The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-14
Detective
NURSE STATES
STAR WITNESS
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x Mhseling w; Va lila Jan. d 1MMrs
nurse. was the star witness of the
State in today's session of the Schenk
poisoning trial. The witness. who
gave her name as Elnora Zoechler,
told of being employed through de-
tective agency. to work on the Schenk
case. She is a pretty, slight woman,
and she gave her testimony in a tiny
voice, almost, inaudible. She was
strikingly dressed in a dark suit and
shirt waist, with a heavy veil thrown
back over black felt hat. The wit
ness first told of meeting Mrs. Schenk.
Did she become friendly?" the
prosecutor asked.
She was very reticent the first
day." witness said. At that time
Schenk was in the hospital
.'The next day, when Mrs. Schenk
Ecame to the hospital, I invited her
the detective related. while we were
in the room told her that Albert
Schenk had just called with paper
for John Schenk to sign. I had been
instructed to do this. She asked me
what it looked like. I told her it
resembled a receipt or check. She
said she was afraid of Albert induc-
ing John to sign a will to try to do
her out of her share of the estate.
il said I thought it would be a very
mean thing to do. She ordered me
to tell her when Albert came to let
her know or order Albert out of the
room. She expressed a fear that AL
bert was trying to get the keys to
his brothers safety deposit box. She
insisted that get them in the event
of her husbands death"
Mrs. Schenk came to the hospital
the following Sunday. "She said she
had just learned her husband was
worse,' continued the witness 81
wish to God he'd de- she said.
81 asked her why. IF you knew
how we have lived you wouldn't blame
me- she replied. She said schenk
she said, he left her when she was
seriously i'll and that on the same oc-
casion he was Indifferent"
: The detective said Mrs. Schenk re-
marked further: IF DR.. Hupp knew
how have lived he wouldn't be so
anxious for John to get WE'LL
The witness told of requesting a con-
ference with Mrs. Schenk over some
papers. She suggested a meeting in
the country. Mrs. Schenk declined
to come to the hospital
1--WE finally agreed to meet at 7:15
a. M, a block from the hospital" wit
ness said. MRS. Schenk came in her
auto and we drove out into the coun-
try;
papers 1 had seen Albert bring John.
I told her / had demanded that AL
bert leave the room and had been
severely reprimanded for it. She
seemed highly pleased. I pray every
night she said, that I may be called
and told he is dead. There are times
when feel could kill him. she said.
I said, Why don't you try it?' She
looked at me moment. Then she
said, Would you if you were me?'
me-? She asked. I said $4,000 She
said she could only give me $1,000.
told her it wasn't much for the Job
but finally agreed.
IT asked her to make out a con-
tract. She hesitated. 1 told her I
the country but she pleaded with me
not to think of that They'll sus-
pect me- she protested"
Witness said Mrs. Schenk asked her
to give Schenk "the stuff" Witness
asked her what she rnenat by "stuff -
replied. 81 expressed fear that I
witness said Mrs Schenk pooh
poohed the idea. She suggested that
put the 'doped' medicine on the
table beside the bed"
II asked her how she could dis
simulate after her husband death.
oh, Lordy,' she said. I'd be SO hap
by / could do 1t easily.
The witness stated that she called
Mrs. Schenk on the telephone the
next day and said:
There's nothing doing. I can't get
the stuff" The same afternoon it
was testified, Mrs. Schenk came to
the hospital. Then she told the de-
tectiVes he was afraid of post NOR
tenn. But I wish you'd dope him
anyhow, Mrs. Klein" witness said she
exclaimed. 1.-The next day. the wit
ness said, Mrs. Schenk evaded me.
The subject Of her husbands death
wasn't discussed. A few days later 1
went to the Schenk home with Mrs.
Schenk. On the way back in the auto
1 told her I thought her husband was
being poisoned. I asked her if she
ever had given him arsenic. She
didn't say Yes or No just averted
her head"
Mrs. Klein was on the stand when
court adjourned.
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