The record-union., 1893-07-11
With MURDEROUS INTENT"
How Young Jewell Flint Shot Miss
Eta Walker.
So Say the Coroner's Jury-Joe Scott
Relates What Occurred on the
Night of the Tragedy.

Coroner George II. Clark's inquiry into
the circumstances OF the death OF Eta
Walker was resumed last evening. AS
sistant District Attorney Jones and City
Attorney Post were present to represent
the people, while Hiram W. Johnson,
counsel for Jewell Flint, represented the
latter.
The first witness called was Joseph i.
Scott, an employee of 7. 3. Flint, father
OF the young man who shot Miss Walker.
He said that Jewell Flint came to his
parents house on the evening of the
tragedy, and his mother tried to get his
pistol away from him, but he refused to
give it up, and started away. Mrs. Flint
told witness to follow her son. He did
so, and they came to the city. That was
about o'clock. They went to the Cen
trail House, where Flint tried to borrow
s. 30 on his pistol. The proprietor would
not give him the money, and he went to
STEMS variety store, where he tried to
pawn II, bur could not. He also tried to
play on a banjo and other instruments,
but was too drunk.
After that witness went with him to
the concert at the Plaza. After staying
there while witness tried to get him to
90 home. They got as far as NJ street.
when Flint stopped and drank from a
bottle of whisky. He was then very
drunk.
Witness finally got him as far as Eighth
and Z streets, where Flint stopped near
the Walker house, and witness went on
toward e street. Shortly afterward he
heard couple of pistol shots and ran
back to the Walker house, where he
found Flint just placing the pistol TO his
head. Witness grabbed his arm Just as
IL "a hn
bullet Went wide Of the mark. Witness
walked off some distance with him, and
Flint went home, where he was afterward
arrested.
Witness said, in reply to questions by
Coroner Clark, that Flint told him he
carried the pistol TO defend himself
against footYads, saying that he was once
stood up and didn't propose to be robbed
again.
Flint, witness said, had the bottle of
whisky with him when he went home
early in the evening and took frequent
drinks from it. lie also drank at the
Central House. WI hen witness left Flint
III the vicinity Of the Walker residence he
went away a hal1-block, thinking that
Flint would follow him. The latter did
not, and Scott said he went back two or
three times and tried to get MIN to go
home, but could not prevail on him 10
move away from the vicinity of the
Walker residence.
just before the shooting witness saw a
lady and gentleman talking on the side
walk between = street and the Walker
residence, After the shooting witness
took Flints pistol from him. The young
man got away from him and was at
home lying on a lounge when witness
reached there. The pistol was given to
young Ehnts brother, and witness knew
nothing about its condition as to how
many cartridges 1t contained; he did not
examine the weapon.
Witness said that Flint said nothing to
him about Miss Walker, and did not
make any threats against her. While
they We're coming to the city early in the
evening Flint discharged the pistol on
The road, firing nve shots, but witness
did not see him reload the pistol.
Witness said that all the evening young
Flint talked incoherently. He was 50
drunk that witness had to hold him to
Keep him on his feet much OF the time.
Witness said that number Of persons
gathered Immediately alter the shooting
but witness talked with no one. After
ELnt ran away witness went into the
house and inquired about the girl lie
then FASTENED back to the Flint ranch to
inform Mrs. Flint Of what had occurred.
would MAKE A RECORD"
A young man named Edward J. Went
worth was the next witness. He knew
ternoou of the day of the shooting wit
ness saw Flint at the City Cemetery.
They cOnverSed for about three-quarters
OF an hour, but nothing was said about
Miss Walker.
Flint said he was going home to get a
gun, and was going to make a record for
himself after the concert
Witness said the remark seemed
strange to him, but he did not ask Flint
10 explain, and the latter volunteered no
explanation. Flint was then slightly I'M
der the influence Of liquor
From there witness and Flint went
about until & o'clock in the evening.
Flint was cross and cranky, and at one
place they visited he found fault with
witness and they had some words Flint
was pretty well under the influence of
liquor when they separated at & O'clock.
A MUTUAL FRIEND.
John Crowell, another young man, who
lives on the Riverside road, knew both
fhnt and Miss Walker, and had been
with both, but not at the same time.
Flint and himself had spoken of Miss
Walker and the former had expressed
his displeasure at Miss Walker poinp
with certain young men.
Witness had never heard Flint threaten
anyone's life. lie was with him one
evening When he had pistol with him;
1t was when they went to Calf. several
months ago. Witness then took the
weapon from Flint. He did not see
Flint on the day Of the shooting.
THE VERDICT.
This concluded the testimony. and after
celebrating nearly an hour, the Jury re-
turned the following verdict:
I'VE, the jurors summoned to appear
before the Coroner ofSacramento County.
on the Sth and 10th days of July, 1893. 10
inquire into the cause of the death of
Eta Walker, having been duly sworn.
according to law, and having made such
lnQuisition, after inspecting the BODY
and hearing the evidence adluced. upon
our oaths, each and all do say that we
md the deceased was named Eta
Walker, 10 years of age, and a native of
Omaha, Neb., and that she came to her
death on the 9th day OF July. 1893, by a
gunshot wound inflicted by Jewell Flint
in the city Of Sacramento. on the Dist dav
OF June, 1888; and we believe from the
evidence adduced before US that said
guushot wound was inflicted by said
Jewell Flint with murderous intent.
Signed: W. W. Coons, Joseph Bendix,
J. y. Morten, James Stewart, c. Z. Alex
ander, j. \. Campbell. W. II. Rhodes,
John Higgins, J. II. Gilbert, w L. Fault,
J. \. Payne. Peter Newman
DISLODGED A TOOTH.