The evening world., 1911-01-10
Other Witnesses Tell How Mil
lionaire Was Taken Sick
After Return From Abroad.
MRS. SCHENK SNEERS.
Accused Wife Listens Stolidly
as Court Admits Testimony
Damaging to Her.

N'C
WHEELING. W. Va. Jan. T.-The
testimony OF Witnesses In tho Schenk
poisoning case to-day enabled the State
TO establish the Inception Of the mill
ionaire packers mysterious iIlness and
trace IT. progress through distinct
stages until suspicion was first directed
against his wife, Mrs. Laura Farms
worth Schenk. nov on trial on a
charge Of trying TO XIII her husband
with poison.
The state brought on: by the first
witness, W. r.. Wolfe. that Schenk
was well before he went abroad last
summer and that he was taken ~ two
days after his return. presumably
when the alleged poison plot was be.
companion.
First Poison Symptoms.
DIR. D., u. Best told Of the early
stages OF the mollionaire's sickness.
Dr. Gregory Alderman. who found the
first symptoms OF actual poisoning In
Schenk's system. traced the malady's
progress TO the time when the packer
Was removed from his home to a hos
pitsi.
Not n dozen times during tho day.
session ala Mrs. Schenk M her eyes
from her counscl's table, Naturally
p~hlogIna,ic. the Impression OF stolidity
became marked IA the taklng of tcstl.
mony proceeded. once when Wolfe re
| IaiaI laU uvIthpnt anrntInp ab. had nv
pressed n fear of her husbands death.
she sent n quick look Mt the witness and
the corners OF her lips drew down
sharply.
Women Storm Court.
Activity was displayed about the Ohio
County Courthouse ut a much earlier
hour this morning than has been OBJ
served for several years, and an air OF
suppressed anxiety and curiosity seemed
"a o~ver1pread the vicinity. The NOR
bidly curious and sensation seeker was
early apparent to get an advantaa OH"
spot from which TO see the principals
In the trial.
A large crowd rad gathered about the
doors OF the coart-house almost two
hours before the doors were opened, In
te,est having been keyed up to n high
pitch by the statements Of the prose-
cutting attorney and Mrs. Schenk's
,,,,.., 4, yhIch ,,sy ou,,,psJ their
case to the Court yesterday. 3 Women
eibowed and pushed each other and
pushed men out Of their way In an
."o'' 80 .,.nor.a
w,.ho,, tho cour,.houss "a Keen order,
-.-.-,- o.-... 49,.
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ine ",'"'es w :"
Uiiam wolfe q cigar mnh"'ac'" ct
formerly a Cinc'nnat' traVeli'hs sA'es'
man. VINO told OF John Sch'hk lr'i
abroad last May, lie was the million
aire hackers travelling companion. HIS
susuiclon ~ Ms s,hr,k resulted in tn,
, ,nv.s,l,n,inr ~ ,rc oack,r,, pecu,l,,
-,
> phss'ea' 'onel'on ana '"e s~'S.'u'"
arrest VI the wife. ~ WAS AFTER the re
turn from Europe. the state claims. thu
2 The poison plo, was evolved.
: wo,f. ,olS OF schcnlts excellent health
~. r,ro,aa. ,ou. .r,vo d.yu af,e
, on '"e r",opp"" ,o.., e''se
/ nus return ho'he' "o''' s"""' "e"e"" 'e
a gan to complain OF stomach troub'e.
The defense fought, hard to keep n
, references OF schenk's own statemen,
. from M. ,,ry. mn, WAS overruled. Tn
, 49, an ,mnor,on, v,c,or
a ""s 'o"s'ee -"
' .or the state
n The pa, ker grew worse rapidly. IN
: wines sad His coctoys' allure I
y nslu lam a4s,d HIM graf ~ KEY, 4
+, tn,I am, ia .u-uIsilu WAS dlrecte
: ,r,t.s, Mrs schsnl,
= . So. ~
. M's' Ssns"N snes'S
u Billy. I'm all In, Wolfe said semen
in his desperation once declared. "lv
20, TO die"
= Repeated overriding OF the defense
v objections 20 "oies testimony ihul'a
ed the favorable recep ION OF much I
the states most important eVioehce'
Wolfe sac Mrt' Schenk on one occ'
sion predlcted a ia'a' termination OF ~
HUSBANDS illness, ~ sia'einei
erouYhi n d'suhet sneer from VIZ
Snn'nh. closely toliow,hs ,he I,sI'"lon.
'ounso, TOT tne u.'ense un"e. ~
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