The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-06

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EMPoHIA, KAN, OctobR Sa-In he
Wa!kup poisoning case yesterday. d.
Tibbals. Of Emporia, IVES called and savs
testimony Of little Importance
Mn. Wallace. mother Of the defendant
Was next sworn. She said che had lived
twenty-four years In New Orleans; that hsr
daughter was born there and would b
seventeen -ears old On the coming January
II. She was educated ct the St Louis In
stitute. She then gave In detail the history
Of the meeting Of Walkup and her daueh-
and very anxious to marry her. She also
celebrated at C0vingtOn. A rigid Cross
examination failed 70 shake her testimosy.
The defendant herself was then called
and sworn, and under Mr.. Fenlon's exam.
nation proceeded to rapidly and moro 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 the July visit Mira B0od had called and
invited her TO 20 out and visit = the farm.
Everything was happy between heruelf
and husband He had used her very kindly
in every way. He had sent for her cousin,
Willie Willis, because she was lonely away
from her own family. and nothing had oc-
CURED to mar her married happiness. Com
ing along to Mr.. Walkup's sickness the fair
prisoner said that he came homo % sick
from Topeka on Saturday morning, August
Is, 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 drawing feeling
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 Q worse attack
but he said he knew what the matter was.
He had been sick that way before and
would come out oil right She insisted on
getting . doctor, and having heard DR..
Jacobs well spoken Of she telephoned for
him.
After the noon recess, Mrs. Walkup took
the stand once more. 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 70
use the calomel in Topeka, could not tell
them apart and took them to drug store to
find out which vas which. She purchased
some strychnine at Bates drug store in the
afternoon about August Is. She did not re-
member whether Walkup was ut home or
not that day. She wanted the strychnine
to make preparation Of strychnine and
signed the book which was handed to her.
She did not tell Mr.. Bates she did not want
to tell what n was for. On getting home
she found that tile strychnine had gotten
out of her hand satchel, where 1t had been
placed. She never found out how it had
been lost Witness had no further use for
itwhatever than the reason mentioned. She
sent Mary Moss Sunday morning, August
Is, for some more strychnine, giving her Q
note to Mr.. Bates. She never told Mary
Moss to say she was going down for butter.
Mrs. Walkup said she had got arsenic
twice, once on Sunday at Kelly's about four
o'clock. She wanted to use it for her skin
Kely's store she asked for twenty-five
cents worth Of arsenic and received and
signed the record, staIing thas u was 70 %
useu io - s"o cu"t y. A., n S,,"s.;..
after stsvin~ f;fteen or tventv ,ninntes
went home and prepared supper and then
went up stairs and took the arsenic out OF
her satchel and was preparing to empty Il
into a'box when Mr.. Walkup came in and
she emptied It into sl0p pail to prevent
him from seeing 1t. 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, to buy arsenic for
friend in New Orleans took, and to get pop
for him. On returning to her house. she
found Walkup lying on the cot IS she had
left him and took the arsenic and put IL In
box and placed It In bureau drawer
near Walkup's cot Walkup drank two
bottles Of pop and Immediately commenced
TO vomit violently. Mira Walkup then ex-
planned the dry goods affair and the upset
ting OF the arsenic box.
The witness was subjected to rigid
cross-examinatlon, and vas on the stand
when Court adjourned.
Eleventh Day.
EMPoRIA. KAN, October 31.-As Mr..
Walkup was to take the witness staId |
IN conclude her crosa examination thsrs
800. :. ,,v...,,,, 49,. $50 :. -,
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tators present u IN carry nour yester
day.
The continuation OF Mrs. Walkup's cross |
examination by MI. Sterry occupied the