The Washington times., 1911-01-12
CHILD POISONED,
WITNESS STORY
Nurse Gives Startling Testi-
mony In Trial of Wheel
ing Packers Wife.
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she said: I don't care for John any
more. He is too old-more like a father
than husband. l want a young man
anyhow, he is all for business and
like gayety.'"
As Miss Evans continued her story
Mrs. Schenk leaned forward in her
chair, her face pale and her hands
clutching the table in front of her as
she stared at the nurse.
Mrs. Schenk told me that the keys
she wanted opened her husbands safe
deposit box" continued the witness
When / took her to task she cried
oh. you don't know these Dutch devils
like I do
Shortly before noon Miss Evans was
turned over to counsel for the defense
for cross-eXanlination.
Under Cross-Examination.
Upon cross examination, the witness
reiterated many of her statements made
on direct examination, declaring EN-
phaticany that Mrs Schenk made no
effort to care for her husband.
Miss Evans that Sc had cut her fin
gers several times in opening ballard
Vale water for the patient before Mrs.
Schenk volunteered that service The
prosecution also drew from the witness
the admission that Mrs. Schenk stated
she was going to a fortune teller to ask
about some furs that had been stolen
from her as we'll as to inquire about
her husbands illness.
Mrs. Evans was till on the stand when
court adjourned for the noon recess.
Met Wife at Picnic.
Miss Evans said she first met Mrs.
Schenk at a Sunday school picnic. She
was called to the Schenk home October
Is She was met by Mrs. Doepkin,
Schenk's sister, and his little daughter.
Mrs. Schenk was in bed.
Did Mrs Schenk aid in any way
that first night?" the prosecutor ask
'She did not" was the prompt an
swer. The next five days, the witness
said. the sick packers condition show
ed no decided change. On the even
ing of the fourth day Miss Evans said
Mrs. Schenk told her she had visited
a fortune teller on Belle Isle.
Had they fixed any limit for John"
the prosecutor asked.
'She said they told her he couldn't
last until Christmas" witness said.
Don't that make you feel terrible?
Schenk, who replied: NO, 1 would
rather know"
Among the witnesses for the prose
cution on hand today were DR.. Burns,
DIR. Thornton, Prof. j. w. MaIlet, of the
University of Virginia; DR.. John Glaz-
Ter. of Johns Hopkins University. Bal
timOre and Miss Kline, the detective
nurse.
CorroborateS Dr.. Hupp.
DR. J. Edward Burns verified in every
detail the statements of DR.. Frank
Lem Hupp, who said Schenk suffered
from sugar Of lead and arsenic poison
ing His testimony is entirely technical.
He will be followed by Dr.. John l.
Thornton, who examined microscOpically
the blood of the millionaire and found II
impoverished and similar to blood in
person who has been poisoned by ar
Senic or sugar of lead
The prosecutor and counsel for Mrs.
Schenk appealed to Judge l.. S. Jordan,
presiding at the trial, to hold night SeS-
sons so as to hurry the case through,
but he refused to grant their request.
However, he began court this morning
a 9 o'clock, and instead of the regular
Iwo-hOur recess in the middle of the day
he has the recess one hour and half.
At the present rate the trial is going
the prosecution will have its case pre-
sCnted by Saturday.