Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-21
THE WALKUP CASE.
Great Interest Manifested i'm the Triai-
The Taking Of Evidence.
The Purchase of sts-ehnine Proved
gey92d .ae Shadow OF a Doubt,

seS92d :.ae Shadow OF a Doubt,
EMPoR1A, KAs, October a0-Tbe Walt
up case was resumed at 9 o'clock, with a
iuli courtroom. Mrs. Walkup was dressed
and looked the same as Yesterday. County
Attorney Feighan, on behalf of the State,
explained to the jury the theory of poison
ipS sileged against the defendant. He re-
lated, substantially, the circumstances of
the marriage, the sickness of Mr.. Walkup
and the purchase of poison by Mrs. Walk
up. he stated that the State charged that
Mrs. Walkup married her husband with
the intention of poisoning him, SO as to Sc
cure the widows portion of the estate !;
that she procured poison in New Orleans
and in Cincinnati for that purpose; that
she administered the poison which caused
his death, and that if the State proved this
find verdict of guilty; it it failed to prove
the theory, the jury would justly aequit
the defendant.
At the conclusion of Co. Feighan's ad-
dress the defendant moved to d;;SsSa,iss rne
complaint, as without adequate founda.
ton, as shown by the information which
had been related 10 the jury.
The motion was overruled, and the III cCt
witness examined was Eben Baldwin of
Lawrence. He testified to acquaintance
with Mr.. Walkup; that the latter was a
large, powerfully built man, over six feet
high, broad shoulders, and of cheerful dis
position. He and Mr.. Walkup went to the
New Orleans Exposition last December,
lodged at Mrs. Walace's house, and then
became acquainted with the family, in
Guiding the defendant.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Scott, who asked
witness as TO the state OF the health of MIR.
Walkup during the journey to New Or
leans.
The State objected to any cross-exami-
| nation except that which pertained to the
| questions it had asked witness.
The defense proposed to show that Mr..
Walkup was at the time of his visit to
New Orleans in a bad state of health
his system putrid with disease.
The court sustained the objection to the
| crosse Examination as to the health of Mr.
| Walkup, and the defense noted an excep.
| ton.
Other witnesses examined up to noon
were Eunice Bartlett, A. G. Laken, Mag
gle j. Evans and Johnnie Samuels, elm.
ployes of Geo. w. Newman & Co.'s dry
goods store, relative to purchases OF goods
| by Mrs. Walkup, and also Mr.. Newman
himself on the same subject
Defense objected to line CT evid-nce al
| immaterial and irrelevant.
| The objection was overruled and ex
| ception noted.
| James Collard, express Sgent at Welfs g
Fargo & Co., testified to box coming from
MIR. Walkup's house; to Mr.. Walkup'l
| opening The box, and finally taking it away
instead of shipping it. The box was di
rected to Mrs. Wallace at New Orleans
Miss Lizzie Walkup, daughter of Mr.
Walkup, was called up at noon, and cour
adjourned for the afternoon session.
EVENING SESSION.
Miss Lizzie Walkup, daughter of ]. r
Walkup, testified to the bad feeling exist
ing between herself and Mrs. Walkup
and several other witnesses were also ex
amined, but nothing of interest was de
veloped until the druggists were put OF
the stand.
DR.. ]. A. Mort testified that about tht
18th Of August he examined two grains o
white bulk powder, said TO have beeI
bought at his store by Mr.. Walkup, which
proved to be quinine.
Frank Mccullough said he was clerl
in Mort's drug store. Early in the month
of August Mrs. Walkup brought whit'
powder to the store to be handed to DR.
Mort for analysis, and returned the follow
ing day to ascertain the result. The pow
der was quinine.
| r. K. Kelly, druggist, testified that h
was acquainted with Mrs. Walkup prior tt
the death of Walkup, About the 18th O
18th OF August Mrs. Walkup handed hin
q small white powder for analysis, sayinj
it had been given her by a lady friend il
New Orleans. He told her the powde
was either quinine, strichnine or NOR
phine, but as the three articles so closel,
resembled each other it was impossible Il
tell without careful test.
\ - II. -, =
acquainted with Mrs. Walkup. She cam
into his store August 14th and asked fo
10 cents worth of strychnine. After b
had started to get the poison she said h.
might put up 10 cents worth. He thel
asked her to sign the poison record. Whel
she handed it back she remarked, "Yol
don't think am going to commit suicide
do you?' When asked what the strych
nine was fer, she said it was an ingredien
to be used in preparation she vas max
ing, but did not like to state for what pur
pose, and he would not sell it to her, AM
she was not given the poison.
Joe Murphy, stationer, was the mex
witness who testified. He saw Mrs. Walku
in Irwin's drug store about the middle @
August, and overheard parts of the con
| versation between the defendant AM
Irwin. He heard Mrs. Waikup tell Irwi
she had purchased strichnine in Cincinna
Il, but had been given quinine by mistake
| Moses II. Bates, druggist, said defend
ant was in his store on the 18th of Augu
to purchase 15 cents worth of strychnine
She did not want to tell what use it wa
| for, except it was tor a private prepars
ton. He showed her the record, whicl
she signed for strychnine, and eight grain
were given her in a small bottle, similar t
that found in the house. She did not Fl
| out the record or purpose for which tn
drug was to be used.
Mary Moss, colored, the servant girl
| was the next witness. Sne had been liz
ing AT Mr.. Walkup's three or four month
before his death. She testified to havin
taken a note down to Mr.. Bates, being in
strucied by Mrs. Walkup to tell any on
who asked her errand that she was goin
after butler. On returning to the hous
she found MIR. and Mrs. Wslkup in tn
sitting-room, and told them she could no
get butter" On dissemination
Mr.. Scott asked witness a numbe
of questions in regard to conversation
she had with a white girl recently
denying her statements before coroner
jury and saying she had been instructe
by Libbie Walkup to say that Mrs. Wall
up had told her to say she was after butte
on Sunday, and if she did not say so pee
pie might think she Mary had poisone
MIR. Wakrp. The witness denied havin
made such d statement to any one.
DIR. l. Jacobs was called and testiie
to Mr.. Walkup's first sickness on Saturda
night, August 18Th. He attended hir
then. lie was suffering from acute ind
gestion symptoms; would answer eithe
for that or mild poisoning with strycf
nine; prescribed morphine solution an
left hun feeling better.
Nothing important beyond what DR.. j
cobs related in his previous testimony +,
garding this first visit. Mr.. Walkup, o
the latter's last illness was elected, an
court adjourned to Wednesday morning
The courtroom was packed all day wit
ladies. The interest is intense, and the OFF
GERS have hard work to maintain quie
ness.
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