The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-08-28
A KANSAS SENSATION.


istered Poison, Which She is Known to
Have Purchased.
EMPoRrA, KAs., August 23.-The sud-
den and strange death OF Hon. j. r.
Walkup is the universal topic of conver-
sation. Stories without number have
been circulated on all sides. Many of
the statements made are mere ru- I
mors and greatly exaggerated, while
other statements concerning the cause
of Mr.. walkup's sad and untimely
taking off bear marks which excite the
gravest suspicious and the most serious
charges. Sunday night Mr.. Walkup was
attacked by a severe cramping, but was
able Monday to attend the Council
meeting. He was taken worse on
Tuesday, and although the physicians
treated him for poison, and did
save him he died yesterday morning at
ten minutes to eleven o'clock. 1t was
rumored on the streets early yesterday
morning that Mr.. Walkup was dying
| from the effects of poison administered
| by his wife. Although Friday night was
| the first time that suspicion of crime on
| the part of Mrs. Walkup had been made
public, vet it had existed with parties In
timately acquainted with Mr.. Walkup
and his physicians. The symptoms
which Mr.. Walkup exhibited on Sunday
night indicated strychnine poison, and
the indications for forty eight hours or
more before hlS death were those of ar
senic poison. .si
On the l4th Mrs. walkup stepped into
/ Irwin's drug store, and approaching VIII
Irwin asked In low tone for dimes
worth of strychnine. Mr.. Irwin was 10
| g dpvnv f,r har xvhan
she remarked in louder tone that he
might give her fifteen cents worth. Mr..
Irwin told her that she would have to
sign the record, as all purchasers of poi
son are required to do. When he asked
her for what purpose she wanted the
s,rychnine, she said that was thing she
could not tell, only that she wanted to
use 1t as an ingredient in a medicine she
was making. She stated that while in Gin.
cinnati last July she called for some
strychnine, but the clerk had made a
mistake and gave her quinine. When
Mr.. Irwin again ASKED her to sign the
record she remarked: "You don't think
/ am going to commit suicide, do you?''
On Thursday, the Goth, Mrs. WalkuI
called at Wheldon's drug store aud asked
for quarters worth of arsenic, saying
that she wanted to use 1t to improve hel
complexion. Mr.. Wheldon finally sold
her four ounces of arsenic and as soon as
he heard that Mr.. Walkup was sick he
went to Dwight Bell ami told him that he
had sold Mrs Walkup some arsenic, ant
from what he had heard since had grave
suspicious that criminal use had beer
, made of the poison. A post-mortem ex
animation was held by Drs. Moore, ia
cobs, Page, Harrison and Foncanuon
, The stomach and intes'ines were fount
in a congested state, with indications o.
corrosive poison. il +"
Shortly after three O'Clock yesterday J
afternoon Coroner DR.. g. w. Frost sum-
! moned Jury and began the holding o1
: an inquest. The first witness examined
was Miss Libbie Walkup, daughter Of
8 the deceased. She testified that Mr.
4 Walkup, her father, married Minnie Wal
lace at Covington, KY, and arrived witt
i, her in Emporia one month ago yester
day; that previous to Saturday he hat
been in good health; that during hit
. illness Mrs. Walkup waited upon hin
until Friday noon, when she (Libbie,
took entire charge. Miss Walkup sale
o she did not know of anv poison being II
: the house during his sickness. She hat
d been at home but few days since he
d fathers marriage, having returned from
! Colorado last Tuesday evening.
M. II. Bates testified that he sold Mrs
n Walkup about eight grains OF strychnin'
# on the 18th of August. She signed al
4 application, but did not write the pur
: pose for which she wanted it, saying
was for private formula. The medicin
Il was put in small strychnine bottle an
labelled poison. 1t was sulphate 9
u strychnine she purchased. She sent
y, | hyo nj,
d for strychnine, saving that she had los
0. the first. Mr.. Bates did not let her have il
% l.. Severy testified that Mrs. Walkui
ID told hin in reference to the strychnin
f. purchased of M. H Bates that she ha
10 bought the strychnine for the purpose {
70 making mixture of strychnine and al
es other article to remove some stains
~ her clothing; that she had never trie
IN the preparation but was told that
would remove the stains. and she bougl
it for thai purpose. She had also pu
chased arsenic to change her complexio
~ but on Mr.. Walkup's coming home b
III fore she had time to use 1t, and n
OF wishing to let him know that she vi
ne about to use it, she hastily threw 1t In
n the slop-bucket.
X After some further unimportant tes
IL mony, the Coroner at $3.50 yesterd
evening adjourned the inquest and
on structed the Sheriff to hold Mrs. Wal
on up in custody until Monday morning
es eight O'Clock, when the jury will me
ro again. She takes the arrest very COO
=, and refuses to talk to reporters
=. all. She is now in charge of Sher
~ White at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. E
ir' cousin, William D. Willis, boy ffte
ls- years old, recently here from New
as leans, at Mrs. Walkup's request "
W lodged in jail about noon yesterday
account OF suspicious circumstances.
ire Mr. Walkup was at the time of
,ld death Deputy Grand Dictator of
ry Knights of Honor, President of
Ter Council and acting Mayor Of this Ct
ms He became acquainted with Miss "
an lace at her residence, No. 222 Ca
M street, New Orleans, while visiting
Exposition, and after short courts
he returned home and then went to G
- ington, KY, where he was met by
~ Wallace, and they were married, return
here July 22d, one month ago. She is
'as third wife, very handsome and {
'n- twenty years of age, while Mr.. Wal
by was forty-nine. He carried life insura
ed. policies as follows: One of $4,000 ID
the 40. wv, and one of the same amour
The the knights of Honor, both in iavo
no Mrs. Hannah Walkup, his deceased "
out and one in the New York Mutual
e2,500 in favor of his daughter, Lib
.,d Dominick McCafrrey In Training.
os-l CINCINNATI, O., August 24.-Domi,