Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-30

pass an examination for certificate, and b,
passed the examination at q grade of 95 pc
cent, and received his certificate. Is q spec
| islist for nervous and mental diseases. Wa
professor Of anatomy liz the medical colleg'
Of Kansas City two years ago. Have no
agreed or bargained for any pay to act n
witness IN the case, except some recompense
for the value of his time. NY practice in
Kansas City is worth 5000 year. frs
spoke of Walkup's case when I saw that th,
coroner's jury had indicted Mrs. Walkuy
for trial. 1 first made it known to Mr.. But
ter6eld. In q few days Mr.. w. w. Scott
of Emporia, came to my Office and laid
down number of photographs for me Il
select that of j. X. Walkup."
The next witness was
N. r. MORTON,
an elderly and sickly looking man, who
claimed that he resided at Vadalia, Louisi
ana, and was editor of the Vadalia Sentinel
He is the man identified by DR.. Scott as be
ing with J. X. Walkup, and be testified t;
the interview in the office substantially q,
related by Scott. The witness went on Il
relate the alleged debaucheries carried or
by himself and ]. r. Walkup at Kansas City
and elsewhere at various times in 1884 in .
manner and with q gusto expressive of TO-
tai disregard of Rli character or morality,
and which. though they evoked frequent
laughter from the audience-promptly
quelled BY the sheriff. exhibited the wit
ness as phenomenal specimen of total de
habits. He claimed to have made Mr.
Walkups acquaintance at Kansas City IL
the winter of 1888; to have been with hin
in houses of ill repute in that city last De
cember and April; to have procured wait.
er girl called Miss Fulton as consort for
Walkup at Dodge City last April, and an
other for himself; that Walkup met then
at Newton; that the party all went or
. jamboree to Kansas City; thai
he saw Walkup take arsenic en- the cars af-
ter leaving Emporia, and he said he wal
taking it for the pox; that he saw him sich
on the boat going down from st. Louis to
New Orleans; saw him in New Orleans in
April: was with him at DR.. SCOTS Office ai
Kansas City; saw him take arsenic tho last
Sunday in November in house of i'll re.
pute in Kansas City, in the rear of the Lin.
dell hotel; saw him take arsenic three times
in all. The first be heard of the Walkur
case was by reading the testimony Of
Mr.. Baldwin before the coroner's jury, and
at once wrote to Mrs. Wa.kup that he waa
with Mr.. Walkup on the boat. This will
ing witness was severely cross-examined by
Mr.. Feighan who asked him u series of ques.
tions in regard to his alleged railroad trip
with Mr.. Walkup; his visit with him TO DR..
SCOTS Office; his presence on the steamboat
and other matters, and the witness was en-
tirely at loss to give an account of him
self except what he stated with great posi-
tiveness in regard to the character Of his as
sociations with Mr.. Walkup. He
was especially unable TO remember
any incident on tho boat, except that he
met Mr.. Walkup and Mr.. Baldwin at st.
Louis; got on the boat at Cairo; saw Mr..
Walkup; said to Baldwin, let John alone
he had seen him that way before and he
would come out all right; got of at Mem
phis; could relate no other detail of the
trip; claimed his name was on the boat
register at that time; failed to give any ac-
count of his whereabouts and business for
two years past; claimed he was not pimp
or drunkard, but boosted of being de-
bauchee. He recognized in the audience
Mr.. Wood as the man he met in Kansas
City last April, and the two met Mr.. Walk
up. He was dismissed from the chair
pretty much exhausted by his cross-exami-
nation.
LEE WOOD,
o. Kansas City, son Of Elder Wood, of EN-
poria, and formerly deputy sheriff Of Lyon
county, testified to meeting Mr.. Walkup
and Mr.. Morton in Kansas City last April,
and finding them well acquainted with each
other.
II. PARKMAN,
of Emporia, farmer, testified to seeing Mr..
