The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-22
WITNESSES IN Balm
CASE SEPARATED
None Hears Testimony Given
by Others.
Jury HAS BEEN SECURED
Evidence Now Being Intro
duced by the State
Jury HAS BEEN SECURED

!
At the beginning of the afternoon ses
MON in the Balm trial yesterday after
noon County Attorney Eckstein asked
that the witnesses in the case be removed
TO another room during the trial, an6
that only the one on the witness stand
be allowed in the court room at time
His request was granted and the wit
nesses were removed to the city court
room. where they were to remain until
called.
The first witness called by the state was
George johnson, colored, who was porter
at the Royal saloon AT the time OF
the killing. His examination was con-
Quoted by County Attorney Eckstein.
After stating how long he had lived in
the city and that he knew both Flynn
and Balm, he was asked:
when was the last time you saw BAN
and Flynn prior 10 the shooting?"
In the Royal saloon Monday night
between 9 and 10 o'clock"
What were they doing?'
thinking and taking
who was with them?'
Kirk Johnson
Where were your
standing near the beer department.
what occurred?'
"A sort of a 'joshing proposition was
started"
did you see a revolver"
Eyes, sir
''Who had it?'
Balm
do you know what occurred then?''
''They were .joshing' and drinking
'-Whar were they saying?"
''One said that he was a better man
than the other one, and such talk as
that
Did Balm give the gun to any one?"
Eyes, sir; to Pat Mahoney, the propri-
etor."
Did Mahoney demand the gum
Eyes. sir"
''What did they do then?'
"They went upstairs, where they stay
I'd about an hour. While up there 1 took
up two or three rounds of drinks. Balm
ordered the drinks and the last time
Flynn did not want to drink. They came
and stayed long enough to take drinks.
Balm proposed that they go 10 sport
ing house, to which they all agreed"
''who went out first?''
''Johnson and Balm"
'sWhat happened then?"
'sBain came back and said to Flynn,
who was talking to me. Come on if you're
coming Then Flynn left and about
o'clock I heard that he had been killed. .
On cross examination by Attorney Am
idCn johnson was asked:
"Didn'r Balm ask for his gun and say
he was going home, when he came down.
stairs?"
st don't remember
ssWhat hack driver took them DOWN."
!. 'sBennett. 1 think
"Didn't Balm say to Bennett to take
him homer
IT don't know
sDidn't Flynn say to wylie to take
them 10 house of prostitution?"
..I don't know. 1 know Bennett was
there but did not know whether Wylie
was or not
did you know Bennett was Bain's
hackman?"
ct knew that he drove for Balm a good
DEAL
.sDo YOU know whether the three went
away together
mo. sir; ] did not see Them"
ssDidn't you just swear that the three
rot into a hack and went away to-
gethsr?'
Begging your pardon. 1 did not 1
aid that the three left the building to-
gesher."
..wasn't George wylie, the hack driver
peesent?''
At don't know He is there most all of
the time
On redirect examination by Eckstein:
sDo you know which hack driver took
1nem down to Miller's:
ssNo. sir; / only know what happened
Inside.
W. d. Flynn. father OF the murdered
nan, was called next. He testified as 10
me height of Flynn. saying that He was
& feet ai5 inches in his stocking feet when
I last saw him.. He also stated that his
eon was SO years old.
Patrick Mahoney was then called. He
= the proprietor of the Royal saloon. He
rhetifed that Flynn and Balm, accom-
nanied by Kirk johnson, were at his place
= The evening of September Il. He was
examined by County Attorney Eckstein.
ibid YOU see Balm have gun?'
eyes, SIR
$.Did he give IL to your
Eyes. sir
4 sswhat was the occasion for his giving
II to your
sThere was none"
''were they joshing?
Eyes SIR"