The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-22
WITNESSES IN Balm
CASE SEPARATED
Continued from Fifth Page.

/ saw Flynn sitting in CHAIR. re-
manned with him until ne died. He lived
about thirty minutes.
Ibid he say anything"
81 don't believe he did,
Cross examined by Amidon.
who did Balm give the gun to at the
saloon?'
at think to the bartender
He seemed friendly, didn't hep
Eyes sir
Didn't he afterward say that lie
wanted to go homer"
Il don't remember. / am not positive
that he didn t.
WHO suggested to go down on the
row.?
Balm. / Think
Didn't you swear at the curoner's in
quest that you didn't know or were not
sure who said it?'
II don't remember
Did anyone say where you were go
ing2"
mo sir
ibid Flynn say to go to Inez Miller's?'
81 don't know 1 think So.
''You knew F'lynn's home was there"
'I knew that was where he stayed
most of the time
lyon don't know. then, whomade the
arrangements with the hackman?"
mo sir
when you first went in no one said
anything about shooting out the lights?"
mo sir"
What was the first you heard about
the gum
After Flynn had been out in the other
room with Inez Miller he said something
about shooting out the lights. He was
sitting on the lounge in the other room
at the time when he made the remark.
After what was said about shooting Balm
took out his gun
did Maud Curtis, the piano player,
tell Flynn to go away and stop quarrel
Ing and she would play?"
mot that | know Of
when Flynn walked up to Balm and
told him 10 put up that gum didn't Balm
say please go away and leave me alone
or words to that effecc?'
81 don't know"
Didn't you hear him say. IF you go
away, I'll put up the gun'?''
mo SIR
Didn't you say at the coroner's in
quest that Balm said this?''
L don't think 1 did"
did Flynn say, You've got to put up
that gum
Yes sir
Didn't he shake his fist in Bains
face"
Not to my knowledge -
Did he put his right hand to his hip
pocket?''
Il don't know. L couldn't see from
where l sat"
Did Balm arise before he fired the
ehot?''
mo sir. He sat in his chair and didn't
even put his hand over Inez's shoulder
when he shot. Flynn was STOPPING over
to lay down his cigar. l don't know
whether he had a gun or not
Ibid Inez Miller say. shoot me; I'm the
biggest?'
Il did not hear her say it"
WAS Maud Curtis at the piano when
Flynn stood over Bain?"
Il don't remember
Redirect examination by Eckstein:
What did Balm say when Flynn said
put up the gum
Il know how to use my gun"
What were their positions at this
time?"
FLYNN stood about three feet from
Balm and was STOPPING over to put his
cigar on the piano. Balm was sitting
In chair with his gun. / am not posi-
tive as to just what was said 1 did
not hear Flqnn say anything to Ben
nett about going away. 1 did not see
Flynn with a gum.
The court then took a recess of ten
minutes after which NIable Walker. a
colored girl, who was porter for Inez
Miller the night of the shooting, was
called. She was neatly dressed and
and answered promptly the question
asked.
She said: II know Balm and Flynn.
They came to the house on the night of
September II about IL o'clock. L saw
that Balm had a gun. He was standing
near the piano. l saw the gun the sec
ond time when / heard Balm say that
if they didn't have music he would shoot
out the lights. 1 was in the beer room
at this time
did you order beer before the shooting
occurred?"
Yes. sir; several times"
Ibid you hear Flynn order Balm to put
zip the gum
Yes sir
What did Balm say"
Said he knew when he wanted TO put
the gun up
What did you do them
II went out of the room after some
beer and heard nothing more
Did you hear any one say I'm going
to shoot?' .
NO sir
Didn't you so testify at the coroner's
inquest?'
Objected TO by defense. Objection over
ruled. Witness answered:
Il do not remember
Did you hear any one else say any
thing"
NO, sir
"Who were there at this time?"
"Bain. Flynn. Jim Barkheimer Kirk
Johnson Inez Miller. Maud Curtis. are
sn I remember but l believe the hack
driver was there.
Did you hear any fussing at this
time?'
NO. sir
How long were you in the beer room?"
About five minutes: long enough TO
open two bottles of beer and serve ten
glasses. / couldn't say exactly how
long ii took.
How long were YOU in the parlor be-
fore going 10 the beer room?'
II don't know: not very long.
Where were you when the shot was
ored?'