The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-29

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other statements concerning thu cause
" Mf Wilknns sid sud nntlmelV
taking Uh bear maths which excite tho
gfaycsi suspicious and the most serious
charges SUNDAY nlrht Mr Walkup waa
attar el by severe ctimplnH, hut was
allie Monday 10 alirnd tho Council
meeting Ne WIS taken wofsn on
Tuesday, and although the physicians
treated him Tor poison, and did
everything possible In their power 20
save him he died yesterday morning NJ
ten minutes 10 eleven O'Clock II was
lnmored on lhc sfrrts early Yesterday
morning that Mr. Walkup was dying
from the Effects Of poison administered
hy his wife, Although fildl} nllh, was
the 1rs time that suspici ~ ni crime on
The Part oi Mrs Wnlkup had been made
public, yot II had existed Win parties IN.
ilmately acquainted with Mr., Walkup
aud his physicians The symptoms
which Mr. Walkup exhibited on SUNDAY
night indicated strychnlnc poison, and
the Indications for forty eight hours or
more before hl5 death were those Of ar.
scnlc poison
On the lith Mrs Walknp stepped into
Irwin's drug store, AMI approaching VIII
Irwin asked Ia a low tone Tor dimes
worth oi slrychninc, Mr.. Irwin was In
the act of getting the drug for her whom
she remarked Ina louder tone that he
might give her 4 teen cents worth MIR
Irwin told her that she would have TO
sign the record, as all purchasers Of poi.
son are required 10 do When he asked
hcr for what purpose she wanted the
srychnInc, she said that was thing she
could not tell. only that she wanted to
us II as an ingredient In medicine she
was making, She stated that while In Gin.
clnnat last July she cillci for some
strychnine, but the clerk lad made
mistake aud gave her qulnlne. When
Mr. Irwin again asGcd her 10 Sign the
record she rcma ked. "Yon don't think
] am roing to commit suicide, do your
On Thursday, the 20ih, Mrs Walkup
called nj WhcldOn's drug store and asked
for n quarters worth of arsenic, siylng
that she wanted tp use II 10 Improve her
complexion. Mr.. Whcl,lon finally sold
her four ounces OF arsenic and as soon ~
he heard that Mr.. Walkup was SEX he
went To Dwight Bell an tod him that hc
had sold Mrs Wnkup some arsenic, nnd
from wnal he had he ,rd since had grave
suspicious That or muhl us' hal been
made Of the poison A piStmorlcm cx.
animation was held by Drs Moore, IN.
cobs, PAGE, Harrison and fnncannon.
The stomach and lntcs mes were found
In u congcscd STATE, with indications Of
corrosive poison.
Shortly after three O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Coroner Dr. q. W. Frost su n.
moned a Jury ani began the holding Of
au Inquest The first witness examined
was Miss Llbblc walknp, daughter Of
tue deceased. She testified that Mr..
wnlkup, her father, married Minnie Wal
lace at Coyington. Ky, aud arrived with
her In Emporia one month aao ycster.
day; that previous 10 Saturday he had
been In good helllh that during his
illness Mrs. Walkup waited upon him
until Friday noon, when she O.ihbIe)
took entire CHARGE Miss Wa kup said
she did not know OF nnv poison being In
the house during his sickness. She had
been At home but few days since her
fathers marriage, having returned from
Co'orado last Tuesday evening
VI. II. Bates testified that he sold Mrs.
walkup about eight grains Of sirychnlne
on the 18th Of August. She signed an
application. but did not write the pur-
pose for which she wanted II, saying II
was for private formula. The medicine
was put In a small strychninG bottle and
labelled poison. II was sulphsie Of
strychnine she purchased She sent
written order Sunday by n colorcd 1irl
for sirychnlne, saying that she bad lost
the FIRST. Mr. Rat \ did not let her have H.
l.. sevcry testified that Mrs. walknp
told him IN reference TO the stiychnlue
purchased OF VI. u bates that she had
bought the st. yth1lnc for the purpOs Of
making a mixture Of strychnlDc AMI an.
other article 10 remove some stains In
her clothing; that she had never tried
the preparation but was told that II
would remove The stains. AID sic bought
II for thai purpose. She had also par.
chased arsenic 10 change her complexion
but on Mr.. Walkup's coming home be.
fore she had time 10 use II, and not
wis silng TO let him know that she was
about TO use II, she hastily threw II Into
the slop.bucket
After some further unlmportant tesii.
mony, the Coroner at $3.50 yesterday
evening adjourned the Inquest and In.
slructed the Sheriff 10 hold Mr'. Walk.
up In custody until Monday morning at
eight O'Clock, when the jury will meet
again She takes the arrest very coolly
aud refuses TO talk TO reporters Of
all. shs Is now In charge Of Sheriff
white al III Fifth Avenue Hotel. Her
cousin, william ID Ills, q boy nftcn
years old, recently here from New Or.
leans, at Mrs. walkup's request was
lodged 10 Jail abou. noon yesterday on
account OF suspicious circumstances
Mr. walklp was at the tlms OF his
deilh Deputy Grand Dictator OF the
Knights OF Honor, President Of the
Council and acting Mayor Of this city.
lie became acquainted with Miss Wal
lace al her residence, No. 222 Cana
street, New Orleans, while visiting the
Exposition, aud after q short eourtship
be returned home aud then went to Gov.
ingioD, Ky, where he was met by Miss
Wallace, and they were married, returning
here July ed, one month ago. She IL hi-
third wife, very handsome aud only
twenty years OF age, while Mr. wakup
was iorty.nInc. lie carried life insurance
policies ~ follows Oue OF 5000 IN the
40. wv, and one Of the sime amount In
the Knights Of Honor, both 10 favor Of
Mrs. Hannah walknp, his deceased wife,
aud one IN the New York Mutual ioi