The San Francisco call., 1898-02-10
WAS LYNN THE MURDERER OF
 ?. CAMARINOS?
Salge and Sudden Death of all Inmate of tls AglGW Asylum tor the Insane Who Had Special but MIr-
 dGrog Attendant

1 looked into the WdIu "Hclc nos was confined and saw Lynn strike his patient. and Camarinos, who was a powerful man physically, knocked his attendant down. Camarinos mlght have killed Lynn had not his crles brought two other attendants.
 "The two men grabbed the insane man and threw him to the floor ana held him flat on his back. While ne was in that position Lynn, Who was savage with rage, jumped with polh hls feet fairly on the stomach of the pros trate man. Several times he did that, coming down on the man with all the force he could command, and eacn time the eyes of the unfortunate victim looked as if they would jump from their sockets. Then the three men lifted him up. He was ghastly pale, and as he rose he feebly said: My God, must I stand this?' Then he tainted, and only a few hours afterward his body was carried out of the building"
 That is not the only charge Grif1ths has to make against Lynn.
 Lynn and I became fairly we'll ac- quainted while l was at the asylum, and helped him a great deal in taking care of his patient. After he killed Camarinos, he often used to laugh about it and say it was easy to get person out of the way when he became too troublesome.
 Lynn remained at the asylum good deal after his patient died and one day about the middle of November l asked for and was promised leave or absence from the institution. Lynn heard that l was going out and he ap- preached me and asked me where l was going. I told him I would go to Fresno. He then drew me aside and said:
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 q replied that had never killed any one.
 Look here,' he said, my wife is working in Fresno. She will have nothing more to do with me and l am going to kill her
 T told Lynn that he would stretch rope if he did, and he replied that he knew how to avoid that all right "I have been an attendant in an asylum in Buffalo for about ten years and I can play being insane and fool the best experts. I would be in jail for time, then go to an asylum and then it would be easy to get out
 He asked me if would take $10 to kill his wife in Fresno.
 T replied that I wanted more than that for such a job.
 He asked, How much?'
 T said $20, and he gave me the money I wanted the money, but l never intended to kill his wife.
 T went to Fresno and was there a day or two when I went to Mrs. Lynn, who was employed by Kuttner, Gold stein 6 Co.,, and told her of her hus- bands plan to kill her. I believe that was on November 26. A day or two later I was arrested on suspicion of having murdered George Newman In | Antioch and was taken to Monterey. I was in Antioch on tne night of the tragedy, but I had no difficulty in i clearing myself of the crime. l had 1 left the town on a river steamer bound for Stockton, and several hours | after I went away Newman was seen alive. The officers, however, sent me ! back to Agnews.
 T met Lynn again and he asked me | why I had not done the job. He said | he had been watching the papers to see if I had killed her
 T told him I could not find her, and then he offered me $200 to murder her.
 1T asked him. why he did not do it himself, and he replied. when I told him I would not do 1t, By God, | will God in heaven has said that I must kill her and I will do it."
 This conversation took place about Lynn emptied the five chambers of a ! revolver into his wife's body.
 Griffiths says Lynn is now feignine insanity.
 Mrs. Lynr. was employed by Kutt- ner, Goldst sl & Co. of Fresno at the time Griffiths left the asylum and went to Fresno: On her return te while there that her husband would attempt to take her life but she said she was not afraid as he was toe great coward to do any such thing.