The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-05
WALKUP TRIAL
THE ENOYSTED ARSENIC THEORY
ATTEMPTED TO BE BET UP
BY THE Defence
What Mrs. Walkup Had to
Say In Concluding Her
Testimony.
The Oklahoma Boomers Take
the Field Again and Com
manded by Couch.
Meeting of the WOman's Chris
tan Tempera nee Uniun in
Philadelphia.
THE WALKUP CASE.
Mrs. Walkup's Testimony Couclu ed
Conjecture as 70 the VerdicS.


Conjecture as 70 the Verdico.
EMPORIA, kANs., October 3O-The continu
alton OF Mrs. Walkup's cross examination to
day, by Mr.. Steery, occupied tbs forenoon seS
sion. The witness handled her testimony un
der cross eXamin alton much better than IN the
previous afternoon and could not be forced to
contradict herself In important matters. The
counsel treated her courteOusly throughout
She said she slept up stairs Onenlght, that Of the
fire. Though sne could not fix the night. and
to large number of questions, she could moi
give definite answer for lack Of clear reeol
many OF the statements made by witnesses as
to her statements in conversation. The value
OF Der evidence will ieEend upon the extent to
which the jury receive it as reliable. Her de-
meanor throughout the examination made a
very generally favorab Impression lIpon the
audience as Tar as her bearing and intel igenee
are concerned. She concluded her ties imony
by saying, she never before had been on a wit
ness sta or In court room, and was con
graduated at the close of her examination by
her counsel and many of her friends.
The defense is to put DIR. Parr, its best ex.
pert, on the stand this afternoon, and his cross
exam nation Is looked forward to with much
interest. He is cut with the majority of the
quarrel with them on the Harry Leebfried case
and it IS expected that lie has no veneration
for their opinion.
The remaining testimony for the defense was
in rebuttal.
The testimony for the prosecution will prob
ably consume what is lift of the week and the
cOuHSol Will WANT Qay or TWO TO convince the
jury next week. There is no D. evailing Opin-
ion to-day as to what the verdict wilt be.
The chief testimony IN the Walkup case this
afternoon was that OF Or. Parr, as o medical
expert. The coctor cited several cases IN
which arsenic had become developed In the
stomach, and one case of encystment-the
same cited by DR.. Iamphea-- on the
strength of these last, gave 1t as his opinion,
that the arsenic found in Mr.. Walkup's stom.
ach had possibly laid developed there week
or ten weeks, or encysted for year. He con-
sldered. that while the probability was that
MIR Walkup died from poison administered
during the weak of his sickness, a conclusion
could not be made absolutely certain against
the encySted and enveloped cases of arsenic on
record.
County Attorney Feighan cross ex-
amined the doctor until he found
virtual scquiescence in the
opinion pr fesSed by the states medical ex-
per as TO the case, and the time of the ad-
ministering the arsenic and the probable effect
of an antidOGe on Friday, the day before
deaIh. TIE doctor saved his exception as to
the possibility of encystmenG. The state was
well satisfied with the cross examination.
The defense put III evidences letter written
by Mrs. Harry Hood to her father after tine
marriage, reproaching him bitterly and his
answer thereto.
will Willis, the cousin, testified to the pistol
shot occurrence, and said Mrs. Walkup did
not speak to him before going up stairs, that
he went up OF his own accord.
up got up stairs in his supposed collapsed con-
ditiOn Friday, and said she supposed he walk
ed up. The case will get to the jury early
I week