The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

ing is the mother of the infant there is
no doubt, but even the detectives are not
satisfied that Flynn, the reputed father,
is alone responsible for its death.
The accused man continues to present q
bold but not by any means defiant front.
He appears to be firm in the belief that
something will ultimately turn up to
prove his innocence, though from what
quarter this is to come he does not now
know.
Mrs. Browning and her sister, Mrs
Shane, refuse to see all visitors. A CALI
reporter visited the former at her home
1901 Ninth street, yesterday. but sue
ceeded in seeing only the landlady, Mrs
Benjamin. This lady was visibly dis.
turbed over the unpleasant notoriety into
which she finds her establishment plunged
Just what she knows of anything could
not be learned, but her evasive answers to
numerous questions revealed the posi-
bility of her telling great many things
not now down on the calendar.
81 don't care to talk nov" she said. "Ir
fact, won't talk except before the Coro.
ner's jury. There is plenty of time fol
me to tell all / know, or rather anything
l might know"
ibid you see Flynn on the night OF Mrs
Browning's confnement2" was asked.
"No, did not was the answer. "In
fact, l hardly know him. Mrs. Shane is 6
regular visitor here, but of that l don't
care to speak at present"
sit is thought that the satchel in which
the baby was found came from this
house," was ventured. "Do you know
anything about its being given to Flynn
or Mrs. Shaner"
81 told you that l did not see Mr.. Flynn
that night" replied the landlady some
what angrily. "As for Mrs. Shane, that is
another matter. Only before the Coroner
will tell what l know"
''Then it is to be inferred that the satchel
did come from here and that"
well, people can infer what they please.
/ have been instructed not to talk and /
don't propose to doit except in legal way, "
and with that Mrs. Benjamin burst into q
food of tears, the echo of which followed
the reporter down the long flight of stairs
and into the street.
Over the proprietorship of the satchel
containing the newborn child of sin seems
to hang the guilt or innocence of Flynn.
HC pOAiNS huFC cO ldI ldlleu TO establish
his ownership and on this fact Attorney
Knight depends largely for the acquittal
of his client.
Mrs. Goldstein, who keeps the lodging
house at 81 Third street, at which place
Flynn occupied room for two months
preceding the birth and desertion of the
child, yesterday corroborated Flynn's
statement to the effect that he had paid
her balance of 50 and removed two va
lises from the house at about P. M. on
last Monday evening.
In a pawnbroker's Office at Ill Third
street there is record of loan of So ad-
vanced to John f. Flynn, for which two
satcheis were taken as security on the
same evening and at nearly the same
hour. These satchels Mrs. Goldstein can
identify, as they are the same that she
held as pledge for the payment of the
room rent, and they are the only valises
she saw in Flvnn's possession during his
stay at her house.
"It seems to me, said Flynn last night,
"that it would be an easy matter for the
detectives to trace the ownership of the
valise or satchel. ! only had two, and