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

carried herself Is The mOssrinnocent an
unsupported woman In EmporIa. O
taking her chair che bowed slightly /
The attorneys and the members of u
IjuTy.
Col. Feighan said: AIRS. WalEar
you have been called upon to come b
fore the jury, and If you have any thin
to say TO the jury you can say it now"
Mr.. Scott then objected 20 the examin
alton of Mrs. Walkup, saying that /
was wholly through hls advice as her al
torney that Hrs. Walkup declined d
make statement.
DWIGHT 8. BILL
was next sworn and said: "My age is Il
years; my residence Emporia; have
oeen partner of Mr.. Walkup during
the latter part of his lifetime in the coal
business; saw Mr.. WaIkup on Saturday
August 10; went to my Office at the
usual time, 2 or 8 O'Clock; Mr. Walkup
was sitting on the steps having his boots
Dlacked; he had no key and could not
get in; asked him when he
returned; he said, 4 O'Clock
this morning. In the course OF the con-
versation I remarked that he had gotten
up rather early after being out 30 late ;
he said he could not sleep so he thought
he would come down town; there was
nothing said particularly, except about
business and he spoke of going into the
country after some wood; said if he
would walt until after dinner per
haps would go with him; ;
after dinner he spoke again about going
into the country to look at the wood.
and told him was too busy, that he
had better go by himself; he said: NO,
wish you would go with me, and I
Will wait and go Sunday morning. he
was In and about the Office that day; he
seemed a. well as ever saw him;
never saw him in better spirits; he had
started TO AtchisOn on Thursday noon,
and stopped of at Topeka TO see Mr..
Wilder, but he being away, Mr. WaIkup
remained in Topeka on Thursday night;
Friday morning he went on to AtchIson
Mrs. Walkup received letter from him
written on the Fifth Avenue hotel pa.
per; Mr.. Wa.kup meyer said anything
about being sick in Topeka; did not
mention to me that he WAS at all unweII:
the nrst l knew of his being sick
was Sunday morning. I came to the
office and telephoned him asking if he
was going to the country; Mrs. Walkup
answered, saying that Mr.. Walkup was
taken very sick during the night; he
did not say why he could not get any
sleep the morning of his return.
L. sEvERY
was then called, and stated that he saw
Mr., Walkup the Friday evening before
his death. ~ had talk with him about
arranging his business; I talked
with him at about 0 O'Clock:
advised hum to arrange his business at
once; he said if thought SO he would do
1t and asked me to have 1. e Lambert,
who was on the sidewalk, to come M.
with DR.. Moore to assist him in arrang-
ing his business matters; went duwn
and sent these gentlemen up to see AIr.
Walkup; Afterwards learned that he
did not arrange his business matters I
left Mr.. Walkup's house about II
o'clock with the understanding that
Miss Lizzie Walknp, If he was any worse
during the night, would let me know by
telephone. About O'Clock IN the
morning she notified me that her father
II A..
was failing quite rapidly. 1 then went
home and teiephoned a message to the
Western Union Office to be- sent to Major
Hood at Wagon Wheel Gap, Colorado.
then went back to the Walkup house
and insisted that he should arrange his
business matters as soon as possible; he
said he would wait until daylight; I
then told him that he had better do it
now, as he might not feel so we'll in the
morning; also told him that I had
talked with his physician and made ND
my mind that he would not have
better opportunity than at pres
emit; he said II I thought
so he would do it; and asked me to send
for Mr.. Lambert which 1 did; think
MIR. Walkup was aware at that time that
he was approaching his end; while we
were waiting for Mr.. Lamb Mr.. Peter |
Hughes and myself were In the room and |
1 called Mr.. Walkup's after ton TO a hole
In the wall and asked him to tell ue what |
ne knew about 1t; he said |
that In loading his revolver
It was accldently discharged and came
very near shooting him in the hand. l |
then asked him if the discharge from
his revolver was entirely accidental. He
said yes, 1t was. never knew of any
difficulty between Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
kup. I was not present when Mr.. Wal
kup was told that there was sus picion of
his beng poisoned. Mr.. Walkup did
not tell me about being sick in To-
peka. Friday afternoon, perhaps
about 3 O'Clock, I was cali
I'D at Mr.. Walkup's ana as
l entered his room where he was living
lick, found Mrs. Wslkup sitting by
his side on the bed talking with him;
they were both shedding tears; on my
entering the room she got up and went
out without saying anything to me sat
down and talked with Mr.. Walkup about
his condition; he said in his converse.
hon that he supposed 1 knew of the sus.
picion that surrounded his
sickness; told him that
had heard something about it; then he
went On and said that his wife had
bought arsenic and had it in the house:
then l asked him if it was in paper as
she took 1t from the drug store; he said,
No. she had emptIed il out in a box,l
and he represented that the arsenic was
all there and that it might be weighed
as test; he seemed confident that It
was all there; he said that he had been
talking with Mrs. Walkup. but did not
say what was said; Mrs. WaIkup said
she had bought it to take it for her com
plexion and had procured it of Ben
Mr.. WaIkup did not state
how he learned the above facts; when
had the conversation with MIR. WaIkun
We we're alone.
MRS. M'KINNEY
Was recalled and said she saw Mrs. J.R
Wslkup one week ago last Sab
bath, the Sunday before his death.
Il should think it was about
O'Clock. She was nearly opposite my
house going south; she said after stop
ping at our gate, that her husband had
been very i'll on Saturday night she said
'he was going down to get some medi-
;ine for him; 1 SAID If could be OF any
service to her l would gladly lend any
she said he was childish
about taking his medicine and didn'tiike
% take it. Mrs. Sommers was present
md heard the whole conversation; Mrs.