The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-11
MORBID CROWD
LISTENS TO THE
POISON STORY
One Woman Seriously Injured
in a Crash at Schenk
Trial
THIRD DAY OF ORD|AL FOR
WOMAN ACCUSED Of CRIME
First Time She Showed SYMPHONIC Of
Agitation Was Over Her Statements
to the Doctor About Him Letting
Her Husband Die.

Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 11.-while
the crowd that beseiged the Ohio
county court house after the luncheon
recess OF the Schenk trial yesterday
staggered the court and it's attaches.
IT was apparent early today that there
Is to be little falling of in the at
the morbidly curious.
This is the third day of Mrs. raura
F,arnworth Schenk's ordeal Of being
placed on trial on the charge o.
poisoning her husband, and the sec.
ond day in which the testimony was
taken.
Yesterday afternoon in the STAN.
pede OF the crowd, q woman was bad.
ly hurt and had to be taken to the
hospital. Four hours before the doors
were thrown open there was a knot
OF curious assembled and by 8 O'Clock
there was fully $500 persons, with
whom the police struggled and plead.
ed and pulled and hauled. As the
crowd grew, the police guard was in-
creased and today there are q double
line OF patrolmen on duty in the court
house.
The first witness for today was DR..
Frank L. Hupp, who was on the stand
when court adjourned yesterday. It
was during Hupp's direct examination
yesterday that Mrs. Schenk showed
the first agitation over any Of the
testimony when the doctor told Of the
statements of Mrs. Schenk's that
perhaps would be better satisfied
II you would let him die"
The Testimony
The disorder in the court started
with the testimony Of the first wit
ness, William Wolfe, who had travel
ed in Europe with John o. schenk. the
alleged poison victim. Wolfe testi-
fled to Schenks good health during
gasps from the spectators that
when the witness in detailing a con-
versaion with Mrs. schenk, quoted
her as saying: "Billy, ! don't think
John will live long,"
Mrs. Schenk made the declaration,
according to Wolfe. after the return
from Europe. when Schenk was strick-
en- with his strange illness.
Dr.. Gregory Alderman testified
that Schenk was suffering with lead
poisoning. He advised the patient
while in the hospital not to eat any
thing brought him from his home.
Every symptom Of lead poisoning was
found, declared DIR. Ackerman.
It was apparent at this point that
the state was endeavoring to show
that two poisons had been adminis-
tered to Schenk.
Dr.. F. L. Hupp, who revealed the
alleged poison plot and who took
Schenk from his home to the hospital,
was on the stand to the adjourn
ment last night. He stated that
Schenk was suffering from two poi
sons, acetate Of lead and arsenic. A
dramatic incident came when he said
that on one visit to the Schenk home,
Mrs. Schenk said to him: perhaps
I would be better satisfied IL you
would let him die"
This was the only stage Of the days
proceedings that Mrs. Schenk display
ed any agitation. She dropped her
head, and grew pale as the allegation
was made. Earlier in the day during
the testimony of Wolfe, she listened
intently and sneered when he told Of
her prediction Of her husbands death.
The witness told that several bot
ties he saw about the sick room
aroused his suspicious because Of
sediment in them. These he had ana
lyzed. The analyses were not ad-
mitted to evidence at this time.
Mrs. Schenk was smiling as she
entered the court room and to the
salutations of her counsel, she replied
81 am feeling fine. I am particularly
we'll pleased with the jury and am
sure I will get Justice"
When she took her seat before
Judge Jordan. she again carried the
big ledger-like book into which she
has written copious notes. She re-
peatedly referred to this, nearly ev-
cry page of which is filled with pen
Gil or pen notes. names and dates.
When not so engaged or in conver-
sation with her attorneys, she leans
back in her chair, and with her
hands in the pockets of her coat.
studies the Judge and the jury.
TO NAME CANDIDATE
Democrats of Massachusetts, Will
r.