The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-05
MRS. WALKUP ON TRESTAND
Not II Years Old Until Next
January.
COURT NOTES AND SCENES.
From Thursdays Daily.


to distinguish the opening of this the
tenth day of the Walkup trial from any
of the proceeding days. We have the
same pushing, hurrying crowds around
the court house doors, and the same
packed auditorium and galleries which
has continued since October 18th. The
rumor that Mrs. Walkup would proba-
bly, take the witness stand to-day was
freely circulated last evening, and the
prediction came true.
Court opened promptly on time, and
Mrs. Walkup came IN accompanied as
usual by her mother and Miss Mary Jay.
Mrs. Walkup was looking fresh,
and several strangers who were
present at the trial for
the first time, and who claim to be
Judges of beauty, expressed the opinion
that the reports of her fascinating ap
pearance have not been exaggerated.
j. 81. Tibbails, Emporia. Direct ex-
animation: Was in front of Dwight
Bills Office Monday, August II. Mr..
Bill told witness that Walkup came
home from Topeka sick on August Is,
and was still sick on Monday. Cross
examination: Had not remembered this
conversation until alter the coroner's in
quest.
Mrs. Z Wallace, Mrs. Walkup's
mother. Direct examination: Resident
of New Orleans twenty-five years. Mrs.
Walkup will be II years
old next January. Witness kept
boarding house and furnished
rooms at 222 Canal street, New Orleans 4;
the family consisted of Mr.. Finley, his
wife and two children, Minnie Wallace
and Willie Willis; first saw ]. r. Walk
up during the holidays last December.
he came to witness house IN New Or
leans TO get rooms and stayed four or
i've days; Miss Minnie was IN the house
at the time and became acquainted with
Mr.. Walkup; after only being In the
house one day, Walkup began to talk to
Mrs. Wallace about being In love with
her daughter, and on finding out that
the witness was very poor, he began to
make offers to bring the whole family
to Empona If she would consent;
Mrs. Wallace only laughed at
him and told him that she
did not want her daughter to marry.
Walkup came back to New Orleans in
April, accompanied by bis daughter
Libbie and Miss Nettle Fisher. The
parFv rapnaioad ahOnt sayan dana .UU.II-
up talked of very little else but love,
and proposed to Mrs Wallace that if she
would sign a paper giving her consent
to the marriage of her daughter, he
would give the witness a check for
1900. Mrs. Wallace told him that
there was no flesh and blood sold now,
and that If he could not get Miss
Minnie's consent, no cash considers.
ton would aid him in securing
his wish. Walkup came to New Or
leans again May 10th, and gave as his
reason that he could not stay away, and
he would not take no for an answer
During this visit Walkup offered to pay
Mrs. Wallace and Minnie's expenses if
they would come up to Emporla and see
whether or not he was what he repre-
sented himself to be. This visit was made
about July 10th. On their arrived here
they were met at the train by Miss Lib
bic Walkup and went at once to Walk.
ups house where they renamed four or
five days Whlle here definite arrange
ments were made that the marriage
should take place in Cincinnati, where
Mrs. Wallace had relatives, and witness
and Miss Minnie went direct to CincIn-
natl, where they remained four days at
Mrs. Moore's before Walkup arrived.
The expense for this Cincinnati trip was
also paid by Wslkup. The marriage
took place IN Covington, Kentucky,
July 22d. The eliminating clergyman
was the Rev Bidwell Lane;
parties present, Mr. Moore, his son and
two gentlemen friends of the Moore's,
whose names were not remembered, Mrs.
Wallace her daughter and Mr.. Walkup,
in the parlor of the Arlington hotel.
The party then went to Moore's resi-
dence in Cincinnati, and left there the
following morning for st. Louis. On
arriving in st. Louis, Mrs. Wallace
separated from her daughter and
started for New Orleans, while Mr.. and
Mrs. Walkup came to Emporia; witness
had never seen Walkup after that. The
on her leaving New Or
leans was, that the marriage of her |
daughter was not to take place until Oc- |
tober.
Cross.examiaation. - Minnie mad |
grown considerable since leaving school
and before seeing Walkup. 1t
was about two days after |
Walkup arrived at her |
house 10 December that he commenced |
to speak of loving MInnie. Witness
had never seen Walkup dunk in her
life. He was not drunk at the time he
was asking her consent to mis- CORES
ponding with Minnie the day he left.
Witness would know a drunken man if |
she saw one. When Walkup first asked /
her consent to his marrying Mn |
ME witness was opposed TO
~ OoJ AAJA1S HSE W1buCcS uESI l
consented to the wedding while here in
EmpoEia, visiting. last July, on account
Of her daughters influence, and the i'm
portunities of WAlkup's daughter, Lib
bic. Never knew what WAlkup was
really worth; always supposed him to
be perfect gentleman. Did not con.
sent TO the marriage to get her daughter
out OF Judge Houston's way.
Minnie Wallace Walkup. Direct ex-
born and raised in
New Orleans; will Be II years old the
l7th Of next January; meyer lived any.
where except in New Orleans; first at
tended the Ursullne convent; went to
st. Louis institute when she was II
years old; left that institution
In 1884; did not graduate;
Lived al her mothers house
No. 222 Canal street. After leaving
school assisted her mother as much as
possible. Mother kept furnished rooms
Had lived on Canal street three wears:
1rst met j. X. Walkup the latter part OF
December; Walkup and q party OF six
gentlemen came TO her mothers
house To room while attend
ing the exposition; was introduced
% Walkup by Mr.. Baldwin IN the eve
ling of the day of his arrival; met Mr.