The Iola register., 1885-10-30

Thacher. member Of the City Council, q
the first witness. He testified to meeting
Nj. Walkup on the Saturday and Monday
previous to bis death, and that he seemed:
to b in good health. He presided at ths
Council Monday evening.
DR.. Jacobs then. took tho-witness chair
and gave detailed description Of his treat
ment Of Mr.. Walkup during the lattsr's-
illnssa His testimony agreed almost sx-
actiy with that which he gave At the coro--
ner's inquest. He attributed the complaint
to acute indigestion, aggravated BY eating
strychnine In vinegar and drinking pop On.
Thursday, until after he had been informed
by Mr.. Bill Friday, going to show that
Mrs. Walkup had been buying arsenic. He
thus concluded that arsenical poisoning was
the cause of the sickness and this impress
sion was confirmed BY the increasing Sc
verify or the previous symptoms. He did
not treat specifically for arsenical poison
ing. He administered m antidote. Ho-
described the post-mortem examination a.
showing arsenical poisoning and said, in
his Judgment such poisoning was tho
cause Of death. His testimony was very
carefully given and was not concluded at
noon when the court adjourned. His des-
cription Of arsencal poison explained that
matter clearly, and his testimony was
listened to with profound interest
The afternoon session opened with con-
tinuation by Mr.. Scott, Of the cross-exam--
inatiOn Of DR.. Jacobs. The doctor gave .
detailed explanation Of his reasons fer con-
sidering until Friday that Walkup's eondi--
ton was an acute attack of indigestion.
The impOssibilisy Of always making cor
rect diagnosis was explained. In explains
ton Of his reason for thinking Mr. Walkup-
was poisoned after Mr.. Bill had spoken to-
him, the doctor said: ut may not be possi--
BILE for a physician to diagnosticate the
condition Of a patient by the symptoms Of
the patient at any one time, but by the de-
velopment Of those symptoms and the cir
. cumstances under which they exist"
The doctor went on to give an illustration,
by relating several cases to substantiate this
statement. His testimony was lengthy and
gave in detail his treatment Of the case and
full explanation OF arsenical poison.
Nothing in Walkup's case, he said, was
lacking to confirm the theory of arsenical
poison, and it would be absolutely impOssi-
BILE for any doctor Under the circumstances
to make diagnosis Of the case. Upon
cross-examinatiOn DIR. Jacobs testified that
good many other substances than arsenic
or its continuous use would produce fatty
degeneration of the liver. The greater part
of the day was taken up with his examine
ti0n.
DR.. Gardner, chemist, testified as to the
condition of Walkup's stomach and vital
organs. Their condition indicated arsenical
poison. Pending the examination of this
witness, the Court adjourned.
Fifth Day.
ENPORIA, KAN, October 24.-Dr. Gard
ner resumed his testimony yesterday morn
ing and was cross-examined by Mr. Scott in
regard to the actions Of syphilitic affections
upon the system as compared with the ap-
pearances exhibited by the stomach, liver
and other viscera of Mr.. Walkup The
witness testified that syphilitic affections
could not, in his opinion. have produced
the appearances. No examination in re-
gard to syphilitic causes or results was
made by any one except himself. He did
not discover evidences Of syphilis. He
conceded that medical practice called in
cases of arsenical poisoning for the admins
tratiOn of antidOtes, and that had he been
attending Mr.. Walkup he would have ad-
an antidOte on Friday had he
arsenical poisoning was the
tAnble.
The next witness was DR.. Harrison, who
testified to taking the vscera, delivered to
him by Coroner Frost to Kansas City, and
there delivering the package in good order
10 Prof. Jones, of the Kansas City Med
zeal College, for analysis. Prof. Jones
was next called and entered upon de-
Iailed scientific description of the process
BY which he analyzed the remains delivered
10 him by DIR. Harrison. lie then related
That as the result Of his analysis he found
lrsenc as follows: In the contents of the
2:2910G0 grains; in the stomach
Itself, $4,000 grains; in the four ounces Of
blood, $4,000 grains; in the liver, $4,000
,rans; total of 2 2:49S-1O00 grains.
Prof. Jones finished his testimony by ex-
iibiting to the jury crystaized arsenic
lnder microscope. His cross-examina-
ion was lengthy.
DIR. Frost testified that he received from
Dr.. Gardner and gave to DIR. Harrison the
'ackage represented to contain the viscera
IT j. X. Waikup, to be taken to Kansas
lily for analyzatiOn. The main part of the
fternoOn was occupied by tine reading of a
cries OF hypothetical questions in turn to.
)rs. Gardner, Jacobs, Page and Frost and
With their respective answers and brief
The questions were answered at length,
nd the co,irt adiOurua6