The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-03

in the box after 1t came In my possession
until delivered TO DR.. Jones, except by
myself and made none"
The receipt was here delivered to the
clerk and read TO the jury as follows:
AUGUST Is, 1885.
Received of DIR. 8. d. Harrison specl-
mems of the late Mr.. Walkup fog anAlY- /
sis for poison WILLIAM JONES.
EBKN BALDWIN
was next sworn and said: "My residence
is near Lawrence, age, 43 yeals; occu-
patioD, farmer; was acquainted with |
J. r. Walkup in his lifetime. took q |
trip with him to New Orleans. We
started on the 10th Of December. Mr.
Walkup was taken sick while on this
trip. We were on the boat "Ciiy of
Baton Rouge, /" somewhere between Cairo
and Memphis. Shortly after breakfast in
the morning he went to his room.
followed him in about twenty or thirty
minutes to see what was the matter with
him. He said he had been taxing medI-
cine which he had procured At st. Louis,
but for what purpose know not. These
spells seemed to come and go. He was
first quite sick, and would then be
easier. This sickness continued until
the evening of the second day. when he
commenced getting better. In the fore
noon of the second day he was in severe
pain; so severe were the pains that
would change his position in bed IN or
der to relieve him. There was q ply
4 81 I'D 4 enI 80 all
him. He said ne knew what was the
matter and would come out
all right, which he did
toward the evening Of the second day
without any visit or treatment from the
physician. He vomited in the morning
of the first day, but did not afterwards.
He had considerable gripings in the
STOMACH which were his worst symptoms.
afterwards he was relieved and he rapid.
Iy recovered. He did not give themoneY
he had with him to any one to take care
of during his sickness did not ascer-
tain deDfiitely what the cause of his dis
ease was. He procured the medicine at
st. Louis, but did not state what it was
for. During his sickness there was an
evacuation Of the kidneys, which
/ would almost drIYe one from
the room on account of the odor. He
continued TO take the medicine during
his illness. From the medicine he was
using inferred that there was some
thing the matter with his kidneys and
associate organs. went with HIM
to New Orleans. WestOpped at the same
house and roomed together It was at
222 Canal street, at the house of Mrs.
Wallace We were neither of US &C
/ quainted with her previously. MIR.
| Walkup told INC that he had no previ-
GUS acquaintance. When we got on the
boat at St. Louis a man from New Or
leans had a letter of recommendation to
| Mrs. Wallace from parties who
had lodged there. (This man is
Mr.. Green spoken of In THE NEWS a
few days ago.) We simply lodged there
and took no meals. 1 got acquainted
with the family, SO did Mr.. Walkup.
Mrs. Wallace acted while we were there
in very lsdylike manner. Mr.. Walkup
expressed particular admiration of Miss
Minnie during the last two days we were
there. l came away to get him away.
This was my sole reason for coming. L
do not think there was any dispo
sitIon on the part OF the family to entrap
Mr.. Walkup. My reasons for coming
away we're not because we were in the
house, but because we were in the city /;
1t was for his own good. 1t was on &C
count of excuses and indiscrttlons on
the part of Mr.. Walkup These excuses
were not INDUCED in at the lodging
house, which so tar as we knew was a
respectable place, but we did net
consider the block in which
the house was situated q
respectable one, although the street was
a reputable one. There were no disreputa-
BILE houses that 1 knew of fronting on
Canal street. returned with Mr.. Walkup
from New Orleans; his health was good
while coming back. 1 did not under
stand his symptoms. l have worked for
Mr.. Walkup for nearly five years. From
what heard of his late Illness l regard
the symptoms similar to those while on
the boat. My object for having him
come away was that feared there might
be too close an engagement If he re-
manned at the house."
WIN. IRELAND
was next sworn and said: my age Is
SO years; occupation, grocery merchant;
was with Mr.. Walkup on Friday, after
noon, August 21st, the day before his
death, about o'clock in the evening. /
had no conversation with him as to what
he supposed was the cause of his Illness.
When first went up into his room, 1
said: 'Wslkup, what is the matter with
yeuP
The doctor says am poisoned then
said: Where did you get your poison p
He said: 4 don't know That was all
l said to him at that time. In a short
time Mrs. Walkup came into the room.
She asked him how he felt and If she
could do anything for him. He said
there was nothing, and that he felt bet
ter. She then turned round and walked
toward the window In the east slice of
the room. Mr.. Thatcher was also in the
room with me. She turned around facing
us and said: Gentlemen, do l look like
person that would do such thingp l
said: Mrs. Walkup. what do you
mean" She said: Il am &C
cused of poisoning MIR. Walkup.'
Mr.. Walkup spoke up and said, i guess
not told her had mot heard of any
thing of the kind, nor did not think she
looked like person that would do any
thing of the kind. She said, ! did not,
but am accused of it, Mr.. Walkup
spoke up again and said, Il think not.'
She said, yes, the doctors accuse me of
it, She then commenced crying and left
the room. That was all the conversation
l had at that time with her Mr. Walkup
did not say to me what he thought was
the matter. He simply repeated what
the physician said. He stated after
wards that If he got well he would al
ways ha c his suspicious. This was all
ever heard him say. He said this in
my presence to another gentle
man. His wife was not present at the
time. Walkup told me himself that he
took sick in Topeka on Saturday. Did
not say what kind of sickness or what
the symptoms WERE"
DIR. Frost then said to the jurors: at
is my duty to state To you as jury what
l did with the package. At about IL
O'Clock on Monday, August "a. 1 re-
ceived from DR.. Gardiner box
purporting TO contain viscera IF J. R
Walkup. delivered the box unopened
to DIR. Harrison, Immediately, with in
stIuction to take it to Kansas City to
some reputable chemist for analysis. On
Sunday, August 80, at about 10 O'Clock