The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-29
Third Day.

/ EMPORIA, KAN, October 22.-The Walk
! up trial was resumed at nine o'clock yes
terday morning with packed court ROOM
Mrs. Vickery. a neghbOr. testified that
just prior TO and after Walkup'S death, she
had conversations with Mrs. Walkup, in
which she claimed to be innocent; that she
did not know how people could believe the
reports about her: that child twelve years
old would have had more sense than to
have bought poison aS openly as she did if
it was to be used to poison anybOdy.
Mrs. Julia SOmmerS. living next door to
Walkup'S house, testified to having begun
conversation about dreams with Mrs.
Walkup the Sunday evening before Mr..
Walkup's death, when Mrs. WaIkup re-
lated dream she had of Lizzie Waikup.
dressed IN Grape and singing Rock of Ages"
while playing the piano. Mrs. Walkup
went down town the Thursday before
Walkup died and got the oysters and Pop
he insisted on having.
Mr.. Bates, druggist, produced his poison
record book. He said he had frequently
filled out the blank: 10 show the object OF
use. He did not fill out that of Mrs Walk
ups purchase because she had said she
would and had not told him the purpose
The book showed a dozen such untitled
blanks.
Mr.. Bill detailed the conversations of
Thursday and Friday preceding Mr.. Walk
ups death, in which Mrs. Wakup accused
him of having been very cruel in telling Mr.
Wakup she had poisoned him. She as
serted her innocence; said she had 10 OBJ
Ject; he was the best friend she had on
earth. She admitted the purchase Of
strychnine and arsenic, as related by the
druggist and said she waited the strych-
nine To take the stains out of clothing and
the arsenic as cosmetic
l.. Severy testified to statements made 10
him by Mrs. Walkup the day before Mr..
Walkup died as to purchasing strychnine
to take stains out of her clothing, and ar
senic for her complexion. She told of an
attempt of Mr.. Walkup about ten days be-
fore TO shoot himself in the head in cOnse-
quence of despOndency OF mind. caused by
letter from his daughter, Mrs Harry
Hood. severely rebuking him for marrying
Minnie Wallace. Mr.. Walkup the same
day told Mr.. Seyery that the revolver went
of accidentally and nearly shot him in the
head. Witness described the hole in the
wall made by the revolver shot and the
crOss-eXaminatiOn revealed that tn. hole
could have been made by Mr.. Walkmp's
standing up TO shoot himself in the head, if
he stood where he had intimated, or by his
sitting down on the bed to shoot himself
through the head. The angle of the hole
could not have come by the accidental dis
charge of the revolver, either standing or
sitting, if the ball passed near his head.
ID. p. Kelly and Ben WheldOn, druggists,
testified respectively TO selling Mrs. WaIkup
arsenic. the first on Sunday, August l6, and
the latter on Thursday August 20.
Miss Lizzie Walkup testified as to Mrs.
Walkup's distress on Friday at being
charged With poisoning and her denial of
il Nr. Walkup tod her ne did not say she
was guilty but the evidence looked that
way very much. Witness picked up the
box of arsenic dropped by Mrs. Walkup on
the porch ahd burned it.
The Rev. W. c. SnOdgrass, pastor OF the |
Methodist Episcopal Church, swOre that he |
met Mrs. WaIkup on the street near her |
home on the Sunday afternoon prior to |
Walkup's death. She commenced talking |
to him; said Mr.. WaIkup Was quite sick |
and desired that the minister should call at |
the house Monday morning or afternoon. as
she wanted counsel as she was in trouble. |
He went to the house at the appointed time. |
Mr.. Walkup was better and bad gone down
town. Mrs. WaIkup said that Mr. Walk
ups elder daughter had written him an
angry letter. and that whenever the letter
was mentioned Mr.. Walkup seemed to be
almost out OF his mind, and that he was so
.rOubled he had talked of committing sui
ide, and day or two before that she had
ieard the explosion of a pistol up stairs,
nd on going up Mr.. Walkup admitted to
ier that he had tried to shoot himself
trough the head on account of Mrs. Hoods
etter. She prevailed on him TO give her
he other pistol. At the time OF this dis
closure she was in great dread Of his still
aking his own life, and wanted his counsel
IS to going 10 Mrs. Hood and trying to
econcile her for her fathers good and the
,oncern of the family.