The San Francisco call., 1896-04-21

day because she was too sick to see them.
was not at home when they called on me.
had no talk with Mrs. Benjamin about
my sister. She was there when l came
and told me my sister was very sick.
She did not know anything about her con-
dltion. l have visited my sister every
day before his trouble. l did not give the
satchel to Flynn, and do not know that
my sister took any medicine prior to the
birth of the child. Do not know of Flynn's IS
borrowing $25 to relieve Mrs. Browning.
| intend to move and have intended TO do
so for some time, and do not move to hide
away. | am perfectly willing to appear
before the Coroner and tell all 1 know
truthfully and straightforwardly.
The story told by Mrs. Shane differs in
essential features from that related by the
prisoner on the night of his arrest. It will
be rememb bered that the latter acknowI-
edged his presence at the house, 1907
Ninth street, on the night Mrs. Browning
gave birth to the child. On the first visit
he learned of the grass-widow's illness and
hurriedly started in search of a physician.
When he next called, between II and 1
o'clock in the morning, Mrs. Shane re-
quested him to take her niece out for
walk, as she did not care for her to learn
of the birth of the baby. Later FLYNN
claimed to have accompanied Mrs. Shane
to her home on Larkin street, between FL
lis and Eddy.
Mrs. Shane now comes forward with the
extraordinary statement that she did not
see Flynn at all on the night in question,
though she claims TO have been with her
sister throughout the entire confinement.
Covering the period of her visit to her
home on Larkin street, the woman saws
that Mrs. Browning was entirely alone.
In view OF the necessarily enfeebled condi-
ton OF the latter very little credence is
given to this part of her story by the de-
tectives. Captain Lees holds to the opin-
ion that an effort is being made by some
one to square" the case.
''MIs. Browning has not in any wav
changed her state ment," he said last
night. "This mistake arises over some
thing she said Friday night, in which the
name of Jones was mentioned. 1t all
came about like this: The woman said a
man named Jones was the father of the
child and that he had carried it away
Tor the avowed purpose of leaving it at
some founding asylum. Later she ad-
mltted that it was Flynn who went for the
physician and that he was the same man
who carried the child away. In writing
the statement the name of Flynn was in
serted instead OF Jones, because she ad-
mltted In general way that the former
was the man."
William L. Tierney, the proprietor of
dry-goods store at 3239 Mission street, is
authority for the statement that Mrs.
Shane, the sister of Mrs. Browning, the
mother of the deserted babe, was known
IN Los Angeles a few years ago as May
Enright, Later she became the wife OF
Charley kimball, who was shot to death
In MS saloon at Santa Monica about four
years ago by Deputy Marshal. After
this she came to San Francisco
and married her present husband. Flynn
has contended. since his incarceration.
that no one but Mrs. Shane could have
been guilty of the infanticide. Up to the
present time this lady has refused to be
interviewed by reporters. the only state