St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-21
Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup on Trial for
the Alleged Murder of Her Aged
Husband.
Strong Evidence That the Fair Defendant
at Least Dabbled in Various
Poisons.
4 Brother Avenges the wrongs OF
His Sister in Court With
Revolver.
Two Trains Collide Near Williams
port, Pa, Two Persons
Being Killed.
Mrs. walkup,s Trial Commenced

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looked the same as yesterday, County At
tornev Fegham, on behalf Of the state, eX-
planned to the jury the theory of poisoning
alleged against the defendant. He related
substantially the circumstances of the mar
riage. the sickness of Mr.. Walkup and the
purchase of poison by Mrs. Walkup. He
stated that the state charged that Mrs.
Wakup married her husband with inteutiOn
OF poisoning him so as to secure the Widows
portion of his estate; that she procured
poison in New Orleans and Cincinnati for
that purpose: that she administered the
poison which caused his death and that if
the state proved this theory that it would
expect the jury to lind verdict OF guilty;
if it failed to prove the theory, the jury
would justly acquit the defendant. At the
conclusion of Col. Feigham's address, the
defense moved to dismiss the COM
plant as without adequate founda-
ton, as shown by the information
which had been detailed to the jury. The
motion was overruled. The first witness
was Eben Baldwin of Lawrence. He tes-
titled to an acquaintance with MI Walkup;
that the latter was a large, powerfully built
man, over six feet high, broad Shouldered
and Of cheerful disposition. He and Mr..
Warup went to the New Orleans eXpOsi-
ton last December and lodged at Mrs.
Walkup'S and there became acquainted with
the family,
INCLUDING THE DEFENDANT.
Cross-examned by Mr.. Scott, who asked
him as to the state of health of Mr.. Walkup
at the time of the journey to New Orleans.
The state objected to any cross-e examination
except that which pertaned to the question
he had asked witness. The defense pro-
prosed to show that Mr.. Walkup was at
4bo 4 !, -icit To Now nraanc in, a
bad state of health, and his system putrid
with disease. The court sustained the
objection to the cross-examination as
to the health of Mr.. Walkup. Defense
noted the exception. The other witnesses
examined were: Ennice Bartlett, A. G..
Laken, Maggie J. Evans, John e. SamuelS,
employees of George G. Newman & Co.,
dry goods store, relative to purchases of
goods by Mrs. Walkup and also Mr., New
man himself on the same subject. Defense
objected to line of evidence as immaterial
and irrelevant. Objection Overruled, eX-
ception noted. James COllard express
agent for Wells Fargo & Co., testified to
box coming from Mr. Walkup's house, to
Mr. Walkup opening the box and
finally taking it away instead of
shipping it. The boy was directed to
Mrs. Wallace at New Orleans Miss Lizzie
C. Walkup, daughter of Mr.. Walkup,
was called at noon, and the court adj
journed for the afternoon session. Miss
Lizzie Walkup, daughter of j. r. Walkup,
testified that she went to Colorado five days
after her father returned home with his new
wife; that she returned on the 18th of Au-
gust, and next day
Could NOT FIND HER SISTERS
mantle and her own plush cloak and Jersey
wrap; that she accused Mrs. Walllup of
sending them away in box; Mrs. Walkup
lad the box brought from the express of
flee tC the house and asked Lizzie to see it
opened. Lizzie did not respond at once, and
when she did the box was open and only
sheet and cup and saucer were in it, A few
hours afterwards Mrs Walkup told her
the servant girl, Mary Moss, had found
the wraps in closet. They were then on
her Nizzie's) bed. She accused Mrs.
Walkup of sending her mother silk dress.
Mrs Walkup denied this. Lizzie's sister, Mrs.
Hood, had told her Mrs. Walkup had sent
her wraps away in box, but did not know
who told her about the silk dress; had been
on pleasant terms up to that time with Mrs.
Walkup. We are all interested in the
case. Harry Hood and myself have
employed Mr.. Lambert and Mr.. Story on
the prosecution. l.. NJ. Carter was slightly
acquainted with Mrs. Walkup; had had
conversation with her about a week after
Mr.. Walkups death. Mrs. Walkup told
me she supposed the Walkups to be we'll off
when he died, but since Walkup's
death she had discovered there
was mortgage on everything.
Did not express to him her feelings in re-
gard to Mr.. Walkup. George w. Newman
furnished items aggregating 1920 worth of
goods bought by Mrs Walkup
ON HER HITSRAND'S ACCOUNT
in the latter part of July and the first half
of August. 1t was common thing for
ladies to purchase goods that way, but not
in such large amounts in few weeks time.
H V. Brown, driver of the express
wagon, testified to getting box from Mr..
Walkups house and taking it to the express
Office. Mrs. Walkup told him it was
directed to st. Louis DR.. J. A. Mort tes-
titled that about the 10th of August he ex-
amined two grains
OF WHITE BULK POWDER.
said to have been bought at his store by
Mr.. Walkup, which proved to be Quinine.
T. Mccullough said he was clerk in Morris
drug store early in the month of August.
Mrs. Walkup brought white powder to
the store to be handed to DR.. Mort for an
alysis, and returned the following day to
ascertain the result. The powder was
Quinine. r. K. Kelly, druggist, testi-
fed he was acquainted with Mrs. Walkup
prior to the death of Walkup. About the
18th or 18th of August Mrs. Walkup handed
him small white powder for analysis,
saying it had been given her by lady friend
in New Orleans. He told her the powder
was either quinine, strychnine or morphine,
but as the three articles so closely
resemble each other, it was impossi-
bic to tell without a careful test.
w. r. Irwin, druggist, slightly acquainted
with Mrs Walkup. She came into his store
Aug. II, asked for 10 cents worth of strvch-
nine. After he had started to get the poison
she said he might put up Is cents worth.
He then asked her to sign the poison record:
when she handed it back she remarked,
'You don't think [ am going to commit
suicide, do you?"; when asked what the
strychnine was for. she said it was an in
gredient to be used in a preparation she was
making. but would not like to state for
what purpose. and he would not sell it to
her and she was
NOT GIVEN THE POISON.
Joe Murphy, stationer, was the next wit
ness He testified he saw Mrs. Walkup in
Irwln's drug store about the middle of Au-
gust and overheard part of the cOnversa-
tion between the defendant and Irwin. He
heard Mrs Walkup tell Irwin she had pur-
chased strychnine in Cincinnati. but had
been given Quinine by mistake. Moses
Il. Bates. druggist, said defendant
was in his store the 18th of August to pur-
chase Is cents worth of strychnine. She
did not want to tell what use it was for, ex-
:ept it was for private preparation. He
showed her the record which she signed for
strychnine, and eight grains were given her
in a small bottle similar to that found in the
house. She did not fill out the record or the