The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-08-25
The Walkup Mystery.

LMPoRIAi hanSaS, august 23,-The
autopsy in the Walkup poisoning case
developed evidence of the'use of zorro.
sive poisons. The coroner's inquest con-
hnued until 6:30, when adjournment
was taken until Monday. Mrs. Walkup
was ordere t ken into custody. The
evidence before the coroner's jury eli
cited nothing more than that the aol
cused had purchased arsenic and other
polsons sat two or three drug stores;
that she had taken exclusive charge of
| the sick man during his illness, until
Friday, when the suspicious of friends
were aroused and the daughter of the
deceased was placed in her stead. The
boy named Willis, said to be second
cousin to the deceased, and who lately
came here from New Orleans, was also
locked up. ..z
New ORLEANS, August 24.-Nothing
for long time has created so much ex-
cltement here as the news of the arrest
In Emporia, Kansas, of Mrs. Minnie
Wallace Walkup, for poisoning her hus-
band. The marriage took place just a
month to a day before the death OF her
husband. Mr.. Walkup had been
familiar figure on the streets of New
Orleans. He was a Virginian, and
handsome, energetic man OF consider.
able wealth and ability. He was about
As years of age and widower with two
daughters, the youngest year older
than this wife he. recently married. |
Minnie Wallace Walkupis 17years old, |
Her father Is James E. Wallace, al
lawyer, and formerly a United States
commissioner. Every one who
saw her noticed her beauty
of face and form and ladylike deport
ment. Walkup had met Minnie when a |
child, and watched her bloom into |
womanhood. The wedding took place
at Coyington. KY, July 22d, and was |
brilliant affair. From her letters, Mrs. |
Walkup seemed to be living as a'happy |
wife and her wants all provided. Her
last 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 wasieleveR months older
than Minnie. He was son of John
D. Willis, whoS died in Florida
several years ago. His mother
was a niece OF Mrs. Walkup s
mother. Mrs. Willis died when her boy
was 3 years old and left him to the care |
of Mrs. Wallace, with whom be has |
lived ever since. Willie and Minnie |
were raised together; Willie is delicate |
boy of slender build. He was as much
attached to his cousin as brother. Mr..
Walkup asked the boy to go out west as
his protege and intended to assist in the |
coming out into successful career. |
Her friends says the purchase by Mrs. \
Walkup of arsenic may be accounted I
for by the fact that she was addicted to
the use of the drug for the sake of her
complexion.
EMPoRIA, Ks, August 24.-Hon. J. R.
Walkup's funeral at the Methodist
Church, took place this /
with an immense attendance,
filling the church and the adjacentE
country. The INTEREST,"
manifested in the case surpasses all pref
cedent here. Mrs. Walkup retains heri
easy, cool-possesSed bearing, and the \
at the house. last night
might be called a levee for her. She
continues to assert her entire innocence.
She did not attend the funeral
at the church, as her presence
might have given rise to greatly
excitement. The coroner's jury metl
again this forenoon and took the esti-
DR.. l.. d, Jacobs, the physician
who attended Mr.. Walkup. 1t de-
veloped 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 arse
mic or other poison, and he has taken
the parts to Kansas City for more
complete and exhaustive analysis.
The coroner's jury has adjourned 70
morning. Reports from New
Orleans as to the standing of the Wal
lace family there are conflicting, Mrs.
Walkup remains at her residence in
care of the sheriff, and has been treated
with entire respect. The mystery of the
case seems to deepen and the interest to
hourly.