Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-30
MINNIE WALKUP.
Mrs. Wallace Relates at Length the
Story OF Her Daughters COurtship
and Marriage.
The Girl-Widow Placed on the Stand-Both
Husband and Wife Addicted to the
Use of Arsenic.

EMroRn, KAN, oct. 29.-In the
Walkup trial this morning, Mrs. Wallace,
mother of the defendant, was sworn
courtship, that Mr.. Walkup was
very anxious TO marry her daugh-
ter, but the latter at first
laughed at the idea. He conducted him
self like Il gentleman and represented
himself as well off On his second visit,
last April, he brought his daughter and u
Miss Fisher from Topeka. He still per-
sisted in trying to negotiate Il marriage
and offered her Il check for $1,000 if she
would sign written promise that he
should have Minnie. She replied that
flesh and blood were not sold now-a- days;
if he could get Minnie's consent it would
be all right He returned again in
May and obtained Minnie's consent,
with the approval Of the witness, to
marry her III the following October.
At his solicitation they visited himself
and daughter at Emporia while en- route
TO Cincinnati in July. lie then secured
Nlinnie's consent to marry that month,
but she stipulated that it should be at
Cincinnati, Mr.. Walkup Joining them in
that city. The witness left them ut st.
Louis on her return and did not see them
again until after the husbands death
Cross-eXamination failed to break her
testimony. The scene was at times dra-
matte and enlisted the interest
of the audience. The wit.
ness said Mr. Walkup had spoken
munitcently of his resources, and what
he should do for Minnie and the family.
His daughter Libbic also favored the mar
liagc. Minnie had never kept company
with or corrcspondcd with any other gen
tlcmen, and never had any other offer Of
marriage. The marriage took place Mt
Coyington, because both parties being
uon-residcnts, the ceremony could not
| take place in Cincinnati. quite an eX-
citing controversy arose upon the witness
charging that detective in the employ of
the state had been in her house
The defendant, Mrs. Walkup, was
then placed on the stand, and
related rapidly and more freely substau-
! italy what her mother had testified about
the acquaintance, cOurtShip and marriage.
| Everything was happy between herself
and husband. He had used her very
! kindly in every way. Regarding his III
ness, she stated that he came home sick
from Topeka. She did what she could
! FOR him, but he would not let her send
/ lpl u pulHlCldu, InuJ night, however,
She tclephoned for DR.. Jacobs and he
came and prescribed for the patient. The
next day Mrs. Walkup went out to his
farm, At the conclusion OF the witness
story, recess was taken.
Mrs. Walkup continued her testimony
in the afternoon, relating that about the
| 10th of August she purchased strychnine
toremQve stains from dress. She sent
! Mary Moss on Sunday, the 10th, for more
stychninc, giving her note to the
druggist. She did not tell the girl to say
She was going for butter She bought
arsenic twice, once on Sunday, at Kely's
| drug store, to use for her skin in rcmoy-
ing some blotchcs. On Thursday follow
ing Mr. Walkup gave her money TO buy
arsenic as She told him she wanted some
for her complexion, and also for the
purchase of some soda-pop for him. The
| Spilllng of arsenic before mentioned, the
witness said, was purely accidental. Be
| fore the conclusion of the testimony of
the witness court adjourned