The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27
SCHENk JURORS
GOULD NOT AGREE
ONE MAN HELD OUT FOR coSvIC-
TIOk or TaE WOMAN TO
THE END,
T q B e r E l. E A S e d
MRS. sCHENk WILL HB ADMITTED
TO bail sATuRDAY-wILL
DEMAND CUSTODY or
HER CHILDREN.
TO BE RELE A S e Z

WHEELING, ", VA. January IL
Jail pending her lawyers formal at
tempt to obtain reduction of her
500 bail. to-day gave the United
Press the following statement:
BY MRS. LAURA SCHENk.
am disappointed that the jury
failed to reach an agreement, as i
have been confident att along that j
would be acquitted. However. l am
better satisfied, since there was a dis
agreement. that nearly all of thermen
were for freeing me. That shows how
most of them think as to whether
or not / was guilty.
Now that there was a disagreement
and there must be another trial. !
hope for as early and speedy trial
as they can give me,
l do hope that / will soon get out
on bail, as I want to see my children.
l have wanted to see them more than
anything Elise since have been In
Jail. | feel certain that / will get
out, as from what my attorneys tell
me there will be no trouble In getting
bond.
I expect To go To my home on the
island. as my lawyers say that l arm
entitled to go there and that they will
see that | get there.
/ slept very well last night. con-
stdering the circumstances. | felt a
little nervous after the long strain.
Attorney Frank 0'Brien to-day said
that as soon as Mrs. Schenk is re-
leased on ball an effort would be
made to get her in her island home.
The defense Will probably agree 10
wgx Autn Ffsv ffr erfn
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Maury to-day gaid there will be a
retriai.
Judge and Prosecutor Sick.
MRS. Laura ss~fisnk. who was vsrsaal-
ly acquitted yesterday of the charge OF
poisoning her husband, John o. Schenk,
! Tie millionaire packer. probably will
be released on bail Tomorrow. 4 mo-
ton to reduce the $4,000 bond. under
which she has been held SINCE iler ar
rest, November o. was to have been
made at noon to-day. bat the indispo-
sition OF trial Judge Jordan and Prose
cutting Attorney .Handlam e&used q de-
lay.
There likely viii be no effort TO get
Mrs Schenk out o-day." Attorney j. j.
p. O'Brien. for the defense. said. I'VE
feel confident we will be- able to have
the bail reduced
Prosecutor Hardlan said the next
trial OF Mrs. Echenk would not take
place In Ohio county.
Il probably viii ask change Of
venue to Brooke county," he said. "It
would he almost impossible to get an
impartial Jury here again"
The case viii be docketed for the
next term OF court. in all probability.
The millionaire's relatives win resist
any effort on Mrs. Hchsnk's part to re-
turn to the handsome island homo or
obtain custody OF the two children. Viz
ginia and Robert.
0eino Home for Her Children.
II arm going home and shall ret my
babies" Mrs. Schcnk said Just before
the trial closed.
1t may take q court order to carry
out this plan. Prosecutor Handlan, X
developed for the first time to-day, has
the keys OF the Schenk mansion. He
issued orders TO allow no one ON the
premises
The children were kept indoors this
morning at the home OF their aunt,
Mrs. Mary Doepkin. whore they have
been staying with their father since
before the trial starred. The packer
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