The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-11-13
NOT GUILTY..

NOT GUILTY.
That = The Verdict Of the jury b ~
Walkup Case-A Thrilling Seene-Briel
Review.
EMPoRIA. KAN, November TAT last
the suspense Is over, and the jury in the
great Walkup murder case have rendered .
verdict Of acquittal. At $3.50 p. m. Judge
Graves announced that . verdict had Leeu
reached, and ordered the defendant brought
into court Sheriff White had gone into
Mrs. Walkup's cell 10 prepare her to re-
ceive the good newA On being told by
him that the verdict was mot guilty." she
exclaimed, my God, Is that true? and
then sank into chair, but by asuperhuman
effort she rallied and did not faint She
soon entered the court room and the
jury filed in. After being called the YER
dict was read. mot guilty." when those
present broke forth In applause. The scene
was exciting as the defendant shook hands
with the jury, and congratulations were
shOwered upon her. Her mother thanked
the Judge, jury and oil presens, and when
Mrs Walkup and her mother left in . car
rage cheer after cheer greeted them from
the crowds that had collected.
Brief Review OF the Case.
The Kansas City Times lately gave .
brief history Of the case as follows:
Walkup met the Wallace family in New
Orleans in December 1884, while on q visit
to the Exposition. He made two trips to
New Orleans after that. one In March and
the other in April Mrs Wallace and her
daughter went to EmpOria in July, and
after remaining short time went to Ohio,
and from there to CoviDgtOn, KY, where
Walkup and the girl were married July %.
The bride and groom arrived at EmpOria
about July 20. On August IS Walkup left
EmpOria for Topeka He went to Atchison
and arrived homo August Is. That day,
which was Saturday, he transacted business,
and while some conflict of testimony exists
as to his health on that day, he was not too
sick 10 attend to his work as usual.
On August IA Mrs. Walkup bought ten
grains of strychnine from NJ II. Bates, an
Emporia druggist. On Saturday night
about midnight Walkup was taken severely
Ill and doctor was called. He prescribed
for acute indigestion, but the symptoms
were similar to those caused by strychnine
poisoning. Mrs. Walkup telephoned the
doctor in the morning that Walkup was 80
much better that it was not necessary for
him to come. Sunday morning after break
fast Mrs. Walkup sent her cOlored girl
down to the drug store for more strychnine,
but the druggist would not sell it because
the girl could not tell him what it
was wanted for. Walkup that day
improved so mucn ne went GU! onsine.
ana Mohday evening ne AMENDED Council
meeting: ne was NJ hat Time council
man ana Acting mayor. ne appeared 70
% very wen tneh ana tuesday morning ne
diove SIX miles in'o she country 70 pur-
chase some sy M0od.
NIGHT Mrs Wsitnr vent tn KaIiv;s Jrny
store and honobt f;fte.n co,te, worth -
sr.enic Tne.S.v .ft.rnoo" W.,rnn h.d
another o,tact NJ ;I,n.ss which ~ the Do
tors vbo called Tue.d.v .v.n;ng rroson,..,
.v,nrto,ns ~ .r.an;o.I ,,,;so,;,,r W.Ii-Mu
snffared nnti, Wsdn.saav ov.n;9, ,vho,, ~
began =, faaI hstter and ,rhmrsdav m,nrm;ne
he was ~ vol Dr 'Iscoh. said !, wos M,
NECESSARY for him IN call again and =. an
extra se:sion of tho Connc;i ,v.s varv n,r.I,
desired WaIknn esrt word that he ,r"nId
meet ~. r,omnc;i Er;dow uorn;ns "' "o"'"
Tbnrsdev nom WoIknn .so 2 a;rr.r
cove ovsters and .ftsr dinner b;s wife ,x.,t
down town IN bnv soms nm no had ,sta,,
for and wh,le down tp,r, sha h"nntt
twertv.f;ve cent?, worth NJ or,enic from p
WbaiIon IN ratnr,;ng bomo Che ~.ro
hin, tho NON and In about tho time
doscr;ho,, nv rhvs;.;.r. 90 ,,sn., To-
arsenic 70 have effect mnon the human ave.
tenn Walknn was taken vioIentiv I'M With
nronounced svmntoms Of .rsenicaI noison
lie Continued IN gro,, wor.o ond Er;dov .
state of colIanse opsued n then heg.n to
be noised .hont that Waltun,s wite had
m.de nmmeTons purchases of arsenic and
strvchnine. Walknn grew worse vrrv yanid.
lv and died the next morning Anonst os
ousp,cion poih'eo 20 une wne' anu sIe
was oluered 70 % watched oy the oHcers.
"A Co,ohef jury was liiipaheieu, anu WORK
was oeeun ON tne afternoon OF "alkaPs
9eath, out as the Iuherai was 10 occur Moh-
uay' an aoJourhhieht was taken 10 iues-
uay. Inc funeral was the biggest ever
seen IN hmpor'a' anu excitement was
at IeVer neat tuesday the Coro
he.s Jury began us WORK, ana an
exhaustive s!, research was had. MIS-.
N1kuPs m0ther came rom new Orieans
anu 1uuee houston from Long branen'
anu every enort pOssiDie was maze 10 clear
ner OF suspiclon arsenic was 1ound oy
cnemisfs III Waikups stomach, ana every
pointed 70 the aeath " Tie
husoaln ~ the hahds OF the wire
Accordingiy, atter TWO weeks work the
jury Drought III Verdict 10 the erect tnat
aeah was cue 70 arsenic administered oy
Mrs. WaiKtp. one was arrested on Cor
ohers warrant; preliminary examination
was waived ana She was Eeid Tor trial.
THE TRIAL
Active preparations were made Tor the |