The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-19
Balm MUST STAY
IN COUNTY JAIL
Question Of Admission to Bail
Decided Last Night,
FlYNN'S FUNERAL HELD
Many People Viewed Murder
ed Mans Body.

Ralph Balm, who is confined in the
county Jail. charged with the murder
OF William Flynn. will not be admitted
TO bail before his preliminary hearing.
which is set for next Monday morn
Ing at O'Clock. but which may be con-
tinued 10 several days later AT the
meeting held a the court house last
night and attended by Judge Alexander.
County attorney Otto Ecksteln. who rep
resents the state in the prosecution OF
the case, and S. B. Amidon, attorney for
the defendant, it was determined by
agreement between the attorneys that
the matter of bond for the defendant
Should rot be brought before Judge Al
exander until the preliminary hearing.
When Balm was arraigned in the city
court Thursday afternoon an attempt
was made be the defense to have Judge
Alexander determine from the testimony
given before the coroner's jury and any
other that might be introduced by the
prosecution whether the offense was a
bailable one. All OF the attorneys in
terested in the case have work in the
federal court, and for this reason Bain's
preliminary may be indefinitely post
poned- On this account the defense was
anxious that the question Of bond be de-
termined at once and arrangements were
made for the meeting held last night The
prosecution was unwilling 10 have the
matter taken up at the present time and
1t was determined to follow the usual
course and let the question of bond rest
until the preliminary
At the preliminary ii is understood that
the main fight will be upon the question
Of admitting the defendant to bail. Coun-
~ Attorney Eclste.n said last night that
the state would make a vigorous fight
TO prove that Balm should be held for
murder in the first degree and bound over
70 the district court without bord The
defense is equally determined in its eff
fort to secure a release Of the prisoner
on bond, and a hard fight is looked for
al that time on the >question.
At the funeral Of Flynn yesterday after
noon at 2:S0 o'clock. from GilTs under
taking rarlors, i large crowd Of people
attended the services All of his
former associates from the gam
bling house where Flynn worked we're
present in a body and many flowers dec
GRATED the casket Of the dead man
AT the time start was made for the
cemetery there were fully twenty-five
carriages in lire. Although the body OF
Flynn was kept an unusually long time
after death. from early Tuesday morn
ing until late last evening. it was re-
markedly well preserved ard lifelike in /
appearance when the corpse was buried /
After the funeral services the elder |
Mr.. Flynn commenced preparations for /
the start to his home near Elgin. He /
has COLLECTED together al of his sons /
belongings, both personal and real which /
were turned over to him by the author !
titles without legal proceedings. The dia-
-nond ring and horse and buggy, Of which |
there was some talked of question as
TO the ownership. were also given to Mr. /
Flynn. 1t viii be remembered that in
yesterday mornings Eagle q woman was
told Of who laid claim 10 the last named
property.