The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-09-24
MRS WALKUP.

The following article from the Kansas
City Times in relation TO what We are
assured is a true statement uf the ante
cedents OF this lady, is reprinted at the
request OF the Hon. Vim. Jay. 1t Will
we'll repay perusal:
On account of the many conflicting
anu numerous stories cODcernIng the
birth, pArentage, real name ana snIeceu-
ents OF Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup It
Is believed that special and authentic
information on these points will be of
general interest, and TO solve these ques-
lions, the Times correspondent has made
various researches. 1t has been alledg-
ed that the young woman, now in laIl
on the charge OF having poisoned heR
husband, was about % years OF age, in-
stead OF II, and that her real name had
been Minnie Reynolds, instead of Wal
lace. Through the courtesy of the Hon,
William Jay of this CITY, who has IN
dertaken II act as GU dian Tor Mrs
Weikup, the Times correspondent was
given access to various officiF! papers,
Lett ors and documents just receive I.
The following is a copy OF one of these
certificates, bearing The seal of Christ
church of New Orleans, LIE.
United States of America, state of
L Juisiana, parish of Orleans, city of
New Orleans.-I do hereby certify that
the following is a tue extract taken from
the record OF baptisms of Christ church,
now in my custody as cretsa : of the
Vcstry OF said church in the absence of
the T ctDr from the stat }, tO-wit:
Time of baptism-Jr luary IA, 1882.
Time of b'-'I-JanuarV IA, 1869.
Baptismal name Minnie Mable
Houston.
Parents nsmes-J Z I'D Elizat eth
VIZ lace.
Spousors-W f. Houston, Kate Bur
ker.
In faith whereof hereunto affix my
SIG nature and the seal OF said Christ
| chu Oh at the city of New Orleans this
| 18th day of September, A. d. 1885.
SAMUEL FLOWER, Secretsl J.
THE DIVORCE OF HER PARENT5
Concerning the divorce OF Mr. aud
anu Mrs. j. K. Wallace Charles Parent,
| deputy clerk of the civil district court
/ for the parish of Orleans, certifi6l that
on Msrch 80, 1880, judgment was rem
der in the suit of Mrs. Elizst 9TH Wal
lace vs.. James L. Wallace, as follows:
1t is ordered, adjudgd and dec.ecd
that the default herein entered against
defendant, be now confirmed and made
final, and accordingly that there be judg-
ment in fsvor of pla,ntIti, Mrs. EIiZabeIn
| Wellace aud against defendant, James
e Wall; &c, her husband, decrceiug q
| divorce vIneuto matrimoni, dissulving
forever the bonds of mat-imony hereto
| fore existing tween said plaintiff, MIA
Elizabeth Wallace and her husband,
James E. Wallace, with costs,
| w. L. Houston. j Judge.
A DEFENSE OF THE FAMILY.
The following letter. dated New Or
leans, September 3, 1885, and addressed
L Al r law a f.4sy g
that city, explains Itself:
l have volunteered TO write you the
following letI ;r, knowing the facts TO be
truthful and an act of Justice only TO an
unfortunate, but. in my opinion, n per-
feCtlY innocent lady. l have personal =
by known Mrs. Walkup, formerly Miss
Minnie Wallace, since October, 1875,
and have, with my family, lived Ir the
same ueighb oFhU ri nearly All that time
She was, when first known to M, not
quite 2 years old. Saw her at frequent
intervals aud particularly since she be-
came young lady or during the past
three or iour ears, and have no Hesitation
IN saying and affirming, II need he, that
she WAS n virtuous and well behaved and
most exemplary person. and always con-
Quoted herself in a most ladylike and
digRIfied manner. In my business ca.
pacity it became my duty each year to
report as to the character of houses ETC.,
and know her mother, Mrs Elizabeth
Wallace kept perfectly respectable
house, but being of limited means
Caused principally by, as l am reliably
Informed, having an habIIuaI drunkard
IN husband named j +. Wallace. 8
man that l personally know 10y sight
and Tor ten years TO my knowledge have
meyer seen him sobeT), she, therefore
rented rooms to gentlemen as an aid to
make an independent living tor herself
and children. Many respectable ladies
here 90 the same as q means at living
l also know the statements published in
a weekly sensational here, concerning
Minnie and the family of August 30, to
be false and that this paper has little OF no
| weight IN such matters with respectable
people here for truthfulnsss. etc.
LETTERS To THE YOUNG GIRL.
letter 20 Mrs. Wallace from her at
t0rneys, BrangtoD, Buck & DrinkenspIeI
OF New Orleans, in regard To the divorce
and dated April 10, 1880. and tuchIne
upon the costody Of the daughter, Min
ME, says:
In the first judgment you obtained the
formal custody of your child. The sec
ond judgment Is confirmatoTy of the first
and nothing legally can deprive You of
MInnie's custody.
Amoung the letters are three dated re-
spectively July 16. 1876, September 16.
1873, and April Is, 1879, eech signed.
Your aftectioDate father, J E. Wal.
lace" written To Minnie and beginning
with . Ny dear, dear child" or any
DER child" The letters contain the
most endearing expressions of paternsl
soiicitude for the appearing, education
and welfare of his child. One of them
closes with the injunction: You must
love your ma, my sweet child. Be
good aud truthful aud heaven viii bless
you.
Mrs. Wsikup's trial viii take piece
here about October 10 OF 10 a. he ensu-
ing term Of the district court.
mrs. Walkup vas seen in her cell yes.
terday morning and was found in fhe
usual afabIe mood fscribed tn her.
She remsrked that il was just four weeks
ago since she had been ince -cerated.
Upon being asked IL it did not seem a
long while. she said "no." and that bar
ring the tediousness of he confinement
the days had peeEsd quite rapidly. She
stated that her friends had been att n
tive and that callers came often. She
evidently enjoys the reception OF visitors
and delights in exhibiting that gree
and faciiIty of entertainment of which
the papers have given 60 many instances.
She apologeticaily remarked to dapaF.
log Nfsitors yesterday morning, as she
glanced ct the bare floor and the mea6ar
furniture, that she was very sorry she
could not entertain her friends in q par
Tor
c. W. Page. Deceive from Springfield
lIinois, arrived here to day and is in