The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-10

Kansas City Times: Mr.. w. W. Scott
of Imports. the counsel for Mrs. Walk
MP, was In the city res. srdaY on business
coEnCcted with the ssae. aud returned
home Lass night. He yrs very reticeRs
Regarding she outcome Of his Tisis, say
ing that he preferred II keep the prose-
cusion In the dark about what he lie doing:
'What want to do Ia 20 clear the girl, /"
he said. at is true the publication Of
facts that prove her innc cent creates
sympathy for her with he public, but 1t
also gives the other side q chancs to
hedge. There are lot of fellows down
there who ere determined q hang her
innocent or guilty. TaOse doctors have
got 81 idea that hey ara on trial and
they will do anything 20 clear their &C.
puiasion. For this gson prefer 30
light my case in the courts Public
opinion is we'll enough, but what want
! Is q verdict"
"You think there Is no doubt about
securing one Of ecquittal 80
al JubtI There II not the least doubt
IN the world. There Is not . Jury IN
America that will convict her in the light
OF the evidence. Aside from the i'm
probability OF one 50 young EerpetratlDg
so heInous q crime, there was absolutely
no motive. Then she bears the stamp of
| innocence on her SOuntenance. When
she sent for me COnfess 1 went TO see
her pTejRdiced against her. Ten min
utes' conversation convinced me of her
| innocence. She is an open, gulleless girl
and has won the hearts Of all who have
met her. There IS strong TeVulsiOn of
| feeling IN her favor ct Emporis where
everybody was bowling for her blood.
/ Ladies have come IN from the country
and gone away from the Jail declaring
il impossible that she could be guilty of
the deed. She Is absolutely without
friends who are able 10 assist her save
Mr.. Jay, who was appointed her gurdiaD,
and l am working her case mp with lit
dc prospect OF pay. l have even
borne my own travelling expenf.
that she shall be cleared OF the charge.
/ Walkup died by his own hand. There
il plenty of proof of 1t. There are drug
gists in Emporia who have sold him
srsenical preparations, but they sFe too
pusilianlmous TO come out honestly end
say SO. They Will have to do 1t. though.
1 before we are through with this matter. !"
"What about the story in the New
Orleans Mrscot rejecting on Mrs. Walk
ups character 2'
cit is a lie from beginning to end and
bears the impress of falsehOOd on its very
Fl %. One instance will suffice. Tne
article says that the Wallace boarding
house MP to within few years has been
one of questionable charact y. Three is
the least number that can be mee1t by 9
few. It also says she is 16 years of age
At the time the house was questionable
according to the Wri' 9r she wrs ID Yes Is
of age. How trail she could have been
at that age l leave it for any
candid ms7 TO say. There Is
/ yet stronger evidence of the false
ters from New Orleans Il have str * o.
them) the v if re- of which testify in thu
highest TENS 4 to be. purity and no
/ bleness of che-acf 81. have also letter
from people IN Illinois who boarded a
her mothers house while at the exposi
ton, They ali praise her in the high; 3
terms. The article was evidently insplr
ed by her father, es the letters show. Thi
fe Il alone shows how debased he Is. H
IS drunken lOafef and has never con
: trlbuted q dollar to the support Of thu
girl whoee character he atismpts q
smirch. AS for his wifi
d she is an estimable lady and wa
8 forced to leave him on account OF hi
NOAtAAOooACoo- O1O XIV AOA AANObS'
on the grounds of adultery. Now rs Il
the paper. The Mascot is blackmail
4 ing sheet and will publish anything o
: keep 1t out for money. The article il
, | question is the result of an old feud
During the heat of political campaign
the editor of the Mascot published an al
n ticle charging Judge w, T. HoFatol
with CRIMINAL intImaey with Mrs. Fin
ley, Minnie Waikup's sister. The judge
9 brother went to the MSscot Office and al
, tempted II shoot the editor, but wa
shot in the hand before he coulI
get III shot and q frieD
! who accompanied him was killed
: The murderer was acquitted aud ha
a ever since borne the Wallace family i'll
Will, which he now vents on an innocen
girl. That Is tho secret of the Who'll
thing. As I have said fore. it Is im
possible to talk to Mrs. Walkup withou
= being convinced not only that che is In
nocent OF the crime charged against hel
but Chat she IS q pure woman and de
I cidedly interesting one, besides"