The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-30
CRIME AND CASUAL Y.
MRS. wALxuP ON THE STAND
The Wife ofths Chicago Murderer Tsiks
About uer Husbands Crime and
What Led to it-No Further
Nsws From the Great
Stofm-Oiher Notes,
The walkup Case.


EMPoRIA, KsR., Oct. cain the
Wslkup trial this morning, Mrs.
Wallsce, mother of the defendant, was
sworn. She testified regarding the
history Of tho courtshlr; that Mr..
Welkup was very anxious to marry
her daughter, but the latter 81 frst
laughed AZ the idea; 10 conducted
himself like gentleman, and repre-.
sented himself as well OF; on his SEQ.
ond Wait, last April, he brought his
daughter and a Miss Fisher from u
peka; he still persisted IN try
ing to negotiate q marriage
aDd offHed her q check Tor
81 eco II she wouid sizn q written prora-
Use that he should have Minnie: she re-
Piled that flesh and blood were not
sold nowadays, but thar II he could
get Minnie's consent, it would be o.
X he returned again in May, and
then obtained Minnie's consent, with
the approval Of witness, to marry her
IN the f1ilCNinE October: NJ his solicit
tatiou they visited himself and daugh-
ter st EmpOris; whilo on route TO Gin
oinnati Ia July, he then secured
Minnle's consent to marry that
mouth, but she stimulated
that H. should be at Cincinnati, Mr..
Walknn joinin & them In that city; wit
lsss left them vt st. Louis on the re-
turn and did not see them until eiter
tho husbands death.
The cross-ex animation faileG ia
break tho witness' testimony. The
scene was, az times, dramatic, aud on
listed tho intense interest of tina audi.
ence. Witness said MIR. WAlkup had
spoken munihcently of his resources,
and wha he should do for Minnie and
the family. His daughter, Lib
bile, also favored tho mar
riago. Minnie hSd never
kept company or CorreSponded with
any other gentle nan, aud never had
any other off OF marriage. The mar
riage took place at CVvinalon; because
ootn parties boing nonFaaid0nts, the
oeremonv could not take plaoa in Gin
csnneti. Quite an exciting controversy
2roso upon the witneas' charging that
= objective in tho employ of the State
had besn in her house.
Tho defendant, Mrs. Walkup, was
thon placed on tho stend, and related
rnpiuiy and more freely, substantially
what her mother had testi-
lied boat tho acquaintance
courtsh.p aud marriage. t5verything
was happy between herself and bus
band; no had used her very kindly in
every way; regarding his illneps, she
stgted, he came houla sick from 10.
pes9; sho old what she could for him
bst he wouid not lot her aend for q
physi1ian; that night, however, she
telcp1oned Tor Dr.. Jacobs, and he
came and prescribed for the patient,
tha next day Mr.. WalBup went ont tc
his farm.
Az tho conclusion OF witness' story, q
recoss wss taken.
AFTERNOON.
Mrs. WAlKUp continued her testj-
mony In the afternoon, relating that
about August IS she purchssed
stcychnine TO remove stains
ron dress; rent Mary
Moss. Oh Sunday, the 10TH, for more
scfychnine, glying her note to tbe
0ruggis'; did not toll the si,l TO saw
she WAS going for butter; bought
arsenic twice, onos one on Sunday, At
kelly'a drug store, 70 use for her skin
IL Lsmoving soma bIotchos;
on Thursday following MI
W9lkup cave her money
to buy arsenic, az ehe told him she
wanted some tor her complexion, and
also ior the purchase of some soda pop
for him; the spilllng of the arsenic, he
i0rs mentionsd, witness said waS
purely accident
Before the conclusion OF the witness
testimony the court adjourned