The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-24
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tiff, vs.. Minnie Wallace Walkup, q
minor, VIM. B Walkup, Martha Hood
and Lizzie Nalkup, defendants. No
tice TO take dispositions:
To the plaintiff above named. also de-
PENDANT Minnie Wallace Walkup. You
are hereby notified that the dispositions
of sundry Witnesses, to be used as evi.
dence on the trial of the above entitled
action, in behalf of the defendant Lizzie
WAlkup. will be taken at the law Office
OF Kellogg & Sedgwi0k. in the city OF
Emporis. in the county of Lyon, in the
state OF Kansas, on Thursday, the 18th
day of December, 1885. between the
hours of 8 O'Clock q. m. and 6 o'clock p.
M, and that the taking OF the same will
be adjourned from day to day between
the same hours, until said dispositions
are com pleted.
DEPosITIoNs OF WITNESSES
taken before me, j. G. Traylor. clerk OF
the district court within and for the
county of Lyon, IN the state of Kansas,
on the 18th day OF December, 1885, be-
tween the hours of 8 O'Clock q IN. and
6 o. m, at Emporia IN said county, Dur
suant to annexed notice in an action
pending in the district court, within and
for the county OF Lyon, and atate of
Kansas wherein the Grand Lodge OF
men is plaintiff, and Minnie Wallace
Walkup, minor, VIM. B. Walkup, Martha
Hood and LIZZIE Walkup are defendants.
Defendant Vim. Walkup appeared by 1.
E. Lambert, bis attorney; the said de
PENDANTS, Martha Hood and Lizzie
Walkup appeared not. Thereupon the
defendants VIM. Walkup, Martha Hood
and Lizzie Walkup produced the follow
ing witnesses in the following order:
Edward Gutekunst, of lawful age, be-
ing first by me duly examined, caution
ed and solemnly sworn to testify the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but
the truth, deposes and says:
Q. State your name, age, residence
A. Edward Gutekunst; eighteen the
third of next March; Emporis, Kansas.
Q How long have you lived here al
Emporia? A. have lived here eight or
nine years.
Q Are you acquainted with the de-
iendants, William B. Walkup, Martha
Hood, Lizzie Wa.kup or either of them
A. No, sir; simply know LIZZIE Walk
up and William B. Walkup by sight.
Q. Are you acquainted with the defend-
ant, Minnie Wallace Walkup? A. Yes,
sir
Q. How long haYe you been acQusint-
September, 1885.
o, Where was she when you first
made her acquaintance, and how did you
come TO get acquainted with her? A
She was IN Mrs. Wilhite's kitchen in tine
basement of the court house. She was
eating supper aud l was there and she
asked me If would move her trunk foI
her.
O. How long did your acquaintance
win her continues A. Till she went
away from the court house at the end OF
her trial, which was about the 25th OF
26th of October, 1885.
0. You may state what your occupA-
ton was and where you were living dur.
log the time of your acquaintance with
the defendant, Minnie Wallace Walkup
a l WAS staying at the court house
working for j. Il. White, attending tC
the rooms and the jail, and l boarded
with his family at the court house.
O You may state whether or no
this occupation you had opportunity tC
see and talk with and be in the room OF
the defendant, Minnie Wallace Wslkup
A. YES, sir, Did.
O You may now state, as fact
whether or not YOU did frequently see
and talk with Minnie Wallace Walkup
during that time. A. Yes sir.
Q. You may state whether or not your
acquaintance with her became intimate
during this time. A Yes sir.
O. You may state whether or not you
were ever with her in her room alone
during the night time or any portion oil
it. A Yes Sir, I believe / was. Yes
sir
o. More than onceS A. Yes, sir.
q. Yon may strIe whether or not YOU
were ever in the room alone with heI
when she was wholly or partially IN.
dressed A Yes. sir, believe I was.
Q Was it before or after she had
gone 10 bed for the nights A. Both be-
fore and after.
q At whose invitation or suggestion
was it that you went into her room aftel
she had gone to bed? a At her own
@. You may now state what you aGc
she did while alone with her IN hel
room at that time A. [ WAS in there
several times; talked to her; took 4
dress to her from another room and
laid it on q chair or bed.
@. State whether or not she more
than once invited you into her room
either after she had gone to bed or wheI
wholly or partially uDdFessed. A. Ye
sir.
O. You may state whether or not dur
ing your acquaintance with MInnI'
Wallace Walkup at the court house, yor
ever had sexual intercourse with her
A. Yes, believe did.
Q. More than oncef A. A couple o
times
q AT whose invitation or suggestion
was 1t that you thus had sexual inter
course with her? a. 1t was at her in
vltation and at Oscar Whites sugges
ton.
o. You may state whether or not yo
know OF any other man visiting he
alone at her room at the court hous
| during the night time or any portion c
the night during the period of your az
quaintance. A. Yes, sir.
| O. You may state who thus visite
her. A. Oscar White made u coupl
of trips. EDWARD GUTEKUNsT.
OSCAR wTLHITE's TESTIMONY.
Oscar White, of lawful age, being b
me duly examined, cautioned and SO
EMMY sworn TO testify to the trut
and nothing but the truth, deposes an
says
q. You may state your name, age an
residence. A. Oscar WilIhite; Empori
Kansas; nineteen the tenth OF la
November.
o. How long have you lived at Emp
riai a. About ten years
Q. You may state what relation "
. are 10 sheriff J. II. White of this cou
ty. A. I am his son.
O Are you acquainted with the
fsndauts. VIM. B. Wxlkup, Martha HOC
and Lizzie Nalkup or either OF then
A. am acquainted with Lizzie Wal
I up and know Mrs. Hood by sight n
I don't know Mr.. Welkup at ali
n Q. Are you acquainted with MINI
; Wallace WAlkup? A. Yes, sir.
4 Q. How long have you been acquaiE
5 ed with herr A. Since she came 70 I
> court house about September 1, 1885.
, O. You may stale how your acouaiu
) ance with her contInueds &. Till sii
n the trial.
O. What do you means A. Her ri
Q. For what? A. For numbering
r. Walkup.
O You may state whether or not y
we've living at home with your fair
l. At the court house during this timef
: q. You may state whether or not '
saw Minnie Wallace Walkup freque
d IL or seldom during the time she was
d the court house. A. Saw her frequent
n Q. In what section Of the court hol
n building did your fathers family resi-
\ during this timer A. Ny fathers fAI
d ly occupied the basement story exc
n that Edward Gutekunsl and myself 81
upstairs in the jury room.
@. Where vas MinnIe Wallace We
ups roomR a. Il Vas ecfoss the b
on the same floor with the room Oci
be pied BY me and Gutekunet
I'd @ State whether or not during I
s. time you were ever with her during
mighty A Yes, sir.
&c Q We're you ever IN the room al
68 with her sfter she had gone 20 beds
By Yes. SIR.
s, Q. About how many timess
nd Twice.
| Q How did yOu coma 70 go Into