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had conversations with Mrs. Walkup, in
which she claimed to be innocent

had conversations with Mrs. Walkup, in
which she claimed to be innocent
Mrs. Julia Summers, living next door to
Walkup's house, testified to having begun
conversation abou. dreams with Mrs.
Walkup the Sunday evening before Mr..
Walkup's death, when Mrs. Walkup re-
lated dream she had OF Lizzie Wakup,
dressed IN Grape and singing "Rock Of Ages"
while playing the piano. Mrs. WaIkup
went down town the Thursday before
Walkup died and got this oysters and pop
he insisted on having.
r. b. Kelly, 4 druggist testified to selling
20 cents worth, 240 grains, of commercial
arsenic to Mrs. Walkup Sunday afternoon,
August 16. She said she wanted it as q
cosmetic and signed the record book.
Mr.. Bates, druggist, produced his poison
record book. He said he had frequently
filed ont the blanks to show the object of
use. He did not fill out that of Mrs. Walk
ups purchase because she had said she
would and had not told him the purpose.
| The book showed a dozen such untitled
| blanks.
Ben Wheldon, druggist, testified TO selling
Mrs. Walkup four ounces or 1000 grains OF
commercial arsenic on Thursday August 20.
Two grains would kill. She said she wanted
| it as cosmetic. He filled the blank as he
had frequently filled them.
Mr.. Bill detailed the conversations OF
Thursday and Friday. preceding Mr.. Walk
ups death, in which Mrs. Wakup accused
.m of having been very cruel in telling Mr.
Wakup she had poisoned him. She as
| oil hn had ok
ject; he was the best friend she had or
earth. She admitted the purchase OF
strychnne and arsenic, as related by the
druggist, and said she wanted the strych
nine to take the stains out of clothing anC
the arsenic as cosmetic.
l.. Severy cOrroborated the same c0nver
sation and related how Mrs. Walkup spilled
apparently by accident box containing
the arsenic she had bought of Mr.. Weldon
She had claimed it was all unused and sht
would hand it to DR.. Jacobs to have j
weighed. The box dropped from her hant
as she came upon the porch and the con
tents spilled. The doctor tasted the powde
and found it to be arsenic.
At 1:S0, after the noon recess, Mary
Moss, the coored girl who testified yester
day, took the stand again. She had neve
seen sirychnine bottle like the one shOwl
her about the Walkup residence. On cross
examination she swore that she dit
not put the bottle under the bureau in Mis-
Lizzie Walkups room. She declared
that she did not set fire to Lizzie Walkup'
bed. She found some wraps which Mis-
Walkup had lost in closet in Mrs. Walk
ups room. On the cross-eXaminatiOn sh
swore that she saw Miss Lizzie burning in
sect powder, first in the hallway and the
in her room. The firing of the bed clothe
occurred the same night. She heard n
alarm Of fire nor any screams the night tn
fire occurred, The cross-examinatOn @
Maggie Moss by Mr.. Scott was very rigid.
l.. Severy testified to statements made
him by Mrs. Walkup the day before MI
Walkup died as to purchasing strychnin
to take stains out Of her clothing, and al
senc for her complexion. She told of a
attempt of Mr.. Walkup about ten days bt
fore to shoot himself in the head in const
. quence of desp0ndency of mind. caused b
, letter from his daughter, Mrs. Harr
, Hood, severely rebuking him for marryin
Minnie Wallace. Mr.. Walkup the sam
/ day told Mr.. Severy that the revolver wei
, off accidentally and nearly shot him in til
head. Witness described the hole in til
, wall made by the revolver shot and tn
cross-examination revealed that the ho
could have been made by Mr. Walkup
| standing up to shoot himself in the head,
{ he stood where he had intmated, or by h
' sitting down on the bed to shoot hmse
: through tho head The angle of the no
could not have come by the accidental di
, charge of the revolver, either standing {
, sitting, if the ball passed near his hea
The witness described the manner of Mr.
/, Walkup's dropping the box Of arseni
/. which she said she had bought at Whc
, don's, but had not used, and would give
D DIR. Jacobs to have weighed. The dro
/ ping appeared accidental as she came pa
A the spring screen door.
DIR. Jacobs testified substantially the san
!. as Mr.. Severy as to the dropping of Il
: box.
g D. B. Kelly and Ben Wheldon, druggist
Q testified respectively to selling Mrs, Walkr
It arsenic the first on Sunday, August Is, al
h the latter on Thursday, August 20.
d Miss Lizzie Walkup testified as to MI
a Walkup's distress Oh Friday at beil
It charged with poisoning and her denial
Il it. Mr.. Walkup told her he did not say 81
d was guilty but the evidence looked th
@ way very much. Witness picked up Il
d hoX of arsenic dropped by Mrs. Walkup
d the porch and burned it.
v TIE STORY TO THE MINISTER.
v Tho Rev. ". c. SHodgrass, pastor Of q
: Methodist Episcopal Church, swore that
y met Mrs. Walkup on the street near h
, home on. the Sunday afternoon prior
!. Walkup'S death. She commenced talkil
Z: to him; said Mr.. Walkup was quite si
k and desired that the minister should call
p the house Monday morning or afternoon,
3 she wanted counsel, as she was in tr0ub
IS He went to the house at the appointed tin
!; MI. Walkup was better and had gone d0y
n town. Mrs. Walkup said that Mr.. Wal
= ups elder daughter had written him
r. angry letter, and that whenever the lett
was mentioned Mr.. WalkGp seemed to
D almost out of his mind, and that he was
70 troubled he had talked OF committing 81
IS eide and a day or two before that she h
IS heard the explosion of a pistol up stat
l. and on going up Mr.. Walkup admitted
1t her that he had tried TO shoot hims,
IT through the head on account of Mrs. Hoo,
o. letter. She prevailed on him TO give
is the other pistol! At the time of this
10 closure she was in great dread Of his ST
Ii taking his own life, and wanted his coun
S. as to going to Mrs. Hood and trying
N reconcile her for her fathers good and |
'e concern of the family.