The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-27
ELLIS OF FIGHT
1 IN JURY ROOM
&enk Juror Who Held Out for
Dnviction Says Others Swore and
Tried To Coerce Him.

WHEELING, w. Va. Jan. 2I.-Mrs.
nlara Schenk, who was virtually &C
lifted yesterday of the charge OF
soning her husband, John u.
henk, the millionaire packer, prob
~ will be released on bail tomor-
Nv. A motion to reduce the $4,000
nd under which she has been held
Zee her arrest, Nov. 9, was to have
ID made at noon today, but the in
position OF trial Judge Jordan and
Dsecuting Attorney Handlan caused
1elay.
Prosecutor Handlan said the next
y Of Mrs. Schenk would not take
ce In Ohio county.
IA probably will ask change OF
hue to Brooks county" he said. 1T
nid be almost impossible to get
Impartial jury here again"
The case will be docketed for the
q term of court, In all probability.
Zrs. Schenk's attorneys will prob
n try to compel Schenk to assume
bility for her expenses-court pro-
lure and immediate needs. They
"a also seek settlement for the
IRE.
report that Schenk had filed a
Yet divorce petition yesterday was
led.
me Of the Jurors arose when Judge
IAN asked IL q verdict was i'm
bable and said:
Your honor, the jury stands IL TO
md this" here the Judge abb
lily shut him OF.
he Judge then asked the jurors
1Sstely n II was possible for them
4 nrrive at verdict and all an
1red, "No."
yudss Jordan then. discharged the
ttorney J. J. P. o'Brien for the
Dnse said: - .---.,s
we are disappointed. We expect
y an acquittal. The jury stood IL
III for acquittal. A little longer
Bht have cleared her."
|Kttorney Handlan said:
Ia am satisfied. II seemed like TO
dict could be reached"
Mrs.. Schenk showed no emotion.
- was taken back to her cell.
The story of the fight behind the
- OF the jury room during the ten
rs' actual elaboration was told to-
by Isaac Heyman, the one juror
y all day yesterday stood out for
viction against the eleven jurors
acquittal
This Is my first JURY. experience
hope to God it's my last" he said
~. Heyman formerly was travel
salesman for the Myers Provision
They're saying around town that
Influenced by money," he said.
bat isn't fair. Ii isn't right. Why,
lived here forty years. Before
II isn't fair.
why I'm up against IL. went up
the Myers company a little while
.. And they ordered me out-fired
out. Do you understand? A little
NJ tried to put, ME out. He swore
ne. | went to sae the boss. Am
)idden to stay In here? l asked
He said, res See what I'm up
inst?
AND Its just because couldn't for
4 my oath. would have stayed in
e jury room until i rotted before
Md have voted 10 free that woman.
ouldnt.
First. we voted 10 to free her.
- fellow was too weakened TO say
1T he thought. The second ballot
- 3 to %. II stood that way all We'd
day night. Thursday morning the
'ot was'11 &c IL was the one.
Dc was awful. They did everything
get me to come around. They
Ded. They swore at me. Finally i
|0gged them &c throw me out. kick
81 out, for Gods sake boys | told
I'm. They didn't do it. l wish they
They gave a doubt TO everything.
. fellow, whose name don't re-
1mber, said,AI wouldn't convict ner
eome one had seen her put the ar
cnic into the water asked him why
- he said he wouldn't do II and 60
: into this town. He was afraid too,
Reckon"