Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-11-05

| Fifth Day.
EMPoRIA, 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 IS compared with the APP
pearances exhibited by the stomach, liver
and other viscera of Mr.. Walkup. The
witness testified that syphlitic affections
could not in his opinion. have produced
The balance of the testimony introduced
was OF no material interest at yesterdays
session.
| Sixth Day
EMPoRIA, KAN, October 26-The Walk
up case was resumed Saturday morning by
the reading of the hypothetical expert
questions to Drs. g. A. Biddle, R. R. Nc
Candless. d. F. Longnecker, j. ]. Wright.
7. F. Foncannon and w. w. Hibbin, Their
answers were substantially and to most of
the questions, literally the same rs the
answers given by Drs. Gardner, Jacobs,
Frost and Page, Friday afternoon. Their
| eross-examination did not include any
questions as to whether they had read and
| answered the questions before coming on
the stand. The answers were all given
purely upon the hypothesis that poison had
been found in Walkup's vital organs and
the effect OF the presence of poison. At the
conclusion of the expert testimony the State
rested. Adjourned till Monday morning.
| seventh Day-Tne Defense.
| EMPoRIA, KAN, October a. When the
Walkup case opened yesterday morning
the State announced that it had no further
| evidence ready and gave way for the defense.
Mr. Scott then addressed the jury In ex-
| PLANTATION of the defense which his client
| was prepared to make. He spoke for over
| an hour, during which he said he deprecated
| any criticism of the dead, but the prosecu-
| ton had been such as to compel the defense
to exhibit Walkup's private character and
habits as they really had been. His address
made marked impression.
Eben Baldwin, of Lawrence, was the first
witness called by the defense. He related
how he went with Walkup last December
to visit the New Orleans Exposition Walk
up bought medicine in St Louis drug
store. Witness did not know what it was.
Walkup became sick with vomiting and
cramplng pains in the stomach on the boat,
below Memphis. and was sick two days and
did not eat. His condition on the second
day was considerably worse than on the
first. He was in bed during his sickness.
Witness attended Walkup during his ill
ness. There was physician ON the boat,
but he was not called in. as WaIkup said
he knew himself what was the matter, and
that he would pull through The wit
ness said he did not notice cramping or
rigidty of the limbs. Waikup recovered
before the boat arrived at New Orleans
The witness related how the party went to
Mrs. Wallaces house and made the ac-
quaintance of the family, the daughter
Dora and Minnie, and the boy Willie Willis.
j. II. Harrison, clerk in the Santa Fe
depot at Emporia, deposed to converse
ton between himself and Mr.. Walkup on
Saturday. August Is, in regard to the lat
tors condition.
Eighth Day.
EMPoRIA, KAN, October 2S.-Before the
opening of the court room yesterday there
was an unprecedented rush to obtain ad-
mission and secure seats.
The first witness called was Dr. Charles
w. Scott, of Kansas City, who testified |
substantially In accordance with his story |
Of last September about Mr.. Walkup, in |
company with another man, coming to his |
ine esymnpfoms q ihsaItafP andE edNpR reIst
oeen and was using arsenical and mercurial |
preparations as tonics and vital stimuIants I
me doctor identified man present in the |
court G room as the one who was present with
WalkunS showed q vial of
both ssa3al s ID 4 ssp T. ! IS s
qua, IL seen =, bottom dropped ont
OF him ands their use
The next Swas Nathaniel b. Nor
who claimed t6S de at VidaIia, La, as
editor of the Vidaiia Sentinel. He was
the man identified by DR. Scott as being
with ). X. Walkup, and he testified to the
interview in the office substantially as re-
lated by Dr.. Scott. The witness went on
20 relate alleged debaucberies carried on by
himself and ]. f. WaIkup at Kansas CITY
md elsewhere at various times, in 1884
Ih1s witness was severely cross
by Mr.. Feighan, who asked him
series OF questions in regard to his alleged !
abroad trip with Mr.. WaIkup
ii. Parkham, of Emporia, a farmer. tes-
lined to seeing MIR. Walkup at the latter's
louse on Saturday, August Is, and that the
after told him he was very sick; that he !.
ad been 50 sick with vomiting, purging | ]
nd pains on his way down from Topeka
hat he Thought to God'' he would die be- .
ore reaching Emporia; that he was very !
lex in the carriage. When he got home :
is wife exhausted herself in rubbing and i
rying to get him well.
Gideon e. Miller of Hutchinson, formerly
Cottonwood Falls, testified that on the a
ars last June Mr.. Walkup told him he was h
OF well and had been sick the previous !,
inter; took arsenic then and it nearly got :,
way with him; was still taking it Fl
MI. Miller said that during this same 9,
Walkup said he had to Keep a
l taking arsenic. There was no cross n
Iamination. -
DIR. w. Filkins testified to having seen r.
+. Walkup in his Office Saturday after w
ZOE and when he said he was sick, as he al
I'd been when the doctor treated him two q
arS before. He said he felt stdevilish IN
ID" and very sick. Two years ago when sl
e doctor had treated him the SYMPTOMS ~ ~
anfested by Walkup were vomiting, purg- nj
3, pains in the stomach and dizziness. he
lring his sickness Walkup went to the If
ctor's office with can of cove oysters and So
spite OF the doctors protest ate them and rs
$ Immediately taken sick with vomiting mn
4 gripping in his stomach. He was SIM af
I'd. ra. SICK III 'ns ONCE a lew days after :.
Harry Schmedburg and w. j. Riggs testi o,o
to having heard Mr.. Walkup say at thu to
Dot on the arrival of the train Saturday Ro
rning, August Is, that he had come car
ne sick. Mr.. Riggs memory was other sic
70 very deficient. ne
Asher Smith, Of Melvern. Usage County. eth
ified to Walkup's having boosted of con- Aft
sts and having exhibited a vial and box we
medicines. He said he had to have we
quest every day. has
In. Fleetwort, coIored barber OF Atchi- int,
formerly OF Topeka, deposed to having she
an Mr.. Walkup, three years ago. in To- mir,
q, to a room of colored prostitutes at his Tn,
lest and once in Atchison. He had -her
er seen Walkup use arsenic or other eru
icne. mo,
7. w. C. Hamilton, of Topeka, testified It I
on August Is Mr.. WalkuD came TO his fria
e and asked for treatment for blood for
ase. He said he was using arsenic, and fs,y,
doctor ordered him to quit. left
n cross-examiDation the doctor admitted | a he
he made business of issuing health ,A.a,