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

have. The matter OF her having poison
| was talked over and remarked that the
circumstances were against her
which she admitted. She did
not try to conceal that she had
bought both strychnine and arsenic, but
that she had lost the strychnIne. She
spoke of the purchase of arsenic previous
to that which she then had in the house
and that it was 70 be taken for her COM
| plexion. While IN the act of taking
this arsenic, Mr.. Walkup came and she
had thrown it into the slop bucket as
she did dot want HIM TO know she was
using 1t. She said she had
bought some more arsenic
the day before for the same purpose,
and it was all in the house in little
box. Had a subsequent conversation
after Nr. Walkup's death. when she
stated she had never used arsenic and
| didn't know now to take 1t, but was
going TO dissolve it in water and use it in
that form; she had no receipt for taking
| arsenic; at the time of the first CONVEX
sation she was asked to produce the sec
ond purchase OF arsenic in order to have
It weighed to ascertain whether it was
all there are not. She said she would do
so and went after it. Witness and DR..
Jacobs waited on the Sidewalk; she
came out of the door with the box in
her hand. AS she stepped down
from the door she dropped the
box, spIlltng a portion of the con-
tents on her dress and on the porch; she
got knife and scraped up what she
could and DR.. Jacob took a portion of
the powder and burned 1t to see whether
1t was arsenic or not. She said she
had purchased it for arsenic.
1t being 10 O'Clock. court was ad
iourned until / 80 without concluding
Mr. Severy's testimony.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Court was opened at $50, and Mr..
SeverY not being present to continue his
testimony, Mary Moss, the colored girl
Direct examInation-Had never seen a
bottle like one shown her by Mr.. SterrY
about the Walkup residence. Cross ak
amiHation-Swore she did not put the
bottle under a bureau in Miss Lizzie
Walkup's room. Rs-d,rect-Did not
set fire to Lizzie Walkup's bed; found
some wraps which Miss Walkup had
lost, in closet in Mrs. Walk
ups room, Cross examination-Saw Miss
Lizzie burning insect poAder, fret in
the hallway and then in her room, the
fir1ng OF the bedclo.hes occurring the
same night; heard no alarm of fire nor
any screams the night the fire occurred.
Excused.
The cross-examInstion of Maggie
Moss by MIR. Scott was very rigid and
the answers very inconsistent and wan
deriDg, the witness being unable or un-
willing to remember anything definitely.
Mr.. L. Severy recalled to conclude his
testimony: Had talk Friday evening
with Mrs. Walkup after the CONVERSE
ton testified to in the forenoon; she said
that something had occurred previous
to this time, which, II Bdr. Walkup
died, she would explain, and
she thought it would go a
great way towards exonorating
her from all suspicion; however, during
the same conversation she told me that
Mrs. Hood, daughter of Mr.. Walkup,
had written him letter in which she
had made serious objections to his
marriage, and that 1t had given
him great deal OF trouble
About the time he received that letter he
made an attempt to commit suicide by
shooting himself with a revolver; the
neighbors and herself heard the report
of the pistol upstairs IN his
! room; on hearing the report
she sent young Willis up TO see what wss
the matter, she was afraid to go herself,
| Willis came down and said it was all
| right. She then went up and Mr.. Walk
up told her he had tried to kill him.
self. She prevailed on him to
give up the idea and let her have the re-
volver. After this conversation, went
up to Walkup's room and saw the bull
let hole in the wall; called Mr. walk.
ups attention to the hole in
the wall and asked his explsna.
ton, and was told by him
that the shot was purely accidental.
Told Mr.. Walkup about two O'Clock q. N.
he had better attend 70 his business
matters, bat was told by him TO wait till
morning, but on further consideration
Attorney Lambert was sent for to attend
to them at once. Cross
examination. The box of arsenic was
dropped just as Mr.. Walkup came
through the door. Her natural gait is
more rapid than is usual for women
did notice her stumble as as she stepped
on the porch Mr.. Walknp's attempt
to commit suicide took piece in Walk
ups room up STAIRS on the 7Ib d
: August.
Il Redirect examIn alton. Revolver pro
, duced by Mr. Sterry and MIS- every
ssked 20 give an illustration how q MAJ
would go about shooting himself GnS
| make the whole in the wall; this VS.
satisfactorily done by the witness afte
seriously objecting to handling even Al
empty revolver. Excused.
II DR.. l.. D. Jacobs. direct examination
2 YVES IN Tue yotA HASA 2Alos W dAAul
! started to get the box OF arsenic TO b
n weighed noticed her just as the box wa
. falling from her hands. She sale
4 nothing about the manner of thu
!, dropping of the box; there va
= no lid on the box; The content
: when scraped MP made the box abou
3 about one-halt or two-fhirds full. eros
: exsmination-Mrs. Walkup stood in
J hxed attitude; looked Al Mr.. Sever.
: and myself and then at the box; i'm
= pressed me as being very mneh SURPRISE
. At having let the box fall. Excused.
Il Charles Ryder, druggist; recalls
d from Yesterday. Direct examination
); Had foursounces Of arsenic. the amour
!; purchased BIZ Mrs. Walkup. an
l. after putting ali he could get OF it int
y = boz similar in size 70 the one Whle
IS xrs. WAIkup dropped, had one ounc
I. left. Observation-Disclosures ELECTED nothing
e Miss Lizzie WaIkup. direct examinl
), ton. Was shown small bottle by Mr.
as Sterry, bat had never seen il before: he