Walkup at the latter's house on Saturday,
August 18th, and that the latter told him he
was very sick had been So sick with vom.
iting, purging and pains on his way down
from Topeka that be thought to God he
would die before reaching Emporia; was
very sick in the carriage. When he got
home his wife exhausted herself in rubbing
and trying to get him well; said he felt as if
he was numb and paralyzed; saw him Mon
day ut the house still much tne same way
and was introduced 10 his wife. He again
spoke Of his wife's efforts to get him well.
He stood with his hands on his groins as if
in distress both Saturday and Monday. On
cross examination by Mr.. Lambert the wit
ness conceded be had not related the Satur-
day interview with Mr.. Walkup before the
coroner's inquest, or came forward as wit
ness he said it was because he saw such a
determination to indict Mrs. Walkup that
he thought no testimony in her behalf
would be of any avail at that time.
GIDEON C. MILLER,
of Hutchinson, formerly of Cottonwood
Fall-, deposed that on the cars last June
Mr.. Walkup told him he was not we'll and
had been sick the previous winter; took
arsenic then and it nearly. got away with
him, and was still taking it. The state OBJ
jected to any testimony az to wha: Mr..
Wslkup had said about things previous TO
the time Mr.. Miller converted with him.
The defense argued that the testimony was
essential as q link in the chain of evidence
of Mr.. Walkup's i'll health and arsenic-tak-
ing habits. Pending his decisisn Judge
Graves adjourned court to 2p.m.
When court reconvened after dinner
Judge Graves said: "Gentlemen OF the jury,
the answer Of this witness wherein he states
that Walkup told him he was sick and was
taking arsenic the winter previous, you will
disregard, but the remainder of his testimo-
ny will remain evidence.
Mr.. Miller said that during this same con-
versation Wslkup said he had TO keep on
taking arsenic. No cross examination.
DR. L W. FILKINs
Testified to seeing Mr.. Walkup in the lat
ter's Office Saturday afternoon, August Is,
and the latter said he was sick, as he had
been when the doctor treated him two years
before. He said he felt devilish bad and
very sick. Two years ago when
he doctor had treated him
he symptoms manifested by Walkup were
purging, pains in the stomach,
md dizziness. During this weakness Walk
Up came into the doctors office With can
IT cove oysters, and in spite of the doctors
protest he ate them and he was Immediately
AIKEN sick with vomiting and gripping in his
tomsch. Was similarly sick in the Office
ew days afterwards. The doctor ascribed it
o be acute indigestion. Was requested by
Nalkup some two years ago to treat wo-
nan next by him for syphillis. 1t was q
White woman. He considered Walkup to be
habituai drinker. Never treated him for
'enereal disease. Was never told by him of
lie using arsenic in other medicines. Did |
lot suppose he was suffering from arsenical |
W. J. RIGGS
estified to hearing Mr.. Walkup say, at the |
epot on the arrival OF the train, Saturday |
noning, August 18th, that he had come
ome sick. Mr.. Riggs memory was other
rise very deficient.
ASHER SMITH,
Melvern, Usage county, tettiHed to Walk
pc Boosting of "conquests" and exhibiting
vial and box as medicine; said he had to
ave conquest" every day.
Mr.. FLEETWOOD,
colored barber of Atchison, formerly of
opeka, deposed to having taken Mr.. Walk
p, three years ago in Topeka, to room Of
olored prostitutes at his request. and once
i Atchison, where he cohabited with the
mates. Never saw him use arsenic or
Their medicine.
DIR. W. C. HAMILTON,
Topeka, testified that on Aug. 10, Mr..
Valkup came to his office and asked for
eatment for syphilis. Said be was using
'senic, and the Doctor advised him TO quit.
n cross examination the Doctor admitted
} made business of issuing health certid-
tes to prostitutes.
SHERIFF wILHIrE
'oduced bottles be found in the house af- I
Mr.. Walkup's funeral and gave to Mr.. I
,ott.
Mr.. GARDINER |,
y recalled and said their contents was for
Q treatment Of gonorrhea, but not for !
philis. u