The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-27
Developments at To-days Session of
the Coroner's Jury.
The Funeral Exercises Witnessed by
Large Concourse.
From MOE days Daily.
The VaIkun ARnIr


Of life evidently destroyed
BY poison. The coroner's jury
began its continued session
his morning, and after listening to the
of DIR. Jacobs, published be-
ow, adjourned till o'clock tomorrow
morning. The new developments will
be found in the following reports:
HOW MRS. wALKUP SPENT SUNDAY.
All day Sunday Mrs. Walkup was
closely watched IN the room in which
her husband died by Sheriff Wilhlte and
his deputy, Waldo Worster. She was
dressed in a white wrapper and was bus
lly engaged In making dress of mourn.
Ing TO wear at her husbands funeral.
prisoner in the sherifPs GUS
tody she retained a self possession that
is remarkable whether she be guilty or
Innocent. She received during the day
a large number of callers and conversed
freely with them. although she did not
lay aside her needle and thread. She
remarked at one time to
the sheriff and other parties
that, they said God punished people who
sewed on Sunday, but He would not
punish her because this was q case of
necessity. She talked upon any cub
Ject OF conversation introduced, and was
apparently very little concerned about
the tragic affair of which she forms so
important part. During the day she
received number of kilograms from her
friends from various parts of the coun.
try expressing sympathy and making
PROMISES OF ASSISTANCE.
Her uncle, Judge Houston, who is
judge Of the district court of New Or
leans, telegraphed from Long Branch
Offering his services, which she has &C.
cepted, as we'll as retaining W. W.
Scott OF this city in her defense. A dis
patch was received yesterday from
her brother-in-Iaw E. Finley.
stating that he was on his way to EN-
poria. Her mother, Mrs. E. Wallace,
sends word that she is sick, but will
come as soon as her health will permit.
Mrs. Walkup, when asked by a NEWS
representative If she had any statement
to make to the public, replied that she
had not. that her lawyer would look af.
ter her case and she purposed looking
ing on the fright side of things. She
said that she felt
NO FEAR AS TO THE RESULT
OF the trial, although she was aware
that circumstantial evidence on its face
was against her. She received word
from her cousin in the county
jail during the day and
sent him money with which to purchase
smoking tobacco. 1t seems that Mrs.
Walkup and the prisoner were great
friends and the boy is said to have re.
marked to young man of this city q
week or two ago that Mrs. WaIkur
would not stay in Emporia if he should
go away.
To-DAY's TESTIMONY.
The coroner's jury met this morning
at the Office of s. Il. Riggs about S:45
O'Clock and the examination began on
Saturday was continued.
WHAT DOCTOR JACOBS SAYS.
Dr. Jacobs was first sworn and gave
his age as 43 years; occupation, a ply
stefan of twenty years experience In the
city of Emporia. He said: "I attended on
Mr.. Walkup during his last illness; was
hrst called 10 see him Sunday morning
August 10Th about 2 O'Clock; he had
been vomiting and suffering from nau-
sea, but complained particularly OF an un-
usual strangeness of feeling such
as he had never experienced before,
which sensations were attended with a
ngldity OF the muscles and a drawing of
the arms and legs. There was nothing
particularly unusual in the case that l
noticed at the time. l was of the opin-
ion that 1t was a condition resulting
from an attack OF acute indigestion for
the reason that he told me that he had
been unwell before leaving Topeka and
this disturbance coming on in the night
led me to believe that 1t was an attack
OF indigestion something like cholera
morbus; do not think he had diarrhea;
l prescribed for him and told him 1
would return In the morning. Mrs.
Walkup telephoned me in the morning
that her husband was so
much better that 1t was unnecessary for
me to return. 1 was again telephoned
the following Tuesday afternoon by Mrs.
Walkup. l saw Mr.. Walkup that even
ing; l found HIM very sick, suffering
with nausea and vomiting, suffering with
a pain and uneasy sensation in his stom.
ach and above his stomach and IN his
bowels, also from purging; his face
manifesting suffering, his pulse was fire.
luent, ana he described to me again that
be was feeling sensation such as he
lAd never felt before in his life. There
was no fever; saw him several times,
believe four times, the following
lay, during all of which time
he was suffering in a similar manner. In
he afternoon of that day, however, 1 pre-
vailed upon him to let me give him q
lypodermic injection of morphine. the
effect of which seemed to quiet him.
On Thursday morning found him bet
.er and informed HIM that he was do
ng so well that twas unnecessary for
ne to see him any more that day; that 1
would call the next day. On Tuesday
Mr.. Walkup informed me that before
lis second attack he had eaten cove oys-
ers served in vinegar and then drank a
bottle of pop, and thought
hat his second attack re-
Iulted from this indiscretlon of diet.
think his relief on Thursday may be
to the moIphis l gave him.
Thursday evening 1 was again tele-
'honed for by Mrs. Walkup; I found
him again suffering, vomiting and in
,reater distress than at any previous
line and in a condition of relapse. HIS
lands were cold and clammy, so also
we're his feet and limbs. tried to pre-
all upon him to let me give him q |
ypodermic injection of morphine, but |
10 declined. He said he wished would |
os give him medicine in powders, he
I'd not want TO take powders, but de-
ired medicine in liquid form. I made
% change, however, IN the medical treat
nent, but in addition ordered ice and
randy and mustard applications. 1 was
impressed, however, with the peculiar
y OF his condition, the apparent col.
apse and the absence of increased tenn
erature, without any history Of affairs.
saw him next Friday morning. Before
aeIno him I nnei nminht Pill ,nAo :. i