The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-23
aSELF DEFENSE TO BE
PROVEN, 'SAYSAMIDON
Lawyer Makes Speech to the
Jury
IN THE Balm TRIAL
Court Room Is Crowded with
Spectators.

Re.ween three and four hundred people
provided into the district court room yes
terday afternoon to hear the eviderc'
in the Balm case.
Flynn's gun seems to be playing a mos
important part in the evidence. The
defense is endeavoring to prove thai
Flynn threw away the cooked revolver
after he was shot by Balm.
The coat and vest We're introduced as
evidence yesterday morning, being worn
by Officer Cradle to demonstrate to the
jury the range of the bullet which took
Flynn's life.
Harry Sutton also gave some interest
Ing testimony concerning experiments he
had made for powder burns on cloth
with Bains gun.
DR.. Hoskins also testified about Flynn S
condition when he was summoned to the
Barr house on the night of the tragedy.
In the afternoon the state concluded its
evidence and rested S. B. Amidon then
read the statement of the defense, setting
up its line of defense. Self-defense is the
plea made and what they will endeavor
to prove to the jury.
Ollie McNealey, a principal witness for
the defense, created somewhat of a SEN
sation with the testimony she gave,
claiming that Inez Miller said she had to
go to Eckstein's office to rehearse the
testimony. Some amusement was caused
by testimony which others introduced.
Mrs. Balm and two children have been
present during all the trial, and she has
expressed her intention of staying to
hear it all.
tinued by Amidon:
did you tell Fannie Wheeler that
Flynn had a gun in his pocket?"
NO SIR
did you tell her to help Grace hunt
for it?"
mo, SIR
ibid you tell Fannie soon after that
If Maud Curtis did not light out you'd
shoot her off the piano?'
mo, SIR
did you tell Matte Worley that you
told Mr.. Eckstein you had sent Maud UP
town for change, so she was not there
when the shooting occurred?"
mo, sir"
did you tell Fannie you had looked
Tor Flynn's gun under the porch?'
mo, sir
did you ask Fannie if she thought
Grace McDougal ought to tell that she
had found the gum"
mo. sir. Nothing was said of the gun
that day.
bad oh, oss
mo, SIR
did you tell Grace McDougaI that
Flynn had thrown away the gun and
you could not find it?''
mo. SIR
did you recognize it as F1ynn's when
Grace found it?"
mo, SIR
Didn't you say you did yesterday"
"No, sir; don't think So"
Didn't you say at the preliminary that
you recognized the gun as Flynn's?"
'I don't remember"
Els this FIynn's gun % producing re-
Solver.
1T looks like it,
I'm your best judgment is it?'
'.As far as 1 know, it isl
Ibid you tell Grace McDougal you were
going to keep the gum
'.No, sir
"You had no conversation with her at
all?"
mo. sir. l had no reason for any"
How did Grace happen to find the
Eun?''
''She Just came across it in the back
gard
she was looking for it. wasn't she?"
''No, dr.''
did you tell Grace that Ollie McNee-
ley would fix Maud Curtis, and she
weuld not tell what had occurred?"
mo, sir''
Ibid you tell her that Flynn came to
The beer room and got his gum"
mo. SIR
did veu tell her that you would kill
Bain7"
mo. SIR
when you were looking with the lamp
didnt you tell Edith you were looking
for Flynn's gun7''
''No. SIR
''Did you ever talk with Maud after
this occurred?''
''No. SIR
Didnt you ask Maud what she was
going to testify
mo. SIR
Never did talk with Maud about this
tnatter?''
mo. sir
:'pidn't you say to Maud. when she
sad she would testify that Flynn had a
gun: Yes. and that's just what will
siesf 6ain. 1 don't want you to say
tt?'''
80 >. sir.'
do you use cocains7" g..
''No, SIR
''Morphine?
mo, SIR
Didn't you send Maud Curtis and Lee
Patterson frequently for morphine or
cocane?"
mo. sir
Don't use 1t in any may?"
''No, sir" "
Redirect by Eckstein:
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