The evening world., 1911-01-14

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do her out OF her share Of the estate.
I said I thought 1t would be a very
mean thing to do.
"she instructed me TO tell her when
Albert visited his sick brother or order
him out of the room. She expressed a
fear that Albert was trying to get the
keys to his brothers safety deposit box.
Wished he Would Die.
'she insised that I get them IN the
event Of her husbands DEATH Mrs.
Schenk came 70 the hospital the fol-
lowing Sunday. she said she had Just
learned her husband was worse" con-
tinued the witness.
az wish to God hs'a dis.' she said,"
the detective testified.
~ asked her why.
.."'If you knew how We Lived you
wouldn't blame me- she replied.
"she vi schsuk had treated her like
Q dog. Once, h said. he left hsr when
she was seriously Ill, and hat on the
same occasion he was indifferent"
The detective sai Mrs. 0chsnk re-
marked further;
III Or. Hupp NEW how I lived he
wouldn't be 30 anxious for John to Get
we'll"
The witness old OF requesting . con
ference with -drs. Schenk over some
papers. She suggested a meeting In the
country. Mrs. Schenk declined to come
to the hospital.
She finally agreed to meet me at 7.l5
p. m. a block from the hospital" wit
ness said. Mrs. Schenk came in her
auto. We drove out into the country"
Coming back we ate supper at q
downtown restaurant
We talked about the papers I had
seen Albert bring John. I told her /
had demanded that Albert leave the
room and had been severely repri-
manded. ~ s~~
NJ. Somehow, clothing store proprie-
| tor. on the stand told of Mrs. Schenk
coming to his store, a few days before
her arrest. and looking for a fur lined
overcoat.
MRS. Schenk had her chauffeur. Will
son, try It on. The coat was too biz.
Mrs. Schenk did not buy It. Shortly AZ
ter that she was arrested on the charge
of poisoning her husband.
Prosecutor Handlan declared yester-
day when Dan Phillips was on the stand
that Mrs. Schenk had planned to buy
the young clerk a fur coat the day be-
fore her arrest.
Mrs. KLEIN the detective nurse. was
the next witness called.
Tells Of $1,000 OFFER.
"of course there were no such papers
or Incidents. She seemed highly
pleased.
"rI pray svsry night h said, that
I may be called and told he 10 dead.
There are times when I feel I could
kill him.
II said, Why don't you try it,"
Che looked at me . moment. Then
said, would o II you were ms7'
"'what would you take to kill him
for msa'" sho asked.
~ said $1,000"
She said h could only give me
81, 900. I toia her II wasn't much for
the Job.
IT asked her to make out a contract.
She hesitated. I told her I wanted
enough money to get out of the coun-
try, but she pleaded with mi not 20
think Of that.
They'll suspect me- she protested
witness said Mrs. sohsnk deliberate
~ asked her to give schsnk ''ths stua."
witness asked her what she meant
by "stun."
"why, poison" she said Mrs. sohsnh
replied.
II expressed fear that I might be
caught giving the poison" witness said.
Mrs. Schenk pooh-poohed the idea,
She suggested that / put the 'doped
medicine on the table beside the bed
Would Be SO Happy.
ct asked her how she could dissimu
late after her husbands death"
"'oh, Lordy,' said, ia be 20 hap
py Z could DO II easily"
The witness said Mrs. Schenk did no
come to the hospital the following day
a. they had agreed. She said she calle,
Mrs. schenk over the telephone and tina
the defendant said:
"Thsrs's nothing doing. I can e
the stun."
} The same afternoon, II was testified
Mrs. Schenk came to the hospital. The
, she told the detective she was afraid o
+. a post mortem.
, "But Z wish you'd dope him anyhow
MRS. KLEIN" witness said she q
: claimed.
THE next day" the witness sale
, Mrs. Schenk evaded me. The subJec
= OF her husbands death was not dis
- cussed.
r "A few days later ! went to tn
g Schenk home with Mrs. Schenk. o
e the way back in the auto I told her
e thought her husband was being pois
q oned. asked her II she had ever give
I him arsenic. She didn't say yes Q
no. Just averted her head.
-. Mrs. Klein was on the stand whe
court adjourned. She will be cross
examined Monday.
No Plague In Peking.