New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-07
WOMAN NOT POISONED
Analysis Fails to Clear Mystery
of Mrs. SCheib'S Death.
HUSBAND STILL DETAINED
Police Say They Have Evidence
to Show That He Knew Wife
Was Dead in Flat.

With the announcement yesterday by DR..
Larkin that he had failed 10 find trace OF
poison in the BODY Of Mrs. Lillian Scheib
practically the last hope Of the police oil
making good their accusation that the
woman found dead in a bathtub was muir
dered by her husband Henry 4. Scheib,
was swept away. The police have been
depending all along upon the coroner :
physician 10 establish the existence Of d
crime, and with the failure Of the chemical
analysis 10 do this they have had added 10
their work the task OF proving that the
woman met death by physical violence.
According TO Scheib's counsel. this must be
shown In order TO warrant their holding OF
the prisoner any longer.
The police said yesterday that they were
unable to DO this at present. but said they
had evidence which would hold UP their
case. According to Deputy Commissioner
Dougherty. they hope 10 prove that Schsib
had guilty knowledge Of the presence OF
the body in the fiat which they think will
De sufficient to hold Scheib for trial. The
police say that in FREDERICK Caputo they
have a witness who actually saw Schelb in
the fat on April 90. when he went there 20
titdH lut FDOlur- NckNtD StilN Stittic " 30
in his shirt sleeves. and complained tina,
the house was being kept too warm.
DR. Larkin. after working all night on mis-
analysis OF the organs Of the dead woman.
made a verbal report to District Attorney
Whitman yesterday in which he stated that
he had not found trace OF any mineral
poison He said his tests entirely elimi-
mated the possibility Of arsenic or antmony
having been used, and If there had been
any other poison in the tissues their badly
decomposed state would make 1t impossible
for him TO determine its presence.
DR.. Larkin also said lie had not yet COM
pleted his examination Of the liquid in the
bathtub, but told Mr.. Whitman he felt sure
that IL would prove to be nothing but
water He expressed the opinion that the
woman had been dead a least two months
Mr. Whitman would not say what effect
this report would have on the prosecution
Of the case but IL is known that NJ.
Rubin. his assistant I'm charge Of the case
and Mr.. Strong. who has been helping Mr.
, Rubin. feared that they would not be able
to collect enough evidence TO hold Scheih
any considerable length OF time without
bail.
Inc nearing was continued yesterday Ut
the library Of the District Attorneys Of
fee. Cororers' Physician Leblanc was
again called 10 the stand. and his cross
examination by Mr.. karlin Scheib's at
torney, was continued Mr. Karlin tried "a
make the witness waver in his testimony
that his examination Of the body proved
that Mrs. Scheib had been dead not less
than four months Or. Leblanc said he
had taken into consideration atmospheric
conditions and the fact that 4 steam pipe
passed through the room. raising its tenn
perature and would not change his opin-
ion.
Several tenants OF the house al No 81
| East 18th street, where the body was
| found were called by the District Attor-
neys men 10 testify that they had noticed
cdors in the house as far back as April IA