The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-30

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Fact os Ar~enle Having 1sesn rarehasee
~ Mrs. walhsp CLEARLY Established nss
yts Purpose Not N Clear.
EMPoRlA, KAs, October 22.-An m
usually large number Of ladies were In
attendance q tho Walkup trial yester-
day morning. Court opened promptly
q ESQ .. M, and Judge Graves eau.
toned the Jury against reading any
newspapers while the trial was In prog
rcss.
The nrst witness was Waldo Wooster,
Who Il the Under sheriff. Mr.. Wooster
said he was present at the death Of Mr..
Walkup, and produced letter which
was given him by Mrs. kinney the day
walkup died.
Mrs. Fannie Hickey was the next Wit
| ness. She said she was acquainted with
| Mrs. Walkup and had q conversation with
| her after the death OF Mr.. walkup. The
defendant said she had sent a cloak
| 10 New Orleans, aud Mr.. walkup had
| offered present OF money 70 her mother,
| winch had been refused. In the or g.
| examination the Witness said Mrs.
| Walkup exhibited great deal OF emo
tIon during conversation just previous
to Mr.. walkup's death, and spoke OF
taxing The best care possible OF MIR.
| Walkup during his sickness, and could
not see how people could think she could
commit such crime AZ TO Kill her hus-
baud; that a four year-old child would
have more sense than 10 buy poison
right here, II II was intended 70 DC put
10 that use. County Attorney Lrlghan
offered bottle inscribed ''poison," with
skull and cross bones. as evidence.
Alice Carter. a colored servant At Mrs
Sommers', who lives next door 10 Mrs.
Walkup. testified that she heard Mrs.
Walkup say, prior TO her husband
death, that bringing and putting bed
on the floor reminded her OF laying
out some one. The witness was cross
examined, but nothing further was ellie.
tied.
| Mrs. Julia Summers, who Is next.
door neishbor TO Mrs Walkup, testified
that she was present during conversa-
| ton on SATURDAY afternoon, August 10th,
1855. about three O'Clock, when Mrs. J.
r. Waikup stopped 10 converse with Mrs
kinney and the witness. She said she
Was going down town to purchase
medicine for MIR. Walkup. sShc said
he had been very sick the night before
witness asked her why she did not al
| oul her--the witness. She SAID ne woult
not allow her; that she thought Of do
inc 80 Both Mrs Kinney and Mrs
Sommers offered their services. and Mrs
| Walkup thanked them. aud went dow
town. witness did not see her wher
She came back, but did few moments
afterward sitting on the porch with
Mother Hubbard on. Witness had seer
Mr.. Walkup when he started riding.
II was more than ten minutes before sh'
, met Mrs. Xalkup. She sat on the porcl
, with him lust before he starte<
riding. II was some time after her re-
: turn before Mr.. walkup returned, about
an hour. "On sunday morning." con
timed the witness, ~ learned through
nv servant girl that Mr.. walkup wa
very sick the night before. / sent M
! daughter over to inquire after his health
, He was q little better. noticed ne wa
I very sick Sunday afternoon, the evening
!. after he got into The buggy. Later \
the same day | had talk with the de
Q PENDANT. who related a dream she ha'
I about Lizzie walkup singing Rock Q
q Ages and dressed IN Grape. No thin
/ was said about Mr.. Walkup going 4
= de- Cross :, xarnined, the witness sale
. that she had seen Mrs. walkup walsin'
on her husband Just as any woman shoul'
Z do when her husband was sick.
i william Walkup, the son OF the de
n ceased. was then examined. He was no
:, living at home when his father died.
d r. b. Kelly, recalled from yesterday
= testified that Mrs. Walkup was 10 81
2 store on the Sunday preceding Walkup'
i demise and asked II he would sell her 81
/ senic on SUNDAY. lie told her yes, u 81
= would sign the record. she agreed =
I. do this and asked for twenty cents
Il worth. which was wrapped up In brow
e papcr ana labeled ssarsenlc--poison.
y This was given her and che signed III
Il record. stating II was TO be used as
a cosmetic. The poison record was show
In evidence. Cross cxa mined. the WI
Il. ness said INSTRUMENTATION At time OF n
K. sale was In an ordinary tone, and theI
p apparently was no secret In the pm
"A chase. Ii was not uncommon for arsen
IL 10 be used as cosmetic. Witness to
?. Mrs. Walkup on sunday that the pow
a der showed the day previous was etrycl
&c nine, and she said she had thrown
n away or destroyed t.
~ ~ MI. II. Bates, druggist, recalled fro
er Yesterday. produced his record sign'
~ by Mrs Walkup. Angus 18Th. for pu
~ chase Of ten grains 81 s'rschninc. ll
n purpose was not stated IN the book ~
~ genera RUE lot tHc eotc ~ P'sSo" 800
~ all the record complete, with the exec
M ton OF the signature OF the purchase
w The poison r cord Is open 70 public
~ ~ Or ction. .-,
~ -. Whcldon, druggist, said Mrs Wal
ns m was In his store August 3Oth, q
e. asked II the purchasers had 70 state wh
~ they wanted the arsenic Tor. lie
b. ewcrcd IN the Affirmative. She then call
81 for and received twenty five cents Wort
' sy stating Il was to be used for the CO
plexion. she did not sign the recoI
but took The four ounces Of arsenic.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Walkup g
him she did not : INT anybody 70 kns
~ abe used arsenic fbr her complexion.
81 s. Il. Warren saw Walkup on sat-
ing day, August 18th. lie was feeling qu
nj, well at that time aud appeared 70 be
= excellent spirits. Crosse xamlnet