Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-21
SHAMELESS SCHEMERS.
Two Kansas Boys Tradnce Mrs. Walk
up Telling Impossible Stories
About Her.
Brave Little Minnie Scatters Her Enemies
at the First Fire of Truthful
Words.

ENIPoRu, KAs., Dec. 20.-The facts
surrounding the death of j. II. Walkup of
this city and the subsequent trial of his
young widow on the charge of poisoning
him are still fresh in the minds of the
public. Immediately after the trial Mrs.
Walkup went to New Orleans, where she
has resided ever since. At the time Mr..
Walkup died he was a member of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, and as
such held a beneficiary certificate. Il. A
Ward, secretary of the lodge of the
Kansas Ancient Order of United Work
men, instituted suit in the district
court of this county against the widow
and three children of Mr.. Walkup to de-
termine their respective interests. The
amount involved, $4,000, was paid into
court to abide the result of the action.
1t appears that the widow claims to be
enCicnte with the posthumous child
of Mr.. Walkup, and this would be pos
sibility, and will cause additional division
on account Of the production of another
heir. The ianitor of the jail, Edward
Gulekunst, young man of about
eighteen, wrote to Mrs. Walkup in New
of money. This letter she sent to
MI Nll' bdgJ blIllhlil5 ~
was an attempt at blackmail, called
on the sheriff and requested an eXplana-
ton. Young Gulekunst was called up,
an intimacy had existed between Mrs.
Walkup and himself, and that Oscar Will
hite, the sheriff's son, was
also implicated. The attorneys for the
Ancient Order of United Workmen
a. tuf thaSa facts fpnIy ba
tons of Gulekunst and young White
before the clerk of the district corrt.
Gulekunst testified he had frequently
been in Mrs. Walkup's room while she
was in Jail, and upon two occasions had
ton Of White aud by invitation. Oscar
White testified he had also been init
mate with her on two occasions, the first
being on Saturday, October 8, and the sec.
ond on Sunday, October 4, and that
she had used improper language and eX-
posed her person to him before he made
the attempt The boys slept in the jury
room in the courthouse. The room was
across the hall from that occupied by
Mrs. Walkup, which made access to her
an easy matter. Young Gulekunst claims
that the money he requested her to send
iA'AA 's'' 'NA hAOhNI1 tllN DbNs lleAl lNl lAIA
have during the time she was in Jail.
MINNIE TELLS A STRAIGHT STORY.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-The state
ment from Emporia, Kan, to the effect
that two boys had been intimate with Mrs.
Minnie Walkup while she was in prison,
is Indignantly denied by Mrs. Walkup.
She says the report was the outgrowth OF
one of the many blackmailing schemes
tbnt had hpqn TnGnptal 70 OF 1nr ~.
quittal to cXtort money from her. She
said she had received no letter at any
time from Gulekunst and had not
forwarded any to Mr.. Jay. She said
when leaving the court room with MISS
Jay, note was handed her by prisoner,
signed "E. c., The Fool.n His letter
was to the following effect: "If you
want your secret kept, send me $3.50 be.
fore you leave Emporia. Do not dare to
go away without doing sou Mrs
Walkup was astoniShcd, and. handing the
note to Miss Jay, asked her what it meant
The latter read it and asked IL it could
have been written by Edward Gulekunst
the janitor Mrs. Walkup thought not
but Miss Jay handed the note TO hel
father who saw the TAILOR and threatened
/ TO prosecute him if he was the author
Mrs. Walkup said Gulekunst's reputation
is very bad, he being regarded as one OF
the worst hoodlums in town She treated
MIN kindly but not genially. She did moi
think he could be eighteen years old
Mrs. Walkup expressed great
sorrow that young white should
have Joined the jauitor in his deiama
ton OF her. During her incarceration
she had frequently met the sheriff's sol
at his fathers table, and her relations
WIN MIN were friendly. He was mere
boy, and his conduct toward her had al
ways been pleasant and his present nc,
ton caused her graat surprise and sor.
row Regarding the story that the boys
had advanced her money while in prison,
Mrs. Walkup said neither possessed any
so FAR as she knew. She had al
tunes given Gulekunst quarters
and half dollars for doing GRAND:
Tor her All the money she