The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-05


ter; bought arsenic twice, once on Sunday
evenIng ct Kslley's about 4 O'Clock;
wanted to use II for hsr skin TO remove
soma blotches. On going into Ksllys
store; asked for % cents worth Of arse-
mic; received and signed the record.
stating 1t was to be used for The CON-
plexi0n. After leaving the store |
vent to see Mrs. GiIchFist snd after
staying fifteen or tWenty minutes. went
home and prepared supper, and then
went up stairs and took the srsenlc ont
OF her satcheI, and was preparing 70
empty 1t into box, when Mr.. Waikup
came in, and she emptled IL into . slop
pail to prevent him from seeing It Walk
up was feeling unHell Sunday night
and went down town Monday
forenoon and was out riding with wit
ness Monday evening. he complained
Of being weak. Walkup went to the
council meeting that night. He was not
feeling any better. Never saw him take
any medicine except that given him BY
witness on Tuesday morning. Waikup
said he wasn't feeling we'll, bat went out
in the country on business in the fore
noon. Libbia returned from Colorado.
That day Walkup ats no dinner, and
said he had been vomiting while in the
comfortable" Walkup laid down on .
cot Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday
night. Witness telsphoned twice for
DR.. Jacobs Tuesday afternoon, and near
night the Doctor came. Walkup's con-
dItson was about the same; he was SUI
Sering with drawing Of the limbs. vomit-
ing and pains in the stomsch. The
doctor lett some powders which
were given 20 Mr.. Walkup
by the witness; the doctor said at this
time that Walkup was suffering from
mslarisl fever; witness Get up all night
with deceased; on Wednesday Walkup
was feeling no better and the doctor was
called in again and lett more powders;
Walkup was = little worse Wednesday
night and witness again sat up
all night with him; the doctor
next came on Thursday forenoon
Walkup was no better. Thursday, Walk
up wanted some coYe oysters, and Mary
Moss was sent down after them; on re-
turning with them. they were prepared
and eaten by him with vinegar. On
Tuesday of this week, Walkup noticed
the blotches on her face, and on, being
told by her that arsenic would
has
to get some and use it; on Thursday
WalkuD wanted some pop. and on Mrs.
Walkup's starting down town to buy il
for him. Walkup gave her % and told her
she might purchase the arsenic for her
face at the same time, so aftsr buying the
pop Mrs Walkup went into Wheldon's
drug store and got twenty-five cents
worth of arsenic, paying for it with 8
silver dollar and receiving the change;
did not sign the record did not know it
was necessary On returning TO her
house, found Mr.. Walkup lying on the
cot as she had left HIM, and took the ar
senic and put in box, and placed in .
bureau drawer near Mr. Walkup's
cot. Wslkup drank two bottles of pop
and Immediately commenced TO Vomit
violently.
Libbie Walkup was In the room at
this time. The doctor was there that
evening and gave Wslkup hypodermic
injection of morphine against Walkup's
protestations. The doctor left some
more powders. Walkup did not sleep
during Thursday night, and witness sat
up all the time tanning him and admin
istering the powders as prescribed by
the doctor. Walkup told witness that
the powder hurt he throat aud be com.
planned to the doctor the same day. The
doctor said Thursday night that Walk
ups disease was peritonitus. No one but
witness attended to Walkup Thursday
night. He felt weaker that
night than before. Friday morning
WaIkup looked very much worse. DR..
Jacobs and Dwight Bill came TO the
house about O'Clock Friday mornIng.
Wslkup was taken up stairs that morn
ing and he said to DR.. Jacobs, that he
felt very bad. First heard of the rumor
that che had poisoned her husband
Friday at dinner. Mary Moss told her
that il was so reported about town;
witness Immediately went up stairs
crying and told Mr.. WGlkup what she
had heard. He told her Dwight Bill
had Just told him, but that he did not
believe it and for her to get the arsenic
that was down stairs and bring It up into
the room. Witness did this without
opening it. Bill and Severy came that
evening, and while they were there Drs.
Jacobs and Page came in and they
talked over the purchase of the arsenic
and witness told them she would get
the box of arsenic and have 1t weighed,
and on Mr.. Severy'e advising her 70 do
so she ran up stairs to get it, but
accidentally dropped the box a.
she was stepping out of the
door; Libbie burned the box;
after dropping the box, witness went
up to Walkup's room. Mr.. Ireland
was also present; had no conversation
with her husband at this time; saw Mr..
Walkup about 10 or O'Clock Friday
night. A sister of charity and some
gentlemen were present; saw him again
about daylight Saturday morning. He
told her at that time that he felt weak.
but was going to get we'll. Witness
went into her husbands room about $50
Saturday and remained seated on the
side of the bed until he breathed his
last. The last remark witness heard
Walkup make was that he would get
we'll. Witness said that shortly
after her marriage some one had
written Mr.. Walkup an angry letter
which disturbed Mr. Walkup very much
and on thesevenIng o. Grant memorial,
witness heard pistol shot up stairs IN
Walkup's room, and after sending Willie
Willis up stairs to see what the trouble
was, witness went up to see for herself,
and found Mr.. WalkuD rather intoxicated
and he told her he had tried to shoot
himself through the head; witness pre-
vailed upon him to let her have the
pistol, and she locked it up. Being great |
~ troubled on account OF this attempt
of Mr. Walkup's to commit suicide, wit
ness asked the advice Of the Rev. Mr.. |
at to what she should do to
effect q reconciliation between Mr..
Walkup and his family. Witness had
never purchased or used any arsenic be-
fore In her life. Had been advised how |
to use it by friend of hers in New Or
leans who Was addicted to the use of |
arsenic. Witness had never put any of |
the goods she bought at NeWmsn's dry /
goods store into box end
sent It to the express Office,
but did send box containing some
blankets brouRht here from New Or
leans, and which belonged TO Mrs. WAL
lace. The reason the box was not sent i
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