Evening journal., 1911-01-27
ONE HELD OUT
in SCHENK CASE
Jury Stood Eleven to One for
ACquittal in Wheeling
Poisoning Trial
JUROR DISCHARGED WIEN
HE RETURNED TO WORK

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 27.--Mrs.
Laura Schenk, who was virtually ac-
Quilted yesterday Of the poisoning OF
her husband, John o. Schenk, the
millionaire packer. probably Will
be released on bail tomorrow. A mos
tion to reduce the $4,000 bond under
which she has been held since her arr
rest, November 3. was to have been
made at noon today. but the indisposi-
tion Of Trial Judge Jordan and Prose7
cutting Attorney Handlan caused a. de@
lay
There likely viii be no effort Ia
get Mrs. Schenk out today" Attorney
j. j. p. O'Brien for the defense said
I'VE feel confident we Will be able to
have the bail reduced"
Prosecutor Handlau said the nex6
trial of Mrs. Schenk would not taka
place i'm Ohio county.
II probably will ask change oH
venue to Brooke county" he said ia
would be almost impossible to get an
; importial jury here again"
The case will be docketed for the
next term OF court, in all prohahil4
ity.
The millionaires relatives will re4
sist any effort on Mrs. Schenk's part
TO return to the handsome Island
home, or obtain custody OF the two
children. Virginia and Robert.
Il am going home, and | shall Eed
my babies" Mrs. Schenk said Just be-
fore the trial closed.
It may take court order TO carry
out this plan. Prosecutor Handlan. 10
developed for the grst time today,
has the keys Of the Schenk mansion.
He issued orders to allow no one on
the premises
Eleven TO One for AcQuittaI.
The story OF the fight behind tho
D doors OF the jury room during the ten
1 hours actual deliberation was told to-
], day by Isaac Heyman, the one juror
4 who all day yesterday stood out for
r conviction against the eleven clamor-
+ ing for acouittal.
"This Is my FIRST Jury experience,
If and l hope 10 God It's my last" Hey
o man said. He vas pale and his eyes
4 were bloodshOt. The effect OF the vigil
IA showed, too, In his nervously working
% hands. Heyman formerly was travel
@. ing salesman for the Myers Provision
A. Company. .--
N They're saying around town that
n- was influenced by money" he sais
,n hoarsely THAT isn't fair It ism
right Why. I've lived here fort,
Ia years Before God, Il isn't fair. WI,
ID I'm up against It. went up TO the
a- Myers Company little while ago. and
vi they ordered me Out-fired me out Dc
Ia you understand. A little clerk triod
TO put me out. He swore at me. i
Ia went to see the boss. Am l forbidden
% to stay In hereT | asked. He said
v Yes See what I'm up against?
n And it's Just because I couldn't for
m get my oath / would have stayed
IN that jury room until ! rotted be-
fore I would have voted to free that
woman. | couldn't.
n. Juror Tells OF His Troubles.
% First we voted s to 3 to free her.
p One fellow was too weak-kneed to say
what he thought The second ballot
was nine to three. It stood that way
all Wednesday night. Thursday
morning the ballot was IL TO 1.
was the one.
ct was awful. They did everything
NJ to get me TO come around. They
.v argued They swore at me. Finally
begged them to throw me out. Kick
me out, for Gods sake, boys | told
II them. They didn't do II. Wlsn
they had.
"They gave a doubt TO everything
One fellow, whose name I don't re-
member, said. 4 wouldn't convict her
n someone had seen her put the ar
senic into the water. I asked him why
m and he said he wouldn't do it and "a
out into the town. He was afraid too
/ reckon"
NJ An important point I'm the jury'i
IL discussion of the evidence and upor
~, which the sentiment for acquittal set
~ tied, according 70 Heyman, was th'
IT. testimony of J. W. Myers. the STATE
he witness whom the defense savagel,
ad attacked The jurors we're unwilling t
.s convict Mrs. Schenk on the physician
statement.
n. II fought my best" Heyman said
,e- 81 think its awful that every on
ha knows the identity OF the twelfth MAI
- II isn't right. I'm up against It proper
~, ~, and I've always tried TO do righi
ne No one ever said anything about m
'e- honesty before. I've got a wife an
son. That makes It hard And all be
ol' cause / tried before Almighty God {
Ia do my duty"
on The rumors OF alleged attempte
de- bribery are not taken seriously b.
1y. either the prosecution or defense.