The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-03
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EllroRIA, Aug. 50, 1895.

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Editor Of Daily News;
The Republican Of to-day s6Ys 'sthe
Wslkup residence has been vacated by
order OF Major Hood. administrator, and
the widow is now lncarcerated in the
county jail" The impression conveyed
by the article was that Major
Hood had ordered the lady
TO Iea7e the house. This Is erroneous.
Mrs. Wslkup had. by direction Of the
county attorney or sheriff, been taken 70
the court house. Then. and not till then.
did Major Hood direct the house 70 be
vacated and closed, which e. Adminis-
traitor 1t was his duty to do.
He, like every other kind hearted clti.
zen, is DESTROYS that every lenity
should be shown to Mrs Walkup and
sincerely hopes that she may be proven
innocent. and that no distractions shall
be thrown in the way Of her by him. In
this Major Hood Is only acting Is ali
who know him would expect him to do
No father Of married or unmarried
daughters having the feeling of humanity
or manhood about him could take any
other position. Here is q young lady
not yet arrived at legal age, over . thou
sand miles from home, surrounded by
strangers, accused Of a heinous crime
which If true would consign her to the
death Of q felon, and shall she on account
Of an lmprudent marriage youth and
beauty united to old age. or rather to
man old enough 70 be her father), be de-
serted in consequence thereof. and left
alone, homeless and friendless, 70 fight
for her life against the power OF the
whole state Of Ksnsas2 Justice forbids
it. Mercy forbIds it. Manhood forblds
1t Human nature in ct least
one bosom recoils with horror
at the thought, therefore regardless Of
jibes and sneers, who can accuse those
having grandchildren older than she Is
of beng smashed upon herr Ifor ont
will stand up In her defence until (be
yond the shadow of a doubD she Il
proven guilty, and in this resolve, having
full faith in the humanity of my fellow
citizens, know I shall be sustained
Fathers and brothers of Emporis
high and low, rich and poor, what sa
/ you, am I right? How many Of you ca
foretell the fate of your daughters? Som
Of them living in luxury, with every wis
gratifled, whose life appears now to b
one continued stream of happiness, ma
meet with reverses, may be compelled
: the near future to have to ear
their daily bread by the sweat of thei
brow. Suppose force of circumstance
/ should take one Of them to New Orlean
. a. the wife of middle aged man repre-
scented to be worth 5000 or more, VIII
\ promises to love and cherish her, an
. place her relatives in comparative com
l fort. Mothers, which one of you, having
3 young, and in the ways Of the world al
- inexperienced daughter who Worshipe
you as the author Of her existence, whoi
dearest wiah was for your comfort an
;. happiness. say, which one of yo
:. having such q daughter,w who seeing 20
: her mother, toiling for q bare su
. sistence, would hesitate
. marry Sucn person. don't Del1oS
7 that either OF you would scknowledg
|. being the mother of q daughter VIII
g would refuse such an offer. The
: don't condemn, or rather do u
= hold this young woman, fl
q such Is precisely her position
: she Is accused of capital crime. CT
. cumstances are against her. Many hay
! suffered from circumstantial evidsnC
who were innocent, and their innocenC
proven when too late to do them good
Follow the impulses of your better nj
. ture; throw behind you a
y fear; be governed by
kind and feeling heart. visit and comic
> your unfortunate sister, and that kint
q ness and mercy that you show now, ms
y it be repaid to you If ever In extremil
II four fold.
Il ''That mercy I to others show, that mer'
Of show to me-"
10 WIN. JAY.