The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
WALKUP-KETCHAM CASE
CORONER'S INVESTIGATION POST
PONED UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY.
Police Now Trying to Find Whether
Medicine Given the Dead Club Man.

CHICAGO, Nov 19-When the inquest on
the body of John B. Ketcham was resumed
to-day another continuance was taken until
next Tuesday. This was done in order to
allow the coroner and the police time to go
to each of the drug stores at which medicine
was procured for Ketcham when he was i'll
to compare the prescriptions on file with
those now in possession of the physician
who issued them This is to determine if
the prescriptions were in any way changed
after they left the hands of DIR. Deveny.
Dr. Noel, the coroner's physician, has, as
yet, made no report, either verbal or writ
ten on the Ketcham case. After making a
superficial examination on the day of the
post mortem operation on the stomach DIR.
Noel remarked that there was a Slight trace
of akaloid. He said it was probably due to.
the medicine Ketcham had taken 1t is to
settle this point that the examination of the
prescriptions in the different drug stores is
to be made.
Stopping at a South Side hosiery, says
the EVENING News. are a gentleman and
his wife who are old residents of New Or
leans. AS such they were familiar with
some of the early history of Mrs. Minnie
Wallace-Walkup-K etcham, who was at one
time known to, if not acquainted with, most
of the members of the exclusive circles of
the Southern city's society. I'VE all knew
her, said the judge-his title acquired by
compliment-"and every one in our town
was OF the same opinion regarding her
when, in her younger days, she and one of
the United States senators, William Pitt
Kellogg, were intimate friends. All this
news which 1 see in your papers will be
interesting reading to New Orleans people
Pve'sent some of the papers home.
I'm the first place, Minnie Wallace Is not
a creole, as 1 have seen it stated Northern
ers haven't a clear understanding of the
meaning of that word. No person with
negro blood in their veins is a creole. The
word means of the country and it is most
generally applied to the descendants of the
original Spanish and French colonists, who,
by the way compose the most exclusive
set of New Orleans society.
''Well, to tell about Minnie Wallace She,
came to New Orleans in the early sos with
her mother. They came from some place
in ST. Charles parish and Mrs. Wallace
opened boarding house, or, let me see,
guess she only rented furnished apartments,
on Canal street. The house was a big white
building and was located between Basin
and Franklin streets. The daughter was
pretty girl, with charms of manner and APP
pearance which soon made her well known.
her, he went to board at the mothers house,
but he did not stay long, as he had to go
to Washington.
''While he was away a young fellow from
one Of the oldest families in Natchitoches
fell in love with Miss Wallace and was very
devoted to her. During the winter, season,
while the carnival was on and when the
senator had to be at the capital, the boy
was very attentive. He used to be seen
with her at the theater and in public places
often. 1t was too bad that he lost his heart
and head together, for he was free with his
money, and the fact soon became known
that some estates belonging to his mother
and sisters were all lost. But Minnie daz-
zled the town by the splendor of her APP
parel and her jewels. She was soon known
to every one in the city and during the win
ter season she was very active in having all
the fun there was to be had In the sum
mer the young man went North to the re-
sorts. During this part of the year the SEN
ator was home but little, so that he and
Minnie had to forego the summer pleasures
of New Orleans.
"Our exposition was in 1885, think At
any rate Mrs Wallace did a good business
during that season, and among her guests
fell in love with her beautiful daughter, the
Natchitocbes youth having been relegated
to the background after his money was
gone, and married her and took his wife to
his home. OF course we all read with much
interest the accounts of her trial six months
husband, and when. after acquittal the
young woman herself, more fashionable and
daShing than ever, came back to New Or
leans every one in town talked of the SenSa-
tional ending of her first husbands career.
After awhile she seemed to drop out of sight
month ago, when we met on the street In
Chica CO.