Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15
ACCUSED BY nurse
Miss Kline SWears Wife Urged
Her to Poison Schenk.
SPYSTHRILLINGN NARRATIVE
Gives Startling Testimony in Mrs.
Schenk's Trial.
OFFERED $1,000, SHE SAYS
Tells of How She Sought the Con-
Hdence Of the Woman Charged
With Poisoning Husband.
sPY'S THRILLING NARRATIVE
OFFERED $1,000, SHE SAYS

sptcidi Dspdttu ~ ur ctai.
WHEELING. W. Va, January IA
Il wish to God he'd died"
I'll give you a thousand dollars to
SiIl him."
veil at his funeral to keep people from
seeing my smile Of joy
Laura Farnsworth Schenk. who Is on
trial here for poisoning her millionaire
husband. John o. schenk, made these
declarations as we'll as many others Of
almost equal significance to Miss Eli
more Kline, a detective nurse. accord
ing to the testimony Of Miss Kline on
The witness stand today. Led on by
the simulated sympathy Of the nurse
detective. the millionaire's wife gave
her full confidence and went 50 far as
to deliver complete instructions as to
how and when Miss Kline was to ad-
minister a poisoned pill and what she
was to do subsequently,.
The nurses story. told with the cold
bloodedness Of an experienced witness,
was one Of the most stirring OF the
trial. AS she narrated It, she gazed
calmly from time to time at Mrs.
Schsnk. but the latter never faced her.
Size kept her head down and cOntinu-
lily made notes which she passed over
% her lawyers. But for the Kline or
& al she had steeled herself. Miss
.,iine is a slight. fragile-looking per-
son in her early thirties. Her voice Is
as soft as a child's, and It was easy to
see from her manner how she might
nave won the confidence Of Mrs.
Schenk. -.
Sought Mrs. schenk's Confidence.
she told of her installation as nurse
BY DR. Hupp, acting under the instruc-
lions of the prosecutor, and how she had
set about gaining the confidence OF the
suspected woman. She began by repre-
,,nting that Albert schenk had been
rying to get his sick brother to sign
,osue paper 1t was, then that Mrs.
sc,,enk said to her: "Now, Miss Kline,
j. Albert comes with what. You think Is
4 will telephone me at once. Then or
sume pretext get him out of the sick
room and keep him out until ! arrive.
And IL John should die go to his trousers
and get q bunch of keys you Will nnd
there. They. open his safety deposit
vaults. and If Albert gets them he Will
30. grab Johns stocks and bonds and
ievote them to his own use.'
Miss Evans, another nurse, previously
testified to having had the same instruc-
ems about the keys.
Mrs. Schenk after this, according to
lie witness, told the nurse of her un-
Apply life with the millionaire, and when
Miss Kline sympathixed with her she
exclaimed: II DIR. Hupp knew what
Kind of life John Schenk had led me
ne wouldn't be so eager, maybe. TO cure
aim. wish to God he'd die. l re-
joice every morning when Miss Evans
calls me up and says that he's worse.
Confidential Talk Described.
Following this incident Miss Kline ar
ranged for a confidential talk with Mrs.
Sehenk outside the hospital They went
Tor. a short automobiles ride. and, the
aurse told Mrs. Schenk how she had
again prevented Albert Schenk from try
lng to get the sick man TO sign the will.
At. this. she said. Mrs. Schenk clapped
her on the knee, saying: Good for YOU,
Miss Kline, good for YOU
WAS the story. you told her true?"
asked the prosecutor
mo, sir; i merely told Ii to her to gain
confidence still further
Then what happened?'
she spoke Of her hatred for Albert
Schenk, of her unhappy life with John
and then she volunteered this: pray
10 God every night that / may be awak-
ened by a message that John Schenk is
dead. And there are times, Miss Kline,
when feel like killing him myself.
II said to her then: Well. why don't
ypu, you have every chance She looked
~fA
replied: 4 don't know. But I can UNI
derstand how you feel in the matter"
What would you take to give him .
pin?' she asked.
II hesitated. then said: Well. 1 need
money badly enough, Mrs. Schenk. I'm
in debt. I've got mother and q little
child to support. 1t looks good to me,
butt don't know-you might give me
away
The Alleged Temptation.
..rOh God" exclaimed Mrs. schenk. I'd
give anything in the world TO be rid Of
him. Tell me-Id never give you away.
what would you take to give him some
stuff"
I'D have to have 5000 told her.
".Oh, Lordie,' she replied, L haven't
got $1,000 But Ill give you 81 900.
Miss Kline demurred to this, but said
she would agree IL Mrs. Schenk would
. furnish the poison and give her a written
promise to pay moro later. Mrs. Schenk
r0Rsed to give any promise In writing,
said she would get the stuff" She
q said Miss Kline instead Of fleeing
country after the deed would have to
by and stand pat"
If you quit right away she said, 1T
wQp1d make them all suspicious and moth
iuk would please Albert Schenk better
th4n that. My God. no. YOU must not go
away" -~ -
prosecutor Handlan at this point in
tbs conversation had taken place. The
Y5fness said IL was on the way to the
cShintry. He asked IL there was any
p1zsoning plan and Miss Kline replied:
E. The Listening Chauffeur.
fsDnly this. said to Mrs. Schenk. Ism,
isSpossible that your chauffeur up these
infront may hear what we say. Hadn't
Vet better be more careful? She said
ca, no; you see we're going up hill and
the engine is noisy
As matter Of fact according to the
pt0secution, Lundy Wilson. the driver, did
hp&r the whole talk and will be placed
ION the stand Monday to corroborate It
I'VE went on and discussed our plans
Ms Kline continued. Mrs. Schenk said
~ get the poison IL you'll give II to
lin. I'll bring It to the hospital at 1870
tomorrow morning and I'll give you your
5000
IT said to her, I'm sort Of afraid She
said. You've got all the chance in the
world. You can either give 1t to him In
his medicine at night or you can put i,
in the medicine, place the glass on the
table beside his bed and then walk away
and let him take IL himself. And as soon