St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-25
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
The Walkup Poisoning Case Still I'm
solved by the Doctors.
Cool Demeanor of the Young Widow
History of the Family.

EMPoRIA, Kan, Aug. 24,-Hon. J. r.
Walkup's funeral at the Methodist church
TOOK place at o'clock this afternoon, with
an immense attendance, filling the church
ana adjacent streets, many people coming
from the surrounding country. The inter-
est manifested III the case Surpasses all pre-
Cedence here. Mrs. Walkup retains her
easy, cool, Self-pOsSeSSed bearing. and fine
attendance at the house Yesterday might he
called levee for her. She continues tn
assert her entire innocence. She did NOT
attend the funeral at the church. as her
presence might have given rise to
great excitement. The cOrOner'S iury
met again this afternoon and took the testi.
mony OF DR.. l.. d. Jacobs, the physician
who attended Mr.. Walkup. 1t develOped
nothing new or startling. The ANALYSIS by
DR.. Gardner of the stomach and other parts
of Mr.. Walkup's body did not determine
the presence of arsenic or other poison and
he has taken the parts to Kansas CITY for
| a more complete and exhaustive analysis.
The cOroner's jury, after hearing DR..
Jacobs testimony, adjourned to Tuesday
morning. Reports from New Orleans as to
the standing Of the Wallace family there
are very conflicting. Mrs. Walkup, nee
Minnie Wallace, remains at the residence
in care of the sheriff and has so far been
treated with entire respect. The mystery
OF the case seems to deepen and the interest
Intensity hourly.
MUCH EXCITEMENT.
| NEW ORLEANS, Aug. "a. - Nothing for
long time has created so much excitement
a. Iie news of the arrest in EmpOria Kan,
Oh MIS-. Minnie Wallace WalkllD. for moi
soning her husband. The marriage took
pace Just month to a day before the death
Oh her husband Mr.. Walkup had been u
IanliIlar Inquire on the streets of New
orleans. He was Virginian, and a hand
| some energetic man of considerable wealth
ana ability. lie was about Al wears OF are
and widower with two daughters. The
youngest of his children, Miss Libbie. is a
year older than the wife he recently mar
RED. He was six feet two inches in height.
finely proportional, weighing over two hun
dred pounds, with blue eyes. light brown
halr' small muStache, and a bright cheer
Iul lace, which tailed with his disposition,
Minnie Wallace Walkup is II years old.
Her father is James E. Wallace. a LAWYER
and formerly United States commissioner.
Every one who ever saw her noticed her
beauty of face and form and Iadylike de-
pertinent. She was seen frequently on the
street and was noted for her charms of per-
son and fine taste in Dress She was about
i've feet seven inches in height. Her eyes
were large and beautiful. Walkup had
met Minnie when a child and watched her
bloom into womanhOOd. Then he claimed
! her as his bride at Covington, Ky. The
| Wedding took place on July % and was
\ BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
There were sixty persons present The
Rev. Dr. Laer, q Methodist minister, per
formed the ceremony. The entire party
crossed the river to Cincinnati and a fine
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relative. Mrs. Moore, on Plum street. Mrs.
| Wallace babe them goodbye in Cincinnati
and returned to New Orleans few DAYS
later. The bridal couple seemed very happy
and left for Niagara Falls. making a short
trip and then going direct to the home of
the groom at EmpOria. From her letters
Mis-. Walkup seemed to be living a happy
| life with no wants unprovided Her letter
received five days ago said Mr. Walkup was
| going on a short trip on business and that
| she was to go along. Willie Willis is eleven
months older than Minnie. He is a son of
John ID. Willis, who died in Florida several
| years ago. His mother was niece OF Mrs.
| Walkup'S mother. Mrs. Willis died when
her boy was years old and left
him TO the care of Mrs. Wallace, with whom
he has lived ever since. Willie and Minnie
were raised together. Willie's mother had
died OF consumption, and he seemed to have
a trace of her malady. He was delicate
boy, with pale face, blue eyes, light hair and
slender built. He was as much attached
to his cousin as brother. Mr. Walllup
asked the boy to go out west as his protege
and intended to assist him carving out q
successful career. Her friends say the pur-
chase by Mrs. WalkUp of arsenic may be
accounted for by the fact that she was adj
dIcted to the use OF the drug for the sake OF
her complexion,