The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-14
Mrs. Henkle
Denies Crime
Poisoning of Step-daughter BY
Woman at Delaware May Cause
Inquiry Here.
SCHENK CASES HAS
DEADLY PARALLEL
Way, First Husband of Accused.
Died Suddenly Here-Wo-
man Held to Grand Jury.

Special Dispatch to the InteIiiscncer.
DELAWARE. o., June l3.-Nrs I
II. Henkle, who is under arrest AZ
Delaware charged with giving poison
70 her step-daughter. who is now in a
hospital in serious condition tonight
denied stories that she was friend
OF Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk. OF
Wheeling. as false. Mrs. Schcnk liv.
ed in a mansion. had no position like
that she said. She added that she
knew the Wheeling woman. well
enough. however. 70 speak to her.
Inc second analysis OF the contents
OF Miss Henkle's stomach is now be.
Ing made. by the chemistry depart.
ment OF the Ohio Wesleyan University
az Delaware
MISS Henkle. the victim Of the p0is-
bound over 10 the grand fury. Her
husband was not with her Her father
h. r. Atkinson OF Caldwell. was pres-
ent. however. and said he would furn-
Ism the money for her defense He
declares that she is innocent HenkIe
refuses 10 discuss the case. "a Miss
Henkle TODAY repeated her charge that
Jealousy prompted the alleged effort
OF her step-mother TO take her life.
Miss Hnkle. the victim Of the pois.
oning. is known as the towns col.
lege Widow" 4 month ago she re.
turned from house party az Athens.
o. suffering from a nervous break.
down. On June .. after her stcpmotb-
er had cared for her al home for
some time. she was taken 10 Jane Case
hospital and an hour later three phv-
sicians had pumped TWO drachms Of
arsenic from her stomach. The doc
tors said that IL was the overdose
alone that saved her life.
The detectives assert that the pois.
on was served in a glass of grape Juice
which they alleEe Mrs Henkle gave
20 the girl the day before she was
taken 70 the hospital. i. n. Hcnkle
father % the victim. and husband az
the accused. has taken no side u
he matter
Mrs Henkle was the proprietor of
millinery store previous 10 her mar
riage. five months ago When the
store suddenly burned down. the state
fire marshals investigated and she
was arrested. The grand jury failed
10 indict her. Investigation develop
ed thar she had also operated mil
inery store in Caldwell. which like
wise was destroyed by FIRE.
The officials who conducted the IN
vestigation in these fires are in Del
aware to-day and say they have new
evidence against Mrs. Heukle
After suffering several weeks from
the effects Of mysterious POISONING.
Edgar =. Way. first husband of Mrs
Jessie r. Way-Henkie. now confined
behind the bars Of the Delaware. q.
Jail charged with administcring
arsenic 20 her beautiful 21.vcar-old
sfepdaughter. died ~ his home so
124 Zane street. Island. on the even
ing ~ April 19fh. 1909 Rather
peculiar circumstances surrounded
tho death of me man at fho time. bYt
no Investigation was made and Tho
records SHOW that Mrs Way gave tho
Information OF fhe demise. Nf'or her
husband had become very 300 Mrs
WAY had called Dr U p Wilson. who
attended the sick man. huf stated that
the case was pIll'nE ono and THAI
he had disd from either load or
arsenic poisoning
Dr Wilson is now located In Orai
ma. Sch. and could NOT bo reached
last evening
Mysterious Past
flfffr or nothing 's -n0V1 ~ fha
accused 0oman's pa-f before morIrs
Ccor'inusd on 2 gh'h PsgsJ