The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22

| 1SH0OHt NS"Aou Sboro lB acquainted
with Mrs Walkup. stated that the prin-
cipal bills OF goods purchased by heI
were from clerks Misses Bartlett and
Evans; had no talk with defendant. He
was excuse without cross-examinatIon
Maggie j. Evans, clerk Newman's
store knows Mrs. Walkup; sold Mrs.
Walkup bin Of goods amounting to 500
and received instructions from her 70
charge thu m TO Mr.. Welkup. this sale
was subss quent to Miss BArtlett's sale.
No cross-examInatIon.
Johnny Samuels, Grant boy at New
mans store. knew Mrs. Walkup;
had carried several packages from
the store to Wslkup's residence, but
knew nothing bearing on the case.
1t was now found necessary to issue
attachments for several witnesses and
snme time was taken up before E. Coll
ard was placed on the stand, agent
for Wells, Fargo & Company /;
knew of box brought to the W. F g.
Co.'s express Office which remained
there two weeks; brought there by Mt.
Brown, driver for express company /;
taken away by Mr.. Walkup's team; did
not know driver; Mr.. and Mrs Walkup
came into express Office to get receipt
for box; paid the express charges; both
parties left and in about five or ten min
utes Mr.. Walkup came back into the
express office and got got Ratchet to
open the box; after examining the con-
tents of the box Mr.. Walkup nailed it
up again. The box was retained III the
express Office for nearly two weeks. Not
cross. examined.
L. NJ. Garter was slightly acquainted
with Mrs. Walkup; had conversation
| with her about one week after Mr..
Walkup's death. Mrs. Walkup told me
that evening that she supposed Walknp
to be well off when he died, but since
Walkup's death,she had discovered there
was a mortgage on everything. No
cross-examination; excused.
Miss Lizzie Walkup, daughter of J. r.
Walkupi knew Mrs. Walkup; first met
her in EmporIa in latter part of July,
prior to the marriage; remained at the
Walkup residence about fiye dls,s;
at that time; did not
see defendant again until August, about
one week after her leaving after the first
visit. Miss Walkup was absent about
three weeks after this meeting, she re-
turning TO this city August 10, finding
her father sick at the time. Mr.. and
Mrs. WaIkup occupied one bed room up
stairs and Miss Wslkup on the same
foor; colored servant. Mary Moss, was
| empSyed at the house. At this point
Miss Walkup was excused and G.. w.
Newman called to The stand. Proprietor
of the store where Mr. Walkup pur-
chased the silks referred to By Misses
Bartlett and Evans. His testimony
served to corroborate the statements al
ready sworn to by his clerks.
At u O'Clock court adjourned until
1 80 p. m. The examination of Mr.. New
man was not conclu ded.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court was opened nearly oh time end
roll call of the jury gone through
WITH by the clerk.
q. ". Newman was again put upon
the stand and went on with detailed
account Of the purchases made at his
store by Mrs. WaIkup before the death
of her husband. His testimony was
concluded little after two O'Clock, and
Miss Lizzie Wa kip was called to con-
ciude her testimony. During her alb
sence in Colorado no other member of
her fathers family resided at his house
except himself and wife. Miss Walk.
up testified 10 having lost several wrsps
and their being found by the coIored
servant girl. Mr.. Scott asked to have
this testimony taken from the Jury, as
having no bearing on the case; this was
eVerruled and rigid cross examination
proceeded with, but beyond the facts that
Miss Walkup and her sister, Mrs. Harry
Hood, were interested IN the conviction
OF the defendant and had employed
Messrs. Lsmbert and Sterry to assist in
prosecuting the case, nothing further
was ELECTED
n. V. Brown, driver Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S. delivery wagon, was put on the
stand, he testified to having been in
structed by Mrs Walkup to get a box
at Newman's store and take it to the
express office; he was excused with
out cross examination and Miss
Lizzie Walkup was again re-
called end shown a small bottle and
stated that she had never had or known
| OF such bottle about her father
house. She was again excused.
DIR. j. a. Moore, druggist, next testi-
fed; somewhat acquainted with de-
fendant; about the 18th Of August ex-
amined two grains of white bulk DOW
der said to be brought to his store by
Mrs. Walkup, which proved to be
Quinine. He was then excused.
Frank Mccullough; testified: clerk IN
DR.. Moore's drug store ;during the,month
of sAugust Mrs. Walkup brought a
white powder TO the drug store to be
handed to DR.. Moore for analysis, and
returned the following day TO
ascertain the result. The powder
was quinine. After short
cross-examInation he was excused.
X. Z. Kelly, druggist. testified: Was
az qualnted with Mrs. WaIkup prior to
the death of Mr.. Wslkup. About the
18th or 18th of August Mrs. Walkup
handed him small white powder for
aDslsis. saying it had been given her by
lady friend in New Orleans. He told
her the powder was either ouinine
strychnine or morphine, but as the thres
articles so closely resembled each othel
it was impossible to tell without 4
remain within call and was excused fol
the present.
W. r. Irwin. druggist; slight,
acquainted With Mrs. Walkup. She cam,
into his store August 18th and asked fol
: ten cents worth OF stychnine. After h,
had started to get the poison she said b.
might put up fifteen cents worth. H
then asked her to sign the poison record
when she handed II back she remarked
; "You don't think l am going to comm
suicide, do youe" When asked Whs
the s,rychnine was for she said it was a
. ingredient 10 be used m a preparation
she was making, but would not give an
q further information and was not give
b the poison.
Joe Murphy, sfationer. the next vii
a meas testified: Saw Mrs. walkup in L
b wins drug store about the middle of Al
gust and overheard parts of a couvers,
e tion between the defendant and Mr.. I
: win; he heard Mrs Walkup tell Mr.. Il
Il win she hsd purchased strychnIr
te in Cincinnau, but had be.
t. given quiDins by mistake. He VI
T. cross-exsmined a few moments A.
then Chas- Ryder, druggist, was put !