The record-union., 1893-06-23
JEWELL FLINH'S VICTIM.
Eta Walker, the Wounded Girl, Is
Still Alive.
Her Ante-Mortem Statement Flint
Says He Cannot Remember
What Occurred.

Jewell Flint, who shot Eta Walker at
late hour on Wednesday night. and
then shot and wounded himself in the
head, as was related in yesterdays
RECRD- UNION, was arrested about 3
o'clock yesterday morning by Captain
Simmons. The young man was found at
his fathers residence. near Sutterville,
whittier he went Immediately after COM
mitting the desperate deed.
He was found not to have injured HIM
self severely, as the shot he fired at his
own head merely grazed it. causing
slight scalp wound.
After being taken to the City Jail he
was permitted to rest in the Receiving
Hospital awhile, where he smoked cigar
cites and acted as if sober and in his right
senses. Later he was locked up in cell,
and when questioned refused to talk
about the desperate deed he had COM
mitted
He is now known to have been carous-
ing heavily previous to the shooting of
Eta Walker, and is said to have been
greatly under the influence of liquor.
MRS. FLINT's STATEMENT.
F'lints family are all terribly distressed
over the affair. His mother stated yester-
day that her son came home early on
Wednesday evening and was drunken
than she had ever before seen him. She
told him to go to bed. He started up
stairs, and as she followed him she saw
him take revolver from under pillow
in his fathers bed. She told him to put
the weapon back, but he only laughed
and said that he did not intend to harm
anyone. Fearing that he would attempt
to shoot some one, she told Spanish boy
named Joe Scott, who is in her husbands
employ, to follow him to the city and en-
deavor to get possession of the weapon.
The lad hitched up a team and subse-
quently overlook Jewell as he was COM
ing to this city. He induced him to enter
the buggy and they drove to town to-
gether. After visiting a mum ber of saloons
Jewell, who was very drunk, had the
Spanish boy drive him to Ninth and q
streets, saying he was going to call on
friend.
THE FAITHFUL BOY.
The Spanish boy then went short dis
tance away and waited for Flint on q
street. Flint seated himself on the stump
of a tree near the Walker house, where a
young man named Daniel Lynch soon
afterward found him and asked what he
was doing there. Flint carelessly replied
that he was taking it easy" and waiting
to do" somebody. Lynch, realizing
that he was drunk, passed on. He had
scarcely gone IA few yards when he saw
Eta Walker walking along Eighth street.
He watched her until she reached the
gate in front of the house, and second
or two later he heard a pistol shot. Turn
ing around he noticed the unfortunate
girl fall on the steps leading to her home,
and almost Immediately after another
shot rang out. Lynch then rushed to the
house, and when within few feet of the
gate saw Flint place the revolver to his
head and fire.
JOE SCOTT SAVES HIS LIFE.
1t seems that the girls father, Andrew
Walker, ran from the house and SelZing
pitchtork was about to pounce upon
Flint, when Scott, the Spanish boy, de-
Tended the latter and helped him away to
where the buggy stood and drove quickly
from the scene.
WHAT MRS. WALKER SAYS.
Mrs. Walker, the mother of the
wounded girl, said yesterday that Flint's
only reason for shooting her daughter
was because she would not marry him.
''He seemed enamored of my poor girl"
remarked Mrs. Walker, but Eta did
not care for him and frequently told him
so. During the past three months he has
written her number of endearing letters,
asking her to marry him.
''She did not answer his letters and as
he became so persistent in his attentions,
she wrote him letter requesting him not
to again write to her. This was about a
month ago and l thought ne had forgot
ten her.
My daughter attended the Caledonian
picnic about a month ago and there met
Flint. He was very drunk, and again
asked poor Eta if she would marry him.
She politely, but firmly, refused 10
answer him, whereupen he caught her
by the throat and threatened to kill her.
Her screams attracted the attention of
several men, who promptly elected Flint
from the grounds.''
FLINT's PISTOL.
The weapon used by Flint was a s.
caliber pistol of cheap construction,
which, together with the fact that the bull
let struck one of the steel stays of the
young woman's corset, accounts for the
shot not proving instantly fatal.
Flint had been on a spree for several
days, and was evidently halt-crazed from
the effects of drink. 1t is said that he
made several attempts to borrow money
on his pistol on Wednesday evening, and
finally LETT it with Max Hornlein at the
Central House, calling for it a couple of
hours later.
FLINPS DEFENSE.
The prisoner declared yesterday that
he had no recollection of the tragic event
on the preceding night and this probably
will be the line of his defense in court,
He has retained Hiram w. Johnson to
defend him.