The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-26
Reported at 9 O'clock This
Morning They Could Not
Agree and the Court Sent
Them Back.
COURT HOUSE USED
AS SLEEPING PLACE
Many Spectators Slept on
Floors, Rolled in Blankets
Gamblers Make Bets on
the Verdict.
american News Service,

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 26.-The
Schenk jury is in deadlock over the
question of the guilt or innocence of
Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk. ac-
cused of trying to poison her million
aire husband, John o. Schenk.
The jury reported to Judge Jordan
this morning that they had failed
to arrive at verdict and We're sent
back for further deliberation. At
noon no decision had been reached.
There was great deal of excite
ment among those in the courtroom
and these gathered about the court
house when the police patrol wagon,
containing the jurors, dashed ups to
the court house entrance at few min
utes before o'clock from the Stamm
House, where they had spent the
night. 1t was learned that the jur-
ors had wrangled all night ard some
Of them showed traces of having had
little sleep.
Juror Asks Question.
When the foreman reported that the
twelve men had not reached a verdict,
Juror Heymann arose and told the
court that he was in doubt and would
like to ask question.
Put it in writing said Judge Jor.
dan.
1t was reported about the court
house that the jury stood II to l for
acquittal and that Juror Heymann
was the man who was holding out
against Mrs. Schenk.
Heymann wrote something on piece
of paper and it was passed up to the
court.
Mrs. Scnenk arrived in court hag.
gard and pale. After the jury had re.
ported that it was unable to agree the
defendant was asked what. she intend
ed to do If she was freed.
Il have no plans made as yet" she
replied. 81 must wait for the verdict
do not know what 1 shall do OF
where shall CO.
Mrs. Schenk showed the effect of q
sleepless night in her cell. She had
tossed restlessly upon her bed and
called the names of her children in g
delirium. She wept Historically al
times and the Jail physician had te
attend her until long after midnight.
The corridor of the Ohio county
court house was jammed long before
daybreak by an army of men and wo
men who surged about the doors o1
the criminal court room, fighting will
each other to get vantage position.
near the doors SO that they might en-
ter as soon as they were unlocked
Some of the men had spent the nigh
in the court house, having brough
blankets and quilts with them las
night At dawn the halls were filled
with the cocoon like figures of hu
man beings rolled up in blankets ant
sleeping upon the tiled floors of tn,
Railways. .-.-s...
Paid for Their Places.
Some of these sleepers had beel
paid by others to keep places TO
them. One man wedged near the doc
said he was going to get FIVE dollar
for his seat when he got into thu
room.
A detachment of police and deput.
sheriffs nabbed the man and cleare,
the corridors, but the would-be spec
tators put up sturdy fight agains
ejectment.
Handbook" men went among tn,
crowds laying odds on the verdict.
BY the time court opened mol
outside the Jail and court room ha
increased in size until the police an,
deputies had a hard struggle in de
Tending the entrances of the cour