The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27

develop new facts which may establish
more definite opinions. If It be true
that We have hete In our midst 9 person
who Is guilty Of the nendish crime
charged, tie full power Of the Law viii |
take 10 hand case whose apparent hot
rors have few equals on record. It must
be remembered, however, that
the suspicious evidence is
strongly circumstantial, and the
Young woman who has been 30 shortly
bride and is among comparative
strangers q sudden widow, Is entitled to
that charity which is due. Justice for
or against her remains to be done.
On Sunday last Mr. Waikup ate freely
of some cove oysters, after which he
vomited and was unable to keep any
thing upon his stomach for some time.
He was better Monday and went to the
council chambers Is stated above. but
become worse Tuesday. Last
night he still believed he
would recover. although he realized that
he had in some way taken strong poison
and might not get over it. he called .
number of his friends about him. and at
intervals between spssms, recognized
those about him and gave in some meas
ure his wishes. He expressed his con.
fidence in his wife, and spoke sOf the |
pleasant feeling always existing between
them.
While it IL true that Mrs. Walkup
has made q number Of extravsgsnt pur-
chases of dry goods recently, the amount
purchased of q leading firm here has
been greatly exaggerated above the actual
sum $500.
Stories have been in circulation great
| " exaggerating the amount of insur-
ance on Mr.. Walkup's life. There is
record of, az far Is we can learn, but
three policies: One OF 81. 900 In the A. 0.
u. w. and one of the same amount in
the Knights of Honor, both in favor OF
Mrs. Hannah Walkup. 8 former wife of
the deceased; the third policy is in the
New York Mutual for 81 500 In favor of
his daughter, Libbie.
The strange fact has to day come to
light that on Wednesday night last Miss
Libble Walkup awoke and found her
bed upon fire at the head and the foot
THE POST MoRTEN.
A post morten examination was held
by Drs. Moore, Jacobs, Page, Harrison
and Foncannon and the stomach and in
testines were found In 9 csHgested state
with indications Of corrosive poison.
TIE coRoNER's INQUEST.
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this afternoon
the Coroner, DR.. g. w. Frost, summoned
| to the Walkup residence the following
named jurors: S. B. Riggs, Van r
Holmes, 81. V. Bundrem, Isaiah Jones,
Rowland Lakin and John w. latham.
The first witness examined was Miss
Libbie Walkup. She testifed that Mr.
| Walkup, her father, married Minnie
] Wallace, and arrived with her in EN-
poria one month ago to-day: that pre-
/ vious to Saturday he had been In gooC
health; that during his illness Mrs
Walkup waited upon him until Yester.
day at noon, when she UIbbIe
took entire charge. Miss Walkul
Il said she did not know of any
poison being in the house during hi
sickness. She had been at home but
few days since her fathers marriage
having returned from Colorado las
/ Tuesday evening.
Charley Ryder was next sworn ant
( estified that Mrs. Walkup wa
in his drug store last Fri
d ay and asked for ten cents worth G
81 rychnine. She stated she wanted {
m AXE 8 preparation, but she would nc
st, ate what she wanted the preparation
: fot,. Mr.. Ryder did not let her have l
u. Il. Bates was next sworn and test
fie. that he sold Mrs. Walkup abou
Gig BIT grams of strychnine on the 13t
of august, 1885; she signed an applies
ton but did not write the purpose fc
which she wanted it; saying it was for
private formula the medicine was pV
in 81 nall strychnine bottle and labele
poison; it was sulphate of strychnir
she pu released; she sent written Ord'
Sunday by a cOlored girl for mol
strychD dne, saying that she had lost th
first.
r. B. Kelley was next sworn and test
fed tina on Sunday the 18th Mrs. j. F
q Waikiki p called at his drug store at abo
= three o. clock and purchased half oun'
= of pow uered arsenic. She came in IN
n hurrle d manner and ask
= if lie would sell her arsen
on Su nday; she signed the record for
and he sold her one-half ounce f
TWEEN ~ cents; the arsenic was Wrapp'
a IN brown paper marked arsenic al
q put in powder box, whi'
was labeled "poisUn. arsenic" 81
req tested that Mr.. Kelley shoul
not tell anyone that she got the pois
am / what she was going 70 use it for.
We 8 common arsenic of the powder
70 I'm, one half . grain would
: CT Insidered dangerous dos
On Wednesday evening the IL
8 he came into the store; had smi
3 white powder, aRd Mr. Kelly ask
what it was and what she had purchas
;. 1t for; she said lady friend had Civ
it to her in New Orleans for Gallon.
= but it was not that. Mr. Kelly took
small quantity and rubbed 1t In his
a gers; 1t was very bitter, q
- either quinine, morphine or strYchnir
Mr.. Walkup told her she had bet
!; throw it away, as the results from
might be serious; she SAID she wor
destroy 1t, but took it away with b
next Sunday when she purchased I
arsenic she said she had burned I
a powder mp; she wanted the arsenic 4
q cosmetic.
Ir. w. r. Irwin was called and testif
ne in substances as detailed in this Accor
Re above.
re- DR.. Moore was sworn and teetif
NIX that Mrs. Walkup never attempted
hat purchase any poison at his store; &
presented powder q week ago Thu
up day and wanted to know what 1t was
Ged proved to be quinine.
lOE L. Severy Yves next sworn and tel
fed that Mrs. Walkup told him vest
day and also today In reference to
oon strychnine purchased of II. q. Bates 1
she had bought the strychnine for
l purpose Of making mixture of 81
Gimme and another article 70 rem
40 some stains in her clothing, that she
never tried the preparation but
told that it would remove
stains and she bought it for that .
- pose; she had also purchased arsenic