Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-23

lust after Mr.. Walkup's death, she had a
conversation with Mrs. Walkup, in which
the latter claimed to be innocent; said she
did not know how the people could believe
such reports about her; that child twelve
years old would have had more sense than
70 have bought poison a openly as she did,
if il was to b ussd % psison anybody.
mark Of Mrs. Walkup tho Sunday before
Nj. WaIkup's death, that tho mattress and
sheet brought down Stain and laid on the
floor reminded her Of the laying out of some
body.
Mrs. Julia Sommers, next door to Mrs.
Walkup's house, testified TO having begun
conversation about dreams with Mrs. Walk
up, on Sunday evening before Mr.. Waikup's
death, and Mrs. Walkup related dream
she had of Lizzie Walkup dressed in Grape
and singing "Rock of Ages" while playing
the piano.
Mrs. Walkup went down town on THUR
day before Mr.. Walkup died, and got some
oysters and pop, which he insisted on hav-
ing.
X. B. Kelly, druggist, testified to selling
twenty cents worth (one-half ounce-240
grains) of commercial arsenic to Mrs. Walk
up on Sunday afternoon, August 10. She
said she wanted to use it as cosmetic, and
signed record book. Arsenic is frequent
ly used internally for the complexion.
Mr.. Bates, druggist, produced his poison
record book. Said he frequently fills out
the blanks to show the object of their use.
Did not fill out that Of Mr.. Walkup's pur-
chase, because she said she would, and had
not told him the purpose; the book showed
dozen such untitled blanks.
Ben Wheldon. druggist. testified to SELL
ing Mrs. Walkup four ounces, or 1000
grains, of commercial arsenic on Thursday,
August 20. Two grains would kill. She
said she wanted it as a cosmetic. He filed
the blank. He frequently fills out blanks.
T. b. Warren and d. s. Bill testified to
seeing Mr.. Walkup Saturday, August Is.
He seemed well. Mr.. Bill denied telling Mr..
Tibbols, on Monday, that Mr.. Walkup was
too sick on Saturday to go and look at his
wood. Mr.. Bill detailed conversation of
Thursday and Friday preceding Mr. Walk
ups death, in which Mrs. Walkup accused
him of being very cruel in telling Mr.
Walkup she had poisoned him; asserted her
innocense; she had no object; he was the
best friend she had on earth. She admitted
purchasing strychnine and arsenic as related
by druggists; said she wanted strychnine to
take stains out of clothing and arsenic as q
cosmetic.
Mr.. Severy corroborated same conversa-
ton. and related how, apparently by acci-
dent, Mrs. Walkup spilled box containing
the arsenic she had bought of Mr.. Wheel
don. She had claimed that it was all I'M
used, and she would hand it to DR.. Jacobs
to have it weighed, but the box dropped
from her hands as che came upon the porch.
The doctor tested the powder and found it
to be arsenic.
The court adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the court was
opened at 1:30, and Mary Moss, the colored
girl who testified yesterday, took the stand
on direct examination. Had never seen q
strychnine bottle, like the one shown her,
about the Walkup residence. On cross ex-
animation she swore she didn't put the bot
tie under bureau in Miss Lizzie's room.
Re-direct-did not set fire to Lizzie Walk
ups bed; found some wraps. which Miss
Walkup had lost, in closet in Mrs. Walk
ups room. Cross examination-saw Miss
Lizzie burning insect powder, first in the
hallway and then in her room; the firing of
the bed clothes occurring the same night.
Heard no alarm of fire nor any screams the
The cross-examination Of Maggie Moss BY
Mr.. Scott was very rigid; compared her
present evidence with that at the coroner's
inquest. and her memory became indefinite
about a number of points.
l.. Severy testified to statement made to
him by Mrs. Walkup the day before Mr..
Walkup died, as to purchasing strychnine
to take stains out of clothing and arsenic
for her complexion. She was told BY an
intimate friend of Mr.. Walkup about ten
days before that he tried to shoot himself
in the head in consequence of dependency
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.. Severy
that the revolver went off incidentally and
nearly shot him in the hand. Witness de-
scribed the hole in the wall made by
the revolver shot, and the cross-examination
revealed that the hole could be made bv
Mr.. Walkup's standing mp to shoot himself
in the head, if he stood where he intimated,
as by his sitting down on the bed to shoot
himself through the head the angle
Of the hole could not come by an
accidental discharge Of the pistol
near bis hand. Witness described the man.
ner of Mrs. Walkup's dropping the box Of
arsenic she said she had bought at WHEEL
don's, and would give it to DR.. Jacobs to
have it weighed. The dropping appeared
accidental as she passed the screen door.
DR.. Jacobs testified substantially the same
as Mr.. Severy as to the dropping of of the
box.
d. B. Kelly and Ben Wheldon, druggists,
testified respectively to selling Mrs. Wslkup
arsenic, the first on Sunday, August 10th,
and the latter on Thursday. August Goth.
Miss Lizzie Walkup testified as to Mrs.
Walkup's distress on Friday at bang
charged with poisoning him, and her denial
Of it. Mr.. Walkup told her he didn't 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 ard burned it.
Rev. VIC. Snodgrass, direct examination,
pastor NJ. Z. church; met Mrs. Walkup on
the street near her residence on Sunday pri-
or TO Walkup's death. She commenced
talking to him and said Mr.. Wa,kup was
quite sick and desired that the minister call
at the house Monday afternoon; said she
wanted counsel, as she was in trouble; went
to the house at the appointed time. Mr..
town. Mrs. Walkup said Mr.. Walkup's
elder daughter had written him
an angry letter, and that whenever the let
ter was mentioned Mr.. Walkup seemed to
be almost out of his mind, and that he was
so troubled he had talked of committing
suicide, and a day or two before that she
had heard the explosion of pistol up
stairs, and on going up stairs Mr.. Walkup
admitted to her he had tried to shoot HIM
self through the head on account of Mrs.
Hoods manner. She prevailed on him to
give her the other pistol. At the time of
this disclosure she was in great dread OF his
still taking bis own life, and wanted his
counsel as to going to Mrs. Hood and trying
to reconcile her for her fathers good ard
the concord of the family. The state an
nounced that it would conclude on
Thursday.