The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-17
WAS HE KILLED
ACCIDENTALLY?
Question in the Tragic Death
of Flynn.
NEW TESTIMONY AT HAND
Girl Alleged to Have Caused
the Firing.
NEW TESTIMONY AT HAND

1t was reported on the street yesterday
that an eye witness of the tragedy Of
Tuesday morning on fremont street is
TO be introduced at Ralph Bain's trial,
who VIII give evidence acquitung Balm
OF the charge of murder.
The testimony is supposed TO be in the
hands Of Bans attorneys. but as yet.
so far as is known, they have vouchsafed
no Information on the subject. The sup
posed testimony is as follows:
AS was brought out in the testimony
at the coroner's inquest, Balm had fire.
Quently drawn his revolver and played
with it before the shooting occurred.
The person who Witnessed the affair says
that that was what Balm was doing when
the bullet was discharged which ended
Flynn's life. Balm Is supposed to have
drawn the revolver and while playing
with the weapon cooked it and pointed
the gun at Flynn. One of the inmates
Of the house. who is supposed TO have
been Flynns friend thought Balm was in
earnest and intended TO shoot Flynn She
struck the revolver up from Bains hand,
which caused it to be discharged.
Edward Flynn. the dead mans father,
vas located last evening at Elgin. o. T.
by telegraph An answer was received
by I. w. Gill, the undertaken. about e
O'Clock. saying that M Flynn would
start Immediately for Wichita. AS Elgin
Is a long distance from Wichita and
there is no train from that place later
in the afternoon than 1:35 O'Clock. Mr.
Flynn did not arrive here last night, as
vas expected. but Will reach the city
probably this morning
When it was found that the dead mans
father would not reach Wichita until
after closing hours at the court house
last evening. Coroner NcCollister filed a
complaint against Balm charging him
with shooting Fly1n with intent 10 kill.
The complaint AYERS that the shooting
was premeditated with malice and afore-
thought. \ warrant is TO be gotten out
shis morning.
The delay in hearing from Flynn's
father was caused by the inability OF
the authorities TO locate him for a time.
He was supposed to be living at Hennes-
sey. After considerable communicating
with persons at that place it was found
that Mr.. Flynn had sold a farm which
he owned near that place and moved TO
Elgin-
Yesterday afternoon Coroner McCol-
lister visited the dead mans rooms in
the house on East William street immedi-
ately to the rear Of the Crawford opera
house. There he found six suits of
clothes and large variety of other
wearing apparel belonging TO Flynn
which he packed in trunk with other
belongings of the dead man, so that
they may be moved subject to the order
Of Flynn's father upon his arrival here
Balm occupies a cell at the county jail
where he has been visited frequently
since his arrest by his wife and his at
torneys. He has asked for an early pre-
liminary and it VIII be held either Satur-
day OF this week or next Monday. The
preliminary viii be held in the city court
before Judge Alexander.
Ralph Balm first lived in Wichita in
1889. about fourteen years ago. At that
time he lived with his father, who kept
q restaurant on Murdoch avenue. A
short time later the elder Balm moved
with his family to Indianapolis. Ind.
The remained there for some years. II
is said by some that Balm stood trial in
Indiana on charge Of shooting and
killing a man. but was acquitted. This.