The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-29

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duced the witness to Mrs. Walkup
and described his feelings In
her presence and was very solicitous a.
20 her health at that time as well as his
own. Cross-examination. Had talked with
the county attorney and told him the
conversation which occurred between
the witness and Mr.. Walkup, but owing
to the excited state OF the city at the
time might have omitted the Saturdays
conversation and given the one which
took place on Monday.
g. @. Miller; resident of Hutchinson.
Direct examination-Knew Walkup;
met him on train in May or June Of
1885, Walkup told witness that he was
sick and had been very sick during the
winter previous, and that he had been
taking preparation OF arsenic and it
had pretty near killed him several
months before, bot that he was still tax
ing the arsenic.
The counsel for the state objected TO
this evidence as being hearsay, and ask.
ed to have it withdrawn from the Jury.
After an extended argument by the diff.
ferent counsel Judge Graves adjourned
court until 2 O'Clock without giving his
opinion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On court being called TO order at 2
O'Clock. Miss Mary Jay accompanied
Mrs. Walkup and Mira Wallace into the
court room this afternoon and resumed
her usual seat. Miss Lane, the court
stenographer read the answer which was
objected 70 and Judge Graves said:
Gentlemen of the jury, the answer OF
this witness wherein he states that Walk
up told him he was sick and was taking
arsenic the winter previous youWill disre-
gard but the remainder of has testimony
will remain in evidence.
Mr.. Miller, who was still on the stand
said that during this same compensation
Walkup said he had to keep on taking
arsenic. No cross-examinstion.
DR.. J. w. Fllkins. Direct Examina-
ton. Resident Of Emporia; knew
Walkup over six years. saw him on
Saturday, August 18th; he said he
was sick, and he looked sick.
He told the doctor he had
been SICK in Topeka similar 70
what he was two years before whom the
doctor had attended him. Two years ago
when the doctor had treated him the
symptoms manifested by Walkup were
vomiting, purglng, pains 10 the stomach
and dizziness. During this sickness
Walkup came in to the DOCTORS cflce
with q can of cove oysters, and in
spite of the DOCTORS protest he ate
them and he was Immediately
taken sick with vomiting and GRIPPING In
the stomach; he was in the doctors of.
fee a few days after this occurrence and
was sick with the same symptoms.
Wslkup's sickness exhibited itself by
spells. The doctor never treated Walk
up for any venereal disease. Under pro.
test the doctor said Walkup had em-
ployed HIM at one time to treat 9 woman
Wslkup was keeping in this city,
when the doctor saw the
woman and ascertained that the
woman had syphilis he refused to doc
tor her. CToss-examInation - The
doctor had treated Walkup during the
latter's sickness two years ago for indi-
gestlon and Inflammation of the stom-
ach. Witness would not call Walkup Q
drunksrd, but thought he never
saw WAlkup when the latter
was not more or less under
the influence of liquor. The doctor pre-
scribed five grains of bismuth and If
teen grains of pepsin for Walkup during
the before mentioned sickness. He was
sick at this time probably three or four
weeks and complained Of more or less
nervousness and haG the other symp.
toms already described. The doctor had
no idea at that time that Walkup was
suffering from arsenicsl poisoning.
Redirect: The woman Walkup want
ed the doctor TO treal was white wo-
man.
Harry SchmidiIng. Emporia. Direct
examinatiOn-Met ]. R. Walkup at
the train from the east, Saturday, Au-
gust 10 at a. m; WAlkup Isaid he was
sick and got in hack and went home.
CrOs-examination-Walkup got of the
cars himself and got in the hack.
Asa Smith Direct examinstion-I
resident of Melvern: saw Walkup in q
store sometime during the winter
of 1888: had conversation
with Walknp at this time when the
latter Dragged about making Q new con-
quest, and when he asked him If he was
not afraid he would get caught, Wslkup
exhibited q small vial saying il the con-
tents would not keep him from catching
anything he had a compound in his vest
pocket which would do the business.
WaIkup was very boastful of
his ''mashes," or conouests.
Walkup said he couIdn't stay away from
women more than a day; she had TO
have it,"
N. B. Morton recalled for the purpose
Of re-crnss examination. Witness went
70 Dodge City about the I'd of April.
1884; Walkup lett Dodge City before the
witness did. Redirect: Walkup mea
witness snd the girls unex.
pectedly II Newton and while
passing through Emporia On
the train, as testified TO TINS forenoon:
Walkup was IN the sleeping car with
one of the girls. the shawls pulled ovcr
him for fear some Of his acQuaintsncas
would see him
Dr.. W. q. Hamilton. Direct exam,.
natiOn-resident Of Topeka; physscisn
eighteen years; graduated 81 Par,a.
France; saw J. R Waikup
on the 18th of August. 1885
he came into the doctors ofFica and
said he had had syphilis for i've or aix
yeArs and had been taking araanic r.
pills and solution; also, mercury as 8
remedy. = BE was feeling I'D q thst
time with RriplnRs In hfs skoTasch
Il Mr.. Hamilton IL on the stand = -
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