money" he said
hoarsely. That isn't fair. 1t isn't
right. Why. I've lived here forty
years. Before God, It Isn't fair.
Why. I'm up against 1t. / went
up to the Myers Company a little
| while ago. and they ordered me out
| fired me out. Do you understand? A
! little clerk tried to put me out. He
| swore at me. / went to see the bosA
Am / forbidden to stay In here?' /
asked him. He said, Yes See what
I'm up against?
forget my oath. would have stay
ed in that jury room until / rotted
| before / would have voted to free that
/ woman. I couldn't
First we voted to to free her.
One fellow was too weak -kneed to
say what he thought. The second
i ballot was to 3. 1t stood that way
all Wednesday night. Thursday
| morning the ballot was IL to /. /
| was the one.
ut was awful. They did everything
| to get me to come around. They ar
| gued. The swore at me. Finally
begged them to throw me out. Kick
me out for Gods sake. boys told
them. They didn't do it. / wish
they had.
They gave a doubt to everything.
| One fellow, whose name i don't re-
member. said / wouldn't convict
her IL some one had seen her put the
arsenic into the water / asked him
why, and he said he wouldn't do II
| and go out into the town. He was
| afraid. too. l reckon"
An important point I'm the jury's
| discussion of the evidence and upon
| which the sentiment for acquittal set
| tied. according to Heyman, was the
| testimony OF J. w. Myers, the State
/ witness whom the defense savagely
attacked. The jurors were unwilling
/ to convict Mrs. Schenk upon the ply
sician's statement.
Il fought my best" Heyman said.
II think it's awful that every one
| knows the identity OF the twelfth
man. 1t isn't right. I'm up against
it properly, and I've always tried to
| do right. No one ever said anything
about my honesty before. I've got a
And all because / tried before Al
mighty God TO do my duty
The rumors Of alleged attempted
bribery are not taken seriously by
either the prosecution or defense
Closing Scenes Of Triai..
The curtain was rung down In the
. sensational case OF Laura Farnsworth
Schenk at o'clock yesterday after
noon when the jury appeared in court
and Foreman Philip Burke announced
that they had bean unable 10 agree ON
a verdict.
Your honor" said Foreman Burke,
as he arose from his chair. addressing
Judge Jordan. the jury stands IL TO
l for acQuittal."
He was Immediately interrupted by
the court, who said that no such
statement had been sskec for; that
the only thing the court wanted to
know was whether they had been
able to arrive at verdict.
Every juror then answered ''no.~
Judge Jordan then discharged the
jury.
Juryman Albert Lasch. who on Sat-
urday evening roared out from the
jury box. My God. has this thing
got to go over until Monday" when
| the prosecutor said he could no,
finish, was the first to be Interviewed
by newspaper representative. He
said: The first ballot, taken within
80 minutes after he went to tho jury
room. was IL to 1 IN favor of ac-
quittal.n Haymann WAS that one, and
he continued to hang like the Hey
mann OF old until the very last, when
he decided to come into court dis
agreed"
1t developed after the trial was
nearly completed that Lasch was
relative Of Mrs. Minnie Lasch, the
special friend Of Mrs. Schenk, who
testified 10 her behalf. ana tnat Hey
I mann was brother OF an electrician
employed at the schenk packing
house. From this 1t would seem that
both the State and the defense erred
In the selection OF the jury
After the jury had been discharged
Mrs. Schenk was seen In her fashion
ably furnished apartm ents In the jail
tower, and she aaid: II am we'll satiy-
field with what the jury did. and I
know my friends will. under the cir
oumstances regard It as a complies
| vindication."
When the town clock struck IL In
stead OF III last night, I thought it
might mean an Ill omen for me, and
this added to my sleepless night"
Husband Says NOTHING.
AT the home OF hts sister, Mrs. Mary
Doepkin, John o. Schenk, husband OF
the accused woman. has been an
xiousiy awaiting the verdict since the
jury went out on Wednesday after
noon 1t s:bs He received the news
OF the disagreement in less than fye
minutes after It had been made known
In the courtroom. When his sister
asked him how he felt about Il. he
remarked: Il do not care to say.
and picked up his hat walked out an
the porch of the Doepkin home and
4 paced up and down for some time.
8. O. Boyce. Of counsel for the de-
Tense, said:
I'VE are going into court Tomorrow
and ask that the original bond OF SO
600 be set aside and that Mrs. Schenk
! be released on her own recoxnixance
1 We regard this as an acquittal ana we
believe the woman Is entitled to her
liberty now. Just the Same as she has
been all along"
Prosecuting Attorney HandIan said;
Il am sAtig6ed. It seemed like no
vnrffot could hA rAa chAd