The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-22
COURT NOTES.
From Mondays Daily

Hon. VIM. Jay was present.
No Quakers wanted on this jury.-C.
N. Sterry.
The court room was comfortably filed
at $50 q. m.
There Appeared to be room for the
Hon. Win. Jay.
Col. W. P. Herring attended this after
noon inside the bar.
A good many out OF tewn people at
tended the trial to-day.
The curiosity of the human race is a
remarkable institution.
Attorney Scott secured his point in
the first passage at arms.
Willie Willis, Mrs. Wslkup's cousin,
was present this morning.
The catechism as propounded by Mr
Sterry is rather extended.
Mr.. sterry takes the place of senior
counsel for the prosecution.
The Lyon county bar was pretty we'll
represented in the audience.
Several important changes inside the
bar were made this morning.
Judge Buck did not make his appear.
ance In the court room to day.
The Topeka Capital is represented by
their city editor, Mr.. Arthur Capper.
Correspondents of Eastern journals
we're ON hand early to secure their seats
Mr.. Marcellus worried Attorney Ster
~ by answering all questions squsrely.
Mrs. Walkup scanned the faces of the
jurors as they we're called very closely.
VIM. Anderson of New Orleans was
in the court room during the forenoon
session.
The manner in which the prosecution
ptorily challenged jurors was re-
markable.
The number of Jackson township
farmers who appeared as jurors is re-
msrkable.
Ii is amazing how little some men
know when they are being questioned
by lawyer.
The interest shown IN the WaIkup
case today was even greater than had
been supposed.
Hon. VIM. jay seemed 10 take an in
tense interest In the questions PROFOUND
ed by Mr.. SterrY.
Hon. Thomas P. Fenlon was the first
| attorney connected with the case TO ar.
rive on the scene.
Judge Graves came in at O'Clock and
warmed his hands ct the fire, preparato-
~ TO taking his seat.
| A numbsT of ladies were Aeticed II
the gallery, and were interested specta-
tors OF the proceedings.
The work of selecting jury goes
slowly on, and is even dryer than the
prohibitorY amendment.
Il is worthy of note that the trouble
in securing jury seems TO come mostly
from the side of the state
Hon. VIM. Jay, Mrs. Walkup's guar
dian, was noticed inside the bar con-
versing with the attorneys.
MIR. Dodds. accompanied by Mr. Fin.
ley, came into the court room about ten
minutes before nine O'Clock.
Mrs. Wallace, the mother OF Mrs
| Walkup, took seat among the ladies in
the gallery about II O'Clock.
The auditorium will not accommodate
over $50 persona Those wishing TO Sc
cure seats should be ON hand early.
The eastern gallery was well filed
with members of the fair sex this afler-
nooa. Hon. VIM. Jay was down stairs.
It sesmed th4t q man who had not
read full account Of the Wslkup trag-
edy Is not very well up with the times.
County Attorney Feigaan circulated
among the legal fraternity at about the
same time closely followed by Mr.. Scott.
Mr.. sterry objected To the reporters
| and said they were secondary consid-
Grafton anyway. Thank you. Mr..
SterTy.
Mr.. Wilson, of the law firm of Thomp
,, son & Wilson, OF Norton, was an InteE-
) ested spectator at the court room Thu
{ afternoon.
> Mr. Dodds, the Aissippl lawyer, is
genial gentleman, and ImpFesses tn
: people here as being = welI-read ans
+ competent lawyer.
7 Members of tine jury don't seem q
have much faith in the truth and veraci
q OF newspaper reporters. The report
{ ers. however, still survive.
% Miss Lane, the court stenographer, n
!. Heved the dulIness of the room by tai
: inc her seat on raised platform betwee
q The Judge and the witness stand.