Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-14
Took Rides With Million aires Wife and Forced to
 Tell of Them in Court.
IS CALLED SUDDENLY
Had Refreshments in Her Automobile Chauffeur Was the Go
 Between.
International News Special

International News Special
 Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 14.-"The young man who will show her a good time and lead gayer life," than could the rich, the business-like John O.. Schenk, appeared on the witness stand today at the trial of Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk, for poisoning her husband.
 Dan Phillips, clerk and part owner of Wheeling;s leading music shop, en- ly partly describes him. He is in addition tall, lank, yellow haired with forelock, and scrupulously dressed in blue from his~ serge suits to his scarf and sox. He is 28, single and ln most ways an average youth. He told in a manner half afraid, story of his experience with the mil llonaire's wife that painted her black CT than ever in the eyes of the jury. Though in the telling he himself suf- fered more than she did.
 Phillips hurried out of the court room after his story was finished with the contempt, expressed by both looks and whispers, of every nearer following him. Phillips was called unexpectedly by Prosecutor Handlan at the beginning of this afternoons ! session. He took his place nervous ly in the witness chair, gave one glance at the former inamorato and them turned his head away from her. She at the beginning seemed to threat him but he was obviously afraid of her. He said that he had met Mrs Schenk about years ago when she came to his store with her husband to buy photograph records. After that she became a frequent visitor to the store and began to take him oh auto- mobile rides around the city, with Lundy Wilson, her chauffeur driving Were these rides innocent 2 asked the prosecutor. At first" replied Phillips. This report was greeted by Mrs. Schenk with a snare of absolute contempt. Asked about other outings the witness said "A note would come to the store for me making an ap- pointment or else Lundy Wilson, the chauffeur would call me up and then Mrs. Schenk would come to the tele- phone. The place would be named where I would meet her. The place was over in Ohio. would cross the bridge on a trolley car and go to the meeting place, where the closed auto mobile with Mrs. Schenk in it and Lundy driving, would be waiting." Were there any refreshments in the machine?" "Yes sir. There was al ways either beer or champagne and sandwiches
 ''Who paid for the SC, you?'' l. No, they were always in the car when I entered it. I used to meet Mrs. schenk at Bridgeport, small town across the Ohio'',
 And then, what did you do?"
 We would drive along the river to a place near schoolhouse, between Rayland and Smithfield. Then Lun- dy Wilson would stop the car and ] take walk down. the road for a half an hour or so."
 "Yes, and thsH?'
 : Mrs, Schenk's eyes biazsd for an instant and then wore lowered to tho table, at which she sat. q tho man who had accepted her gifts replied: After a while either Mrs. Schenk or myself would toot the horn and Lundy would come back. We would all hit the drinks and sandwiches and then drive to heeling.' ', The witness told of presents he had received from Mrs. Schenk The lat ter listened to this testimony with a bold, large smile.
 i Did MT. Schenk know anything about those joy rides you have told about asked the prosecutor. ''He certainly did not.' replied the witness
 well, in the beginning of your ac-