Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-02
She and Her Mother Relate the History
OF the COuftship and Marriage.

In the Walkup trial, at Emporia, Kan, Thurs
day, Mrs. w allace, mother of the defendantwas
sworn. She testified, regarding the history OF
the courtship, that Mr.. Walkup was very anx-
ious TO marry her daughter. but the latter ct
first laughed at the idea. He conducted him.
self ike gentleman, and represented himself
as well off. On his second visit. in April last,
he brought his daughter and a Miss Fisher from
Topeka He still persisted in trying to arrange
a marriage, and offered witness q check for
$4,000 II she would sign a written promise
that he should have Minnie She replied that
nesh and blood were not sold nowadays. II he
could get Minnie's consentit would be all right.
ne returned again in May, and then obtained
Minnies consent, with the approval of the wit
ness to marry her in the following October. AT
his daughter at Emporia while en- route to Gin
cinnati in July. He then secured Minnies con-
Sent 70 marry him that month, but she stipu-
Joining them in that city, witness left them at
ST. Louis on the return, and did not see them
aer he s uns aIter the en- husbands death
1ne intense interest of the audience. The wit
ness said Mr., Walkup had said he had large
and the family. His daughter Libbie also fav-
ored the marriage. Minnie had never kept
company with or correspondent with any other
gentleman, and never had any other offer Of
marriage. The marriage took place at Coving-
ton, because, both being non-residents, the cere-
mony could not take place in Cincinnati. Quite
an exciting controversy arose when the witness
charged that a detective In the employ of the
state had been In her house.
on the stand. She related rapidly and most
freely the story Of her acquaintance with Mr..
Malkup and the courtship and marriage.
husband. He had used her very kindly in
every way. Regarding his illness she said he
she could for him, but he would not let her send
for physician. That night, however, she teie-
pnoned for Or. Jacobs, and he came and pre-
s SCI for the patient. The next day Mr.
Walkup went out to his farm.
MRS. wALKUP's PoISoNs.
Mrs. Walkup Friday concluded her testi-
mOny. Regarding her purchase of poisOns,
which it is charged she bought to administer TO
her husband, she testified that on August Is
she purchased strychnine for use in removing
stains from dress: that on the 18th she sent
her servant with q note for more strychnine,
and that she bought arsenic twice to use for her
complexion at Mrs. Walkup's suggestion.
A LETTER FROM HER HUSBANDS DAUGHTER
REPRoACHING HIM FOR MARRYING.
The most important testimony Saturday was
that of DR.. Parr as medical expert. The doc
tor gave 1t as his opinion that the arsenic found
in Mr. Walkup's stomach had possibly lain en-
veloped there for a week or ten weeks, or en-.
the probability was that Mr.. Walkup died from
poison administered during the week of his
sickness, conclusion could not be made abso-
luteiy certain as against the encysted and en-
veloped cases of arsenic on record.
The defense put in evidence letter written
by Mrs. Harry Hood to her father after the mar
riage, reproaching him bitterly and his answer
thereto. Mrs. Walkup was also asked as to how
MIR. Walkup got up stairs in his supposed col
lapSed condition on Friday, and she said he
walked up, she steadying one arm and Libbie
the other.
The state began in rebuttal to show that Mr.
Walkup was well at Topeka and up to 1 o'clock
ON Friday, August IA, and to show that neither
Mr. Morton nor Mr.. Walkup was at the cattle
convention in Dodge City in April as asserted
by Mr. Morton Mr. Handles testimony OF
Mr.. Walkup at Topeka on August 13. The case
will go to the jury early this week.