The Magnolia gazette., 1885-09-04
THE wAlkUP CASE.

The Mystery Still Unsolved, and No Evf-
dence Conclusive of Mrs. Walkup's Guilt
Yet Adduced--The Deceased Had Been
Subject Ito similar Attacks = A. Voice
From New Orleans. ksWAM *
EMPoRn, KAs., August 29.-The
Walkup case has become more Ola
mystery than ever. Mrs. Walkup was
called before, the Coroner's Jury yester-
day at the Courthouse, where the 1py
quest is, being held. She was conn
posed and easy in her manner, though
serious and careworn In countenance;
Her counsel, w. w. Scott. stated that
while sheswas herself ready ito testify
he took upon himself the responsible
ity of prohibiting her from s'testifying
before the Jury at this timeasShe then
retired in company with ra-sDeputy
Sheriff. f9t7'7s; W.
| d. S. Bell, who was Mr., Walkup's
partner, in the coal business, testified
that on Friday, the 2lst, when Mr.. Walk
| up was first spoken to about poison be-
| ing the suspected cause of his sickness,
he said thathis wife had informed him,
week or ten days before, that she had
4 purchased sirychnine to take the stains
4 out of her clothing &, ~ -
DIR. j. w. Filkins testified that he had
4 treated Mr. Walkup In the summer OF
4 1883 for sickness similar In its symptoms
4 to his late fatal Illness, and had been In
formed by Mr.. Walkup that he was sub
ject to such spells of sickness. a. Il
| Mr.. j. r. Graham testified that he saw
| Mr.. Walkup sick with a severe stomach
and bowel complaint in the summer OF
1884
Information outside the inquest so far,
but reliable, is that Mr.. Baldwin, we'll
known farmer near Lawrence, stated to
Sheriff White and Mr.. L. 8. Every, In
Emporia, on the day of Mr.. Walkup's
funeral, that In December, 1884, on Mr.,
Walkup's first visit to New Orleans,
that gentleman, with Mr. Baldwin,
the two Mr.. Hatchs, nephew and.
son, of Des Moines, Ia, and a. Mr.
Green, of Jacksonville, Ill.,, all went
from St. Louis to New Orleans on the
steamer Baton Rouge, and during the
passage Mr.. Walkup became seriously
i'll Just as he seemed in his recent fatal
| Illness in Emporia, and DR.. Neal, of Me-,
braska, who was on the boat, prescribed
, for him, saying to him that he could not
| have many more such attacks without q
, fatal result. When Mr.. Walkup became
| sick on that OCCASION he entrust-
| tu HIS tuOucyy ~ pow VI VfVoJ
{ to Mr.. Baldwin, and the latter said on
I the day Walkup's funeral that 1t looked
: to him now as if he might have been ar
. rested for poisoning Mr.. Walkup, had
the latter died on the boat in December.
. | Mr.. Walkup had not then seen his wife or
any other member Of the Wallace family,
j this being his first visit to New Orleans.
The following telegram was received In
: this city yesterday; a. ss,ts
NEW ORLEANS. LA, August 2s.
, Judge W. 4. Houston Emporia; .r1 II
d In studying up the Waikup case j hay'
= tains arsenic unless carefully made. Hav'
), that prescribed analyzed See. TAYLOR or
! Poisons, page 497; Woods Therapeutics
. VOL stiles DispensatoTyi Pses e. wTrrspYn a15i
), 1t is. understood that none 'ofethe pow
: ders prescribed for Mr.. Walkup, and no
"a administered to him, have been pre-
d served. The druggist from whom tn
n powders We're obtained says, his suppl,
d of the drug in question is chem
: icallv pure and free4'iof: arsenic
4 The testimony yesterday. and the Ney
= Orleans dispatch, is regarded as a ray Q
il light out of the darkness which .ha
- enveloped Mrs. Walkup, and she fel
: encouraged last night. The Kansas Cit
a Medical College analysis of the remains
"a begun last Tuesday, has not yet bee
,f heard from.
y NEW ORLEANS, La, August 29.-Th
& Walkup poisoning case at. Emporii
& Kan, has naturally excited. great int
=. est in this city, where Mrs. 'Walkup.
pi- well, known. Few believe the wi
guilty, and testimony of the attendal
he physicians yesterday is reported by ph
,er sicians here as clearing up the who
.st case. They say sub-nltrate of bismut
lat which was given MIR, Walkup, has oftt
m. resulted fatally, and quote authorities
prove their statement National al
ay United States :. Dspensary officia
". say that the drug frequently contains a
ily senic, and should be used with gre
'd- care. Prof Roberts, of Philadelphi
OF makes the same statement regardii
es, bismuth of commerce, and says prac
M tioners'should be very careful in it's u
re- unless they are assured of its absolu
lge purity In Taylor, sines a. apois
oy case reported, where the 81
me stance was taken in doses of t.
80, ,drachms, caused the, death of an, adult
IT'S nine days. The symptoms were burnt
irt in the throat, vomiting, GOODNESS OF
ler surface, with spasms in the limbs,
the famed larynx and Inflammation of
ST stomach. These symptoms tally aim,
zap exactly with the Walkuo case. IL is
pi- belief of many doc or here that !
u.s. Walkup was poisoned by his physicia