Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-24
NEW THEORY GIVEN
IN SCHENK CASE
Coils Tighten About Woman
Who Claimed She Shot Her
Husband for a Burglar
Tells Her Story.

of 1 second bullet iouuf 800 a register
on TIE second floor . .ay home cot
Mr. Theresa stanton S.u,nk has put
an entirely ncN phase 10 the shoot.
ing. according To- tine police, aud gave
them the thoor, that MT, s,hcuk
shot her husband deliberately
From the location ul ia, ballet and
the posi,ion IN which hr husbands
bod, was found they now bclicv"
Mrs. Scnonk uuttr.i.d with h,r hus-
band and shot "a, him vhu, hc was
standing in tn, DOORWAY ut her bed
room nnd after ho had He'd down
stairs followed him To- the top ct the
stairs. leaned over tn" rail aud ircd
the shot that eudcd his lfr.
Mrs. SchcnK claims sh, thought sh.
was shooting az Ct burglar
G,rurc bclng bound over tu ia"
grand jury FOR murder Mrs. S.hcuk
iHIl her story.
Charlie aud ! went that evening
FudJ, Ia card party iu Norwood
Paris she said We Wcy. accom-
ulaiod bN T.. " Chcstoimau our next
door ueighbor 'Chick Frazer and
Frcd,rirk Grcincr and their wives.
W, had beer ana light wine al the
uatt1 When we got back "a Park
Ridge It ~ 80 We went to th, apart
mrut. ~ Mir. and Mrs. Henry john
spu. Boo the Ridgo h"t"l IS, had s"N-
.'r1l wurr drinks--b'cr and whisky
thrt,
shortly after midnight Mr. chess
t,rmhu went 10 ihr railroad station
and met IN, husband, who had been
10 % -hrncr banquet boz Medina Tenn
ui, Nj Frazer opened q bottle of
n 'u, then. saying t was his tour
t"'uth wedding anniversary
"TiuMlt W. went over Go the Music
HAN. where Mts. VI. G. kimmot WAS
giving 90 reception Ia the muanttiGr
tho Jeunsuus took q train for Mon
t1ul.
"lt was late when We got To- our
uum,. The party then consisted ot
MI ana Mrs. Robert green. the Ftaa-
'rs. th. 'Acs,crm1ns. M, husband and
m,t,lr charlie Eot oui some whisky,
out vc women refused To- drink H..
II. got some b,cr from st u'ighbor.
Il wanted to waltz. Mrs. Green sat
ft' Ha VI NA Wv v iAlA'N fNi'l Nli NiNtIA''A "a
frW measures asked Mr. Frazer
'l waltz With me. but h. suggested a
Vu.dt.llc. While ", we're forming for
th, dame" ! became ~. remember
that SOMEONE carried mo TO room
ANA pui mn IN bed
How long W'rc YOU in bed before
y"u uwoA"'''
1t r,rdnt have been long. !
hard the guests go. M husband
came into the room, uuircssed aud
talked about tn Frazor~ then. H."
said MIS-. Green was an excellent mu-
sid. ian ~. pfsisrd one oi her songs
li- snid B., reminded hm somehow "'
me.
A. Mrs S.h,nk spoke the last words
ia q tome hardly ahoy" whisper abe
faiut"d into t1, arms "f Mrs. Chester
muu. who sat beside her
"Uid sou say ANYTHING elise re
eImcd the coroner after Mrs. Sch"nk
was restored 10 consciousness.
"Y.. lie rat,cd me on the shout
der and said Poor mamma you were
sick last uiguD wrrcn', YOU
IN, SLENDER bod, of the witness
seemed ..l,d with "A ~ of trembling
and apparent, she was about 10 faint
again
"ph. b,ar him calling now, s1o
cried ~ hear him calling. 'ph, is
.ic. Jessie. us hc called me 'v'rt
moruiug a't.r hc had made the nro
iu the rlu@'.
What did tou do after d." called
90, coroner .uddenly put tho question
Go Mr. ~Du,uk. who stood soDhiht
and Wringius ncr hands after the ou'-
burst
"a can't saE what ! did must
have jumped out of bed and grabbed
tho gun from the dresser r'rug-
uigrd Charlie. voice, / saW him At
th. foot OF Oh, stairs H. Nas huidlcd
up ss II iu palm may have thrown
him m, gun ! know | saw the lash
aud then ne '.n. put water on h.s
face ana tu.l to bring him 10 J
phoncd On, doctor ana gail,d Mr.
rhc,tormau nd Mr. Hoffman. .
seemed aU '.rnitN before any one
came, and AS all alone.
Hero Mr. hcnk tainted and re-
covered 90 r,-Hnc her STORY. she WAS
interrupted h. he coroner
DO YOU bupw. Mrs Schonk 0at
two shells |r The revolver had been
omuti,d. ami that three others bad
been snapped Do YOU know th't
Your husband Hid never attempted q"
tn, tho p.stH.
YOU know we found the broken
register puI = bullet Downstairs.
aud also pan. nt a bullet Embedded ,p
the floor upstairs. Tn fc things
must D., u..Huntcd for could son
have fired tr, shot while lcav.u" Fplr
bedroom
q might have fired 30 shots
don't know
Aurr IN. .ur"nor had finished 'Is
examination Frederick Schonk. spc1N-
ne for TN, relatives ol his broi o.,
said that o., did not care to quest 'i
Mrs. Schout
"ChlcE" IuJzcr testified tha with
his wife 20, had formed one co. SIX
couples that hogan "A night cot gllo.F
at u church ,uchrc party,
After an. church party" h. said
at which $500 had lunch, hp' mo-
drinks. ~, went To Park side 90 a
hotel som, members of tho party
and myself bad been living there. /,
vas my wedding anniversary, So !
got "A uuHrt az whisky 10 celebrate.