Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-14
NOT SERIOUSLY |LL|SCHENK JUROR PAPA|
Report of James D. Richard Court Refuses to Parole Him
sons Condition Exaggerated. to See New Son.
HIGH MASONIC OFFICIAL PROSECUTOR COMES LATE
Had Disease Might
ceeded n Office Also Wrong Symptoms
REPORT SURPRISES MEMBERS ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY
Yet Half
Ma in Presented-Big Listens to
Technical Testimony
Court Refuses to Parole Him
to See New Son.
PROSECUTOR COMES LATE
DR.. Thornton Admits Disease Might
Have Caused Symptoms.
ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY
Case of Prosecution Not Yet Half
Presented-Big Crowd Listens to
Technical Testimony.

Special Dispatch tn The Star.
| WHEELING. ". Va. January 1.-THE
| trial of Laura Farnsworth Schenk,
| charged with administering poison to her
husband, John O. Schenk the wealthy
packer. late getting started today.
Prosecutor J. b. Handlan was dilatory.
He arrived almost an hour late.
Albert Lasci1, the youngest man on the
jury, today received his first communca-
ton from the outside world since lie be-
came a juror. 1t was to the effect that
the stork had visited his home In South
Warwood late yesterday and left a
lusty baby boy.
Lasch begged piteously for permission
to visit his home accompanied by a
deputy He was denied.
Jury Goes Out to Walk.
During the hours interim between the
opening of court and the arrival of the
prosecutor, Deputy Sheriff Phil Bachman
took the jury out for walk.
1t was announced when court resumed
that Adjournment at noon would be taken
until Monday. The prosecutor said lie
was not half through with his case.
Or. John Thornton, pathologist. on the
stand the greater part of yesterday, was
recalled. The efforts of Prosecutor
Handlan were directed to an hypo-
thetical question covering all the facts
in the case, so far as they have de-
veloped
This question began yesterday while
DR.. Thornton, who was called to at
tend Schenk during his illness. was on
the stand. DIR. Thornton had concluded
yesterday with the admission. on cross
examination, that the symptoms of
poisoning in Schenk's case might have
been due to serious stomach dis
orders
In his direct questioning yesterday he
had stated that certain symptoms in
dictated lead poisoning and others
arsenic.
Attorney J. J. T.. OBrien resumed
cross -examinatiOn.
Disease or Poison.
Witness said he found the corpuscles
were not normal in specimens Of John
Schenks blood. He admitted the granules
found would be present if the patient
were suffering from kidney disease.
1t is the intention of the defense to
prove Schenk was suffering from this
disease. Witness admitted albumen and
other symptoms of poisoning found by
analyses could also have been caused by
disease
"Toothbrush' Testimony.
Attorney O'Brien asked the witness
when John Schenk was introduced to a
toothbrush" He was Informed it was
after an examination had been made OF
his teeth.
NJ. Somehow. proprietor Of the Hub
clothing store. testified that a few days
before Mrs. Schenk's arrest, she came to
his store with her chauffeur, Lundy Will
son, and looked at fur-lined overcoat.
which Wilson tried on. it was too large.
He called up Mrs. Schenk later. and
said he had an overcoat he thought would
fit. costing So. Wilson came in to try
1t on. 1t was not purchased because
next day Mrs. Schenk was arrested.
Harry Smith drug clerk, employed at
McAllister pharmacy. where Mrs. Schenk
purchased water and medicine, recalled
filling a prescription calling for maltine
cascara. He did not put sugar OF lead IN
the bottle.
So far as he knew none OF the medi-
cine's ingredients would precipitate
whitisr sediment. He pasted on the bot
tie merely a label with directions. as the
prescription called for a prepared medi-
cine.
Eleanor Zoeckler. detective, nurse and
divorced wife OF DR.. Kline, was the next
witness. She first met Mrs. Schenk Octo-
Der IS when she was sent to North
Wheeling Hospital by the detective bureau
TO watch Mrs. Schenk.