The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-10-29


and Walkup believed he was going 70
'pull through" and get we'll; did not
know whether Walkup took powders
prescribed, regularly, or not, but pre-
sumed they were not; the powders were
discontinued Friday morning and
brandy and milk was administered by
injection ;:mustard draughts.. were also
applied; the instructions as to how
10 administer these were given
10 Mr.. Ireland; I came to the con-
clusion that Walkup was suffering from
arsenical poisoning FRIDAY morning.
TINS conclusion was arrived at before /
going 70 Walkup's house by reason of q
communication he had received from
Mr.. Bill; up to that time had given
Walkup no medicine or antidote for /
poison. Mr.. Bill Is not q physician.
Before the conclusion of DR.. jacobs /
cross-exanination court adjourned un-
til 1880.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
DR.. Jacobs cross-examination contin-
ued-In explanation OF his reason for
thinking MIR. Walkup was poisoned
after Mr.. Bill hao spoken to him. the
Doctor said: at may not be possible for
physician 70 disguosticate the con-
dition Of q patient by the symptoms of
the patient ct any one time, but by the
development of these symptoms and the
circumstances under which they exist"
Tho nnNfnR ~ srsx
illustration by relating several
cases to substsntiste this statement
No Development of symptoms in Walk
ups case indicated poison until Friday.
The previous life and disease OF q per
son would be material to the physician
TO enable him to make q positive dag
nosis of any sickness; 1t is possible
that arsenic may lay dormant In the
stomach and not act until something to
render it soluble had been taken into
the stOmach. The elimination of arsenic
from the system is very rapid,
both by vomiting and purgiDg. If
the organs of elimination were
diseased the elimination of arse
mic would be retarded. The reason
Dr.. Jacobs did not apply an antidote to
Walkup was that he was not certain
that WaIkup had taken arsenic, but only
presumed so from having heard that
arsenic had been taken to the house by
Mrs. Walkup; took some of the matter
elected from Wslkup's stomach to a
chemist TO be analysed; the result of
this analysis showed no poison. 1t was
then in the doctors estimation too late
to give an antidote, and so
he kept up the brandy aud
milk injections. The hYDodermical in
jectlons Of morphine gwen Walkup
would retsrd elimination of arsenic and
lessen the chances of his recovery If he
had any arsenic in his stomach. If
had had reason to believe Walkup had
taken q dose of arsenic, 1 would have
given HIM an antidote; however, if l
thought that the poison had become
difused through the system by the
taking Of several doses, would
not give an antidofe
if Wslkup had the syphilis; had been
drinking whisky and was debaucbed
sexually and had been taking arsenic
both IN solution and pill form for years
his system would not eliminate whateY.
er arsenic he may have had in his stom
ach would not be surprised to learn that
. man in that condition had retained ar.
senic In his system for forty-f1ve days: q
| man in that nopdrfjnn vvOuId he much
more likely to retain arsenic than q man
IN q normal condition. Morphine would
serve 70 dissolve or set In motion any
arsenic Walkup might have had in his
stomach. Redirect. Nothing in Walk.
ups condition lacking to confirm the
theory of arsenical poison; absolutely
impossible for any physician I'M
der the circumstances to make
a diagnoses of the case.
The pop, oysters and vinegar eaten BY
Mr.. Walkup would have no effect to
render the arsenic more soluble. Arsen
Ic must be absolutely dry or covered il
order 70 not act locally. Found no cyl
denee of chrome irritation in the stom.
ach at the post mortem examination
It would be possible tor -four
grsins of arsenic 10 remain IL
the mucous of the stomach
for four days without acting upon the
coating of the stomach. In the post
mortem I discovered nothing which
would indicate any disease tina
would retard elimination of arsenic
found no indications of a syphillitic
character In Walkup's remains; would
expect a Uan in the secondary condition
of Syphilis TO be in generally impaired
health and the general nutrition to b
below normal; found Walkup in I
well nourished condition; from tn,
fatty appearance of the liver, would say
the arsenic found In Walkup's system
was recently taken, rather than from tn,
habItuaf use of the drug. Bismuth ant
arsenic resemble each other very closely
both as to sight and taste. Cross examl
nation. A good many other substance
than arsenic or the continued use o
that drug would produce fatty degener
alton of the liver. DIR. Jacobs durinI
his examination was asked and answer
ed very volumniously large number o
questions which had more or less bear
ing upon the case under consideration
and repeated his testimony several time
IN answer to questions by the differen
counsel
ct the conclusion of DR.. Jacobs testi
monV, which occupied until p. m,
recess was taken for five minutes TO lie
several of the jury withdraw.
On resuminG operations DR.. Charlie
Gardner took the witness stand. DlreC
examination Chemist and participate
IN the post mOrtem examination; wa
to have charge OF the Wis
cera OF j. R. Walkup an,
made thorough examination of the il
tsrnsl organs; tried to put the content
of the stomach into bottle. but spllleC
, about half of It. The mucous membran
, Of the stomach had severs
red patches and some darker colore
spots. These spots faded out gTsduall
from the center. Most of thes
spots we're in the lower portion
of the stomach, the firs
coating was removed In some of thes
spots. These were number of IBf1ame
patches In the lntestines. There was
little projection in the transverse colo
on the anterior surface. This gut wa
turned inside out and all the costin
was founa to be eroded. The liver We
/ vallo- an1 tho margins were mt a
sharp As in healthy liver; Tia
liver also looked fatty. Tn
!. kidney was little sWol
len; there wac no chronic milan
nation in the kidney; the portal veil
was not diseased; from the appearance