Evening star., 1911-01-19
STATE RESTS CASE
Testimony Concluded in Trial
of Mrs. Schenk.
sUMMoNsEs FOR DOCTORS
Defense Expects to Put 200 Wit
nesses on the Stand.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


WHEELING, w. Va, January 19.-
The defense in the trial Of Mrs. Laura
Schenk had summonses issued, today for
ninety-four physicians. and announced
they would call every physician and drug
gfst in the city to prove Mrs. Schenk did
not buy poison. They will have 200 wit
nesses. but expect to complete their case
in three days.
DR.. D. Bigger Best was called So he
could be cross-examined by Attorney
O'Brien. He said he had been the Scheniz
family physician for twelve years and
had treated Mrs. Schenk before her mar
riage. He examined Schenk in October,
he said, and learned he mad no appetlte,
was sick at his stomach and suffered
from dysentery. There were symptoms
of Brights disease. He prescribed bis-
muth and the patient improved under
this treatment. He examined Scnenk .
Ii0utn Tor tOnsilitis, he testtned, and ms
mouth Indicated ne oio NOT pay ,nucn
alIentlOn. to ms teeth. The physician
SAID he learned Scnenk. had become suu-
aenly ill and he thought 1t was caused
ny something ne had eaten that did not
agree with nam. he a0mtled the symp-
TOMS toun0 could nave Deen caused W
pIOmaIne POISONING.
Theodore Fink, real estate dealer, was
called merely TO establish the place 01
residence OF the Schenks.
Chauffeur, Wilson Recalled. !.
Lundy Wilson. the Schenk chauffeur
was recalled. He said the morning he
took Mrs. -Scnenk to DIR. Myers resioence
the machine was stopped at q point al
the next corner. where It could not be
seen from the Myers residence.
why didn't you tell John Schenk OF
his wife,s rides and actions with Phil
ips?" asked Attorney Buyce.
'In the first place. l didn't think /,
was my business, and he wouldn't have
Deneved. me anyhow.
Miss Evans. the nurse. again testified
She said John SchenK, on hearing OF hls
wife's arrest, leaped up in his bed and
wept This weeping, she said. was kept
up for many days.
Miss Evans said 6 Mrs. Schenk had
shown her the flower basket and remark
q Christmas gift from q special gentle
man friend and had been filled with
vloiets by the giver.
Miss Evans said she did not put poison
in Schenk's water or medicine, and did
not know Of anybody who did. When
asked II MIS- 0CucuA CvCA AAdu SoihCO "
her on vulgar or indelicate subjects. wit
ness said sne did not like to say, and an
answere was not insisted on.
Tells OF Bottle Of Beer.
witness admitted on cross-examination
that bottle OF beer was brought to the
hospital before November II. but that
John had merely tasted 1t.
.sThe detective nurse was the beer
drinker, wasn't sher' asked Attorney
Boyce.
..I never saw her drink. -
witness said Mrs. Schenk said at the
hospital she was to take John home next
day.
During the recess the defense issued the
ninety-four subpoenas for the first lot
OF doctors.
Druggist Herbert Baer was recalled
and repeated his testimony about pack
Ing and shipping the BaiiardvRle water
to- New york and Charlottesville for
enaivsis. The state then rested. The
iury was taken from the courtroom and
ATTORNEY Boyce presented g motion to exc
cl,,de the testimony offered by the state.
Jndre Jordan contended the case was
= monstrous affair. II the allegations were
true. He overruled the motion and the
: When Mrs Schenk entered the court
nom this morning she had recovered
from the indisposition which caused the
eariy adjournment yesterday ana ap-
peared as bright - ever aftsr = re-
freshinS sleep.