The Detroit times., 1911-01-17
LIAR AND SPY HIS
REPLY To NURSE IN
SCHENK TRIAL
Attorney Boycc Drags Woman De-
tective Over Hot Goals in Effort To
Break Down Damaging Story
Against Prisoner.
Nurse restifes Mrs. Schenk Elk.
claimed "Lie It Out" After
Latter's Arrest.

ieet CLEARED the moor as sne shl III
the witness chair, literally smiled her
way through the tedium of veteran
criminal lawyers cross-examinauon
and proved the feature OF the Schenk
case this morning.
The witness was Mrs. Klein" the
P:ttsburg detective who donned u
nurses cap and apron to trap Mrs.
Laura Farnsworth Schenk In her al
legged poisoning plot After three
hours OF continual questioning Attor-
ney 8. o. Boyce, for the defense, had
developed hardly an essential.
How long do you propose tn keep
this up?" Judge Jordan demanded
just before noon adjournment Boyce
replied why, several hours"
X II was the defense's program 10
confuse Mrs. Klein into contradic-
tons IL was a marked failure. The
little woman met Boyce's severity
with quiet answers and parted his
persistence with flashes OF amusc-
Inent.
At the outset Prosecutor Handlan
was plainly nervous. He had openly
owned to a hesitancy In calling MRS.
Klein" but as the cross-examination
progressed and Boyce ran against the
wall of her perfect composure, Hand
Ian showed his enjoyment. Frequent
~ he chuckled and turned in his chair
to grin at Mrs. Schenk's counsel.
Tall, gaunt, deliberately threaten
inG. the lawyer shot in his edged
Questions.
why, you're liar, a spy. Now
aren't your" he persisted.
The detectives reply was shrug
and q smile. Only when Boyce de-
manded the details Of her married
life and her separation fro mher hus-
band, DR.. julius Klein, did the wit
ness hesitate. She checked up and
showed signs of nervousness, but
quickly recovered when Handlan
gained her a respite.
Mrs. Schenk sat through the three
est.
Cross-examination was begun by At
torney Boyce for the defense.
you were to make Mrs. Schenk
think you were her friend, believe"
Boyce began sarcastically.
The witness nodded. IL was TO
leave nothing undone to catch her."
she replied.
You were to lie to herr"
The witness hesitated. Then she
said, "Yes"
I'm other words you were being paid
money for conspiring against this wo-
MANI"
Boyce persisted In a dramatic tone.
The detectives smiled friendly at
the solemn attorney, inclined her head
and smiled. She was about to answer
when Handlan interrupted with a pro,
test against unfair treatment of the
witness"
The jury retired while the prose
cutor argued the point.
His defense of Mrs. Klein's profess
sional actions were heated and elo-
quent.
This Witness" he said, was en-
ployed to catch a criminal. She was
not the Judge OF her own actions. She
was under sealed instructions. Under
those circumstances Is 1t proper to
humiliate her now?"
Boyce denied any Intention to hui
initiate the detective.
There Is a profession entitled to
respect, that OF true detective. This
woman Is not one OF these. She Is a
spy, a liar. I am going to treat her
just as she Is" he shouted. While
Boyce was gesturing and talking the
witness was smiling. AS Boyce hurled
Spy, liar" at her, she laughed. She
never took her eyes from Boyce.
The cross-examination was resumed.
Mrs. KLEIN was required to go
into her private history. She testi-
fed she was married In 1894 in Bel
laire, o., to DIR. Julius Klein. They
separated after about four years. She
brought suit for divorce in Pittsburg
about two years later. She could mot
recall the exact year.
For. three years after my husband
left me, was an invalid" she said.
When | recovered took up nursing
and did whatever | could to earn an
honest living for myself and small
son."
Then | became clerk" witness
continued, but | couldn't stand that.
So | became nurse again.
Witness said she became detec-
tive three years ago.
why didn't you tell Handlan about
the incident OF the marked bottles,
when you testified Saturday," Boyce
demanded later.
The witness laughed and said. why,
| guess IL slipped by memory"
Boyce persisted, resorting 10 a
severe tone and a menacing finger.
But the court sustained an objection.
Mrs. Klein was visibly amused.
You. lied to Mrs. Schenk. didn't
your" Boyce asked.
IF that's what you call it, replied
the witness, and exchanged smiles
with the prosecutor.
Referring TO the incident OF Mrs.
Scho ks requesting the nurse to get
her husbands keys in the event OF
Schenk's death. Mrs. Klein said she
had promised and further offered Mrs.
Schenk her sympathy.
Another lie, eh?" Boyce shouted
The detective inclined her head, but
didn't answer
Boyce was In the midst IF his ex-
animation when court adjourned for
noon Mrs. Klein was on me stand
f. when the afternoon session began.
Didn't You suggest TO Mrs. Schenk
that you could get the keys for L.
O00?" Boyce asked.
Il aid not" was the reply.
Frequently Boyce would refer to
the detectives misleading statements
TO Mrs. Schenk. by saying loudly:
We'll, that's another iie," and the wit.
ness would reply, yes. that's anoth-
err"