Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1885-11-05

nation proceeded to rapidly aud more freely
state substantially what her mother had
done about the acquaintance, courtship and
marriage with Mr., Walkup. She said that
libbie had favored the marriage and had
always treated her very kindly, and that
on tho July visit Mrs. Hood had called and
invited hor 70 go out and visit at the farm,
Everything was happy between herself
and husband. lie had used her very kindly
in every way. He had sent for her cousin,
Willie Wills because she was lonely away
from her own family, and nothing had oc-
CURED 10 mar her married happiness. Com
ing along 10 Mr.. Walkup's sickness the fair
prisoner said that he came home so sick
from Topeka on Saturday morning, August
10, that she had to take of his boots and
clothes and rub him. He complained Of
having been very sick and of vomiting on
the cars, Of pain In his head and especially
In his hips and legs with a drawing feeling
In them. He would not let her send for q
physician. She did all she could for him.
In the morning Walkup felt some better
and went down town and came back several
times though complaining OF great weak
ness. That night he had a worse attack
but he said he knew what the matter was.
He had been sick that way before and
would come out all right She insisted on
getting a DOCTOR and having heard DIR.
Jacobs well spoken Of she telephoned for
him.
After the noon recess, Mrs. walkup took
the stand once moro. She said that when
visiting her aunt near Cincinnati her cousin
gave her some snowflake for the complex
Ion and she put Il into paper with another
paper in which she had calOmel, bought in
New Orleans. She put both side by side
and wrapped them in third paper and put
them In her satchel, and when she came 10
use the calOmel In Topeka could not tell
thom apart and took them to drug store 10
find out which was which. She purchased
some strychnne et Bates drug store In the
afternoon about August 13. She did not re-
member whether Walkup was at home or
not that day. She wanted the strychnine
10 make a preparation Of strychnlne and
wine to take stains out Of dress. She
signed the book which was handed to her.
She did not tell Mr.. Bates she did not want
TO tell what II was for. On getting home
she found that the strychnine had gotten
out Of her hand satchel, where II had boen
placed. She never found out how Il had
been lost Witness had no further use for
II whatever than the reason mentioned. She
sent Mary Moss Sunday morning, August
10, fvi scI:.s more strychnlne, giving her a
note to Mr. Bates. She never told Mary
Moss 70 say she was going down for butter.
Mrs. Walkup said she had got arsenic
twice, once on Sunday at X ily's about four
o'clock. She wanted to use il for her skin
10 remove some blotches. On going into
Kelly's store she asked for twenty-five
cents worth Of arsenic and received and
signed the record, stating that It was to be
used for the complexion. After leaving the
store she went to see Mrs Gilchrlst, and
after staying fifteen or twenty minutes
went home and prepared supper and then
went up stairs and took the arsenic out Of
her satchel and was preparing TO empty 1t
into box when Mr. Walkup came in and
she emptied II into slop pail TO prevent
him from seeing IT, Afterward, on
Thursday, she told Mr.. Walkup about
her complexion which was suffering from
eruptions, and he gave her 81. the only
money he ever gave her, 10 buy arsenic for
IL, as she told him that was what a lady
friend In New Orleans took, and to get pop
for him. On returning 10 her house, she
found Walkup lying on the cot as she had
left him and took the arsenic and put II in
box and placed II in a bureau drawer
near Walkup's cot Walkup drank two
bottles Of pop and Immediately commenced
10 vomit violently. Mrs. Walkup then ex-
planned the dry goods affair and the upset.
ting Of the arsenic box.
The witness was subjected to G rigid
cross-examination, and was on the stand
when Court adjourned.
Eleventh Day.
EMPoRrA, KAN, October 3i.-As Mrs.
Walkup was to take the witness staLd
to conclude her cross examination, there
was an unusually large crowd Of spec
tators present at an early hour yester.
day
The continuation Of Mrs. walkup's cross
examination by Mr. Sterry occupied the
forenoon session.
The chief testimony in the afternoon
was that Of DR.. Parr. as medical ex-
pert The doctor cited several cases,
recorded In medical annals, in which
arsenic had become enyeloped in the stom-
aeh, and one encystment, the latter the
same cited by Dr. Lanphear, and on the
strungth OF these last be gave It as his opln-
ion that the arsenic found IN Mr.. Walkup's
stomach had possibly laid enyeloped there
for week or ten days, or encysted for a
year lie regarded Il difficult 10 dlstln-
gush between syphilitic and arsenical ul-
cerations ia the stomach and intestines, and
while the possibility was thot Mr.. Walkup
died from poison administered during the
week Of bis sickness, he could not be
absolutely certain as against the
eneysted and enyeloped cases OF arsenic on
record. County Attorney Feighan cross
examined the doctor until he found vr.
tual acqulesence In the opinion professed
by the States medical experts as 10 the /
cause Of that and the time Of administering
the arsenic and the probable efficacy OF an
antidOte on Friday, the day before death. I
The doctor saved his exception, as 10 the I
possibility Of cyst, and took some OF the /
States experts; an antidOte should have
been given as long as the patient could
swallow.
The State was well satisfied with the |
crossexaminatiOn. The defense put in eyi. .
dence letter written by Mrs. Harry Hood .
TO her father after marriage, TepIoaching
him bitterly, and his answer thereto. Willie
Willis. the cousin. testified 10 the pistol
shot occurrence, and said Mrs. Walkup did .
not speak TO him before going upstairs;
that he went up Of his own accord. Mrs.
Walkup was also asked as to how Mr.
Walkup got upstairs In his supposed col
lapsvd state on Friday, and said he walked
up, ste steacying one arm and Libble the
other. Mr.. Scott announced that another
witness TO prove Mr.. Walkup's sickness
of Saturday, August 10, and one 10
prove his use OF arsenic In Emporla
were on Their way, which he believed
would close the testimony for the de-
felse. The Judge decided to hear applica.
tons for further testimony when the wit
nesses were on hand. The State began re-
buital testimony 10 show that Mr. Walkup
was well at Topeka, and up TO eleven
o'clock Friday, August "a, and to show
that neither Mr.. Morton or Mr.. Walkup
were at Dodge CITY at the cattle convention
in April, as stated by Mr.. Morton, Il called
Mr.. Hankle, OF the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
Captain Warren, of Emporla; J. II. Har.
rison, Of Elnporia, and Allen Bilderbach
for these purposes. Mr. Hankle's testl
mony located Mr.. Walkup at Topeka, Au.
gust IS.