The San Francisco call., 1896-05-13
THE BABY BOY BROWNING
Preliminary Examination of John
T. Flynn Resumed
Yesterday.
Mrs. Shaen, Mrs. Brown ng's Sister,
Undergoes a Severe Cross.
Examination.

The preliminary examination of John
T. Flynn, charged with the murder Of
baby boy Browning, was resumed before
Judge Low yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Browning, the mother, was put on
the stand for further cross-examination.
She admitted that Edward r. Dellex. a
hack-drIver, lived with her at 1135 Mission
street, but denied that they were known
as man and wife. She was never asked
the question by the landlady. They lived
there last year. Dellex had called upon
her two days before the baby was born
Mrs. Shaen, Mrs. Browning's sister, was
put through q severe crOss-examination by
George A. Knight. She said she was q
married woman, but could not tell the
her present husband, or who performed
the ceremony.
She had been previously married to a
saloon-keeper narled Kimball in Santa
Monica, who was shot and killed, but she
refused to say whether it was accidentally
or not. She denied ever living in Los An
geles or that she kept q house of ILL
fame there. She was not known there as
Miss May Enright. Subsequently she ad-
mitted that after Kimball was shot she
went to Los Angeles and lived with her
sister-in-law for tivs months.
She was introduced to Mr.. Jones by
her sister about two months ago and since
real name was Flynn. She had not seen
him since. Flynn was made to stand up
and she said she would not swear he was
the man introduced to her as Mr.. Jones.
She denied that Flynn went for her the
night the baby was born and said it was
her nephew. She did not look at the baby
after she placed it in the bureau-drawer.
When she and her niece went to her home
TO get the hot-water bag Mrs. Browning was
alone, and when they returned the baby was
gone.
Tessie Browning, Mrs. Browning's
daughter, testified that Dellex, the hack
driver, boarded with her mother on Mission
street. She knew Flynn, and was intro
duced to him by her mother. Flynn was
a frequent visitor at the house. Or cross
examination she said she knew nothing
about the birth of the baby, and simply
asked her aunt while going for the hot
water bag if her mother was better, When
they returned, the door was locked, and
she had to open it with her key.
DR.. Barrett, who made the autopsy, said
the baby died from inanition. Detectives
Gibson and Wren gave unimportant tes-
timony, and the case for the prosecution
was closed.
Flynn in his testimony fatty contra
dicted Mrs. Browning, Mrs. Shaen and
Tessie Browning in many essential partic-
ulars. On the night the baby was born he
was at Mrs. Browning's place three times
/ The first time about $3.50 o'clock, when he
found Mrs. Browning in bed. Then at
1890. when Mrs. Shaen told him to
call back in an hour. He did so, and after
waiting with Tessie in the front room for
about three-quarters of an hour he, at the
request of Mrs. Shaen, took Tessie out for q
walk. They returned about 80 A. NJ, and
he went home with Mrs. Shaen for the hot
water bag, carrying at her request bundle,
which she said contained soiled clothes.
When they got to Mrs. Shaen's house she
invited him in and he had a glass of
whisky with her. He returned to Mrs
Browning's with Mrs. Shaen, and after
waiting for about five minutes went home
to the Winchester House. He admitted
giving Mrs. Browning money, but it was
out of pure friendship and to help her and
her two children.
The examination will be resumed to-
morrow afternoon.