The San Francisco call., 1898-03-26
Was in the Habit of Civ ing Walters Ten Dol
 lar Tips.
Nearly One Hundred and Forty Thousand Dollars Was Ex-
 hausted in Two Years.
IS SAID TO GO HUNGRY.
Capitalist J. K. Prior Now in Posses sion of His Sixty Thou
 sand Acres.

Having through fast living and an over-generous nature parted with all most every dollar he had, Robert Flint of San Luis Obispo County will, on the first of next month, lose all claim to the magnificent property left him by his father only two years ago.
 1nheriting $40,000 at his parents death, he, like Prince Carl" the tramp who found the S5O,0OO buried by the train-robbers a few years ago, did not know what to do with the money. Right and left the tens and twenties flew, until nothing remained but the 60,000 acres in Southern California
 By proper management this might have been made to yield a princely in- come for life, but not so with young Flint. He had tasted what seemed to him the joys of high living, and had been so carried away with the glitter of a sport ing life, that he began to make inroads on the valuable estate. J. K. Prior, the man of countless thousands. was ap- peaIed to and he humored the spend thrift by Ioaning him thousands of dol lars. At the end of a year the young man had succeeded in throwing away nearly S10O,OO0.
 To Flint money seemed made to scat ter to the winds. AS fast as he got it he allowed it to slip through his in gers as readily as water through sieve. One way of ridding himself of the borrowed gold was to gather score of friends who had gained his good graces by fiattery, and drive out to suburban resorts and hold high car nival. The waiter who removed his coat was handed a ten-dollar gold piece, the waiter who attended him at the table was given an eagle, till in fact he gave such handsome tips that he became known as the Ten Dollar Prince"
 For a time it was thought the young man had reformed. He was not seen at his old haunts. and his absence was noted. Inquiries developed the infor- nation that young Flint had embarked in business. He fitted up the Marble Market in sumptuOus style, but as be- fore. his lack of financial ability as serted itself and the market in which oe had believed he would upbuild his waning fortunes, proved a losing invest ment.
 As Flint could not redeem his pledges Prior instituted suit for the possession of the realty pledged. The court granted him judgment of $ll3,UOO Six months passed and Flint, unable to raise the necessary amount, asked and was given a further extension.
 few months ago he nearly secured Baron Von Schroeder as purchaser or the land. In fact, papers had been signed giving the Baron an exclusive right of purchase, for which the latter was to turn over his San Rafael prop erty and sum of money. At the last moment the deal was broken, ana again the young mans hopes were dashed to the ground.
 Another instance of his looseness m money matters was exemplified while the deal between himself and Von Schroeder was on. He drew rom the California Bank his last three thou sand dollars, and stufting his pockets with greenbacks invited friend to ac- company him to the beach. The old scenes were again enacted. Money was thrown about like so much waste paper, and on his return the next day he had hardly enough to bu- dinner.
 During the past month he has been seen on the streets looking pale and emaciated and causing his real friends to worry over his condition. A gentle man, in speaking about him last night, said he was afraid Bob" was going without food. "He looks so bad that l feel sorry for him." he added. If could assist him l would do so, but he is too proud to ask for aid or even accept it.
 J. K. Prior, who is now in possession of the young spendthrift's property, was seen last evening. Speaking about his transactions with Flint he said:
 Under the old law" he said, his right to recover his property term1nat- ed on the 29th of last May. l gave him further extensions of time in the hope that he might sell the property and realize profit.
 "A man by the name of Tom Wilson was given a contract by Bob to sell the property for $175,000, and if successful he was to be given per cent on the strength of his contract he loaned Bob S2O0. When the sale came off Wilson and the rest of his crew wanted to ex- tort from me. They wanted to sell the property in sections, knowing that If they did it would ruin the ranch, as one or two acres would have spring on it. which added to its value. They tried to get him to instruct the Sheriff to sell it in sections, but Bob had strength enough to refuse.
 Failing in their attempt. they filed suit in San Lui- Obispo County to establish their right to sell the prop erty as they wanted to. AS l consld- cred it a scheme to blackmail me, l decided to fight them. l did not in tend giving them money to get out Of the way. Failing to get any satisfac- tion from me, they made application to the court to. reject the sale, but 1t refused to do so. They then appealed to the Supreme Court, and the case is still pending.
 'I have foreclosed on the property and taken possession, and have two men down there looking after my in terests. I rented the place to another person, but his time has expired. I gave Flint a certain length of time to redeem the place at a certain price. but the time for redemption is passed. I got judgment against him for $113,000. l originally loaned him S100 900, but the balance was for interest and taxes.
 "The property lies in San Luis Obispo County, and the San Juan River runs through it. Owing to the lack of rain