Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
Chemist Witness in Schenk
Trial Tells Of Water Analysis.
REMEDY USED BY SICK MAN
Found Eight Tenths Of Grain in Pint
of the Fluid.
Testifles to Condition Of PATIENTS
Teeth and Gums-Progress
Of Trial in Wheeling.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, January 13.-The
Schenk case today Is more or less
continuation Of the presentations yester-
day. There were many rumors last night
that the trial was to be stopped and Q
commission in lunacy appointed to take
up the case Of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth
Schenk, the accused woman In the case.
day In denying that any such move had
been contemplated, or even suggested.
Prosecutor Handlan, seemingly to on
set any expectations OF the defense. as
serted today that within the next two
days q witness would be called by the
state who would show that Mrs. Schenk
purchased quantities Of arsenic and sugar
OF lead shortly before the return OF her
husband from Europe.
It is not expected that the trial win
be concluded this week. 4
Dental Expert First Witness.
DR.. o. w. Burdatts, dental expert, was
the first witness when. the case was
resumed this morning. He had examined
John Schenk's teeth October 15 and 20,
and had noticed dark lines on the gums.
His teeth were neglected. The condition
Of the teeth and gums was caused by q
stomach disarransement.
DR.. CHASER of Baltimore, the chemist
who analysed the medicine and water
samples taken from the Schenk home.
was put on the stand. He told further
of the results Of his analyses.
Edward McAllister. q druggist. whose
store Is two doors from the Scnenk home,
sold khAA n~A~ ~ 1Ax1
quinine prescription for Schenk. and that
no lead was placed in It.
Witness Cross Examined.
Witness admitted on cross-exanination
by Attorney s. o. Boyce that there was
small amount OF arsenic In AemoQui-
nine.
The druggist said that the last bottle
Of Ballardvale water sold to Mrs. 0chenk
was taken from second case reserved
and that Attorney OBrien. who was ac-
companied by John Coleman. jr., Rchem-
list. purchased the remainder Of thu con-
signment after Mrs. Schenk.s arrest.
Joe OBrien didn't break the bottles
open and put arsenic In them, did her
asked Attorney Boyce' on cross-examina-
tion.
mot in my store at least" said witness.
Arsenic in Drinking Water.
DR.. John w. Mallett, retired professor
Of chemistry, University Of Virginia, at
Charlottesville, was the next witnesa He
found arsenic in the form Of F'owler's So
luton in water samples sent him. He
found eight-tenths of grain Of arsenic
in a pint of the Ballardvale water.
Dr. F. L. Hupp was recalled and Her
bert o. Baer. druggist. told OF shipping
the water.
Florence Coleman. colored domestic en-
ployed at the Schenk home, next testified.
did you ever put anything In Mr..
Schenk's drinking water or medicine?'
asked the prosecutor.
mo. sir. I did not"
Report on Blood Analyses.
DIR. Thornton, pathologist at City
Hospital. told of chemical examination
Of Schenk's blood. The blood was not
normal. The number Of red corpuscles
had decreased and the white had In
creased. His conclusion was John O.
Schenk was suffering from blood poison
ing. A micrOscopical examination Of
the blood showed Schenk did not have
Bright's disease. DIR. Thornton was the
last witness on the stand when court
adjourned at noon. On recOnvening he
iv, he