The evening world., 1911-01-12
Doctors Might Patch Him Up,
Said Seer, but He Would Have
to Go to the Grave.
NURSE SO TESTlFlES.
WineSs Quotes Prisoner as
Saying at Might Better Be
So"--Tells Woman'sD oings.

WHEELING. W. Va, Jan. John
o. Schenk's childllke faith In his wife.
his utter Ignorance OF her alleged poll
son plot N the ~mllllonaire's shake
with death" were brought out In Mrs.
Schenk's trial to-day by Miss Alma c..
Evans professional nurse in the Schenk
family. Mrs. Schenk's visits to a for
tune-teller and her failure to become
excited or sorrowful over predictions Of
her husbands death. her expressed pref
erence for younger society men, over
her elderly businessllke husband and
hu islands death his brother. Albert.
| would secure control OF the estate were
| part OF Miss Evans's testidony.
The shake with DEATH as related by
the nurse. was at the sick packers bed
side before his removal to the hospital.
The husbands own querulous impa-
thence p~recipitated the incident concern
ing a quininc bottle. Mrs. Schenk had
VI fN Wv ~ IA AHt =
Miss Evans had refused. II was then.
according to the nurse, that the suffer-
ing man raised on his elbow in bed and
said.
We'll. why don't YOU shake IT."
, Claim Bottle Held Poison.
This bottle. the State claims. contained
a part of the poison given to the mill
Ionalre.
Miss Evans's testimony was delivered
In a clear. steady tone. Mrs. Schenk's
attitude was that OF strained expect
| ancy. She kept her eyes upon the wit
ness constantly.
Reference to her consultations with
the fortune teller. who Is better known
In Wheeling as a spiritualistic preacher.
made Mrs. Schenk smile. Once while
Miss Evans was telling how Indifferent
Mrs. Schenk had seemed I'd me seer's
tragic prophecy. tie prisoner laughed
md nudged her attorneys elbow. I'm
mediateiy she settled back in her chair
and the naturally heavy eyebrows al.
most hid Ter eyes as she looked intently
at the witness.
Miss Evans's testimony concerning
Mrs. Schenk's offer to open a water
bottle to keep the nurse from cuttins
her finger Is regarded as important.
The State will attempt to prove that the
tainted water that the packer DRAM,
came from this bottle.
Those dutch devils" was the way
Mrs. Schenk referred to her husbands
relatives. the nurse testified. Her ap.
~prshension over Albert Schenk's In.
terest in Johns estate caused he &c
ask the nurse to go down In John,
pants pockets and get his keys II h,
dies. before Albert can get them" TIT
keys were to the packers safety deposit
box,
Miss Evans said she FIRST met Mrs.
.Schenk at a Sunday-school picnic. She
was called to the Schenk home Oct. Il
for professional duty and was met by
Mrs. Doepkin. Schenk's sister, and his
little daughter. Mrs, Schenk was in bed,
The witnessA a tall. good-lookina
young woman. wore q dark suit and
black plumed hat. She was yelled.
Did Mrs. Schenk aid you In any way
that nrst night" the prosecutor asked,
"She did not vas the prompt an.
swer. The next Ave days. the witness
said. the sick packers condition showed
no decided change.
Visited Fortvne-Teiier.
On the evening OF the fourth day
Miss Evans said. Mrs. Schenk told he
she had visited a fortune-tsller on Bell.
Isle.
Had they hxed any limit for JohnT'
the prosecutor asked.
''she said they told her he couldn'
last until Christmas" witness said.
Don't that make you feel tsrriblyp'
witness said she asked Mrs. sohsnk
who replied; mo. I would rsths,
know"
"shs said the ssers told her Nr
sohsnk might be patched up by doc
tors, but that he had to die"
The nurse said between Oct. Is ant
81 Mrs. Schenk did practically moth
ing for her husband. She usually wa
out most of the day. Oct. 81. witness
said. when schenk. his wife and her
self went out auto riding Mrs. schenl
was in q hurry to get back in order t.
pay the hired girl.
Just before the party left" tn,
nurse said. Mrs. Schenk asked me 1
had enough water for the patient
replied Yes She Std she woulc
open another so that l wouldn't be II
danger Of cutting my fingers. Whei
the party returned Mrs. Schenl
k..,~bt N hnttla 90 uyatr l.z a