The record-union., 1893-07-26
Afternoon Session,

first witness called to the stand when
court re-convened in the afternoon. The
doctor testified that he knew Eta Walker.
on the evening of the shooting he was
called to Miss Walkers home to attend
her. She was lying on lounge suffer-
ing from gunshot wound in the head and
also one in the back.
The witness attended the wounded 9 irl
until she died. DR.. Il. w. Huntington
assisted him at times.
Now, from your observation of the
case and your medical knowledge can you
state what caused Eta Walkers death?''
asked City Attorney Post.
~ es, SIR" replied the doctor.
"What was it?''
The wound in the back" The doctor
then went on and described in technical
way how the fatal bullet plowed it's way
between the tenth and eleventh ribs and
severed the spinal cord. He considered
that the wound in the back was u necessarily
fatal He did not think it possible for a
person to recover from such a wound.
Being cross-eXamined, DR.. Nichols said
the wound in the head was trifing and
had healed before she died. When he
first saw Miss Walker after the shooting
she was in a state of complete collapse.
In making the post-mortem examination
the witness did not examine as to the
condition OF the deceased's general health.
LYNCH AGAIN.
The doctor was then excused and the
witness Lynch recalled for further cross
examination by Attorney Johnson.
He said he passed a couple at the corner
of Eighth and p just before the shooting
He was positive that the man was not
Mr.. Hardie and he was sure the lady was
not Miss Walker. When the witness
said good night to Flint, the latter
went up to Miss Walker to speak to her.
The witness then started off for home and
did not hear what they said. The witness
thought he only walked few feet when
the shooting took place.
The witness denied positively that it
was he who called Miss Walker instead
of Flint. The latter's words were "wait
minute, Eta, want to speak to you"
As soon as he heard shot, the witness
turned around and saw Miss Walker
falling to her knees. Flint then fired
again and Miss Walker fell into the arms
of her mother, the latter having lust
emerged from the house Eta Walkers
little sister came out of the house ahead
OF her mother.
At this juncture Mr.. johnson asked
that the witnesses in the case, with the
exception of the one on the stand, be ex-
cluded from the courtroom.
The witness reiterated that the only
persons near the shooting, except him
self and the principal, were Mrs. Walker
and her youngest daughter. Flint put
tue pistol 10 MS own Ieau after shooting
the girl and tired, falling to the ground
The witness ran up to Flint and raised
him up. Flint was bleeding from the
head, but said nothing to the witness.
Attorney johnson wanted the witness
30 lie sure about his statement that no.
body else was near the shooting other
than Mrs. Walker and her daughter.
Lynch reiterated his former statement.
lie said, however, that Mr.. Hardie came
UP very soon after.
Lynch did not think his evidence
given at the inquest To the effect that he
tried to grab Flint was correct. Upon
reelection he remembered that he did not
60 up TO Flint until after the latter had
shot himself. The bullet whizzed by the
witness head.
ETTA's SISTER.
Hattie Walker, the younger sister of
eta Walker, was the next witness She
smoke OF the shooting as that accident at
NV house." About fifteen minutes be-
fore the shooting Flint came to the house.
and. after knocking, pulled the witness
ont on the porch and wanted to know
where Eta was. The witness replied
that Eta had gone TO the concert. He
then wanted to know if she had gone
with anv fellows" and the witness re-
nlied that she did not About fifteen
minutes after Flint departed the witness
heard some talking on the porch, and
coins to the front door got there Just as
Flint fred at Eta. Her mother ran out
Immediately, and went to Eta. Eta
said. ppm shot, mother, Pm shot; Jewell
Flint shot me-"
on cross-examination Hattie said she
was IA years of age. She admitted that
she did not tell at the Coroner's inquest
about the remark her sister made when
she was shot.
"Why didn't you tell that then ?" asked
Mr.. Johnson.
The little girl said she didn't think it
was necessary TO tell everything fully at
the inquest.