The San Francisco call., 1913-10-21

his mother recently over the Ques-
ton of his launching into the grocery
business. but his mother does not
think that trouble sufficient to cause
him to leave home.
MOTIVE FOR SLAYER
II Flint went home Sunday night
after he left his sweetheart. did he
mothers home? And did he get the
worst OF the encounter?
What motive could any one have
for pouring enough arsenic to Kill a
regiment OF people on everything
edible in a home occupied only by a
mother and her son and daughter?
Mrs. Flint offered a. reward of $1,000
cash today to any one who has in
formation regarding her sons where
abouts.
Young Flint was last seen by Miss
Butterworth. the daughter of T. c.
Butterworth. 24s Sixth avenue. Flint
called at the Butterworth home Sun
day evening.
At Midnight the girl called her
fance's mother over the telephone to
announce that Richard had left to
catch a boat for home.
Mrs. Flint, who had been sitting
up waiting for her son, went to bed
Half an hour afterward she heard
some one enter the house and walk
to her sons room. She thought it
was Richard. She went to sleep.
BED WAS UNDIsTURBED
Monday morning she found her sons
bed with the covers smooth.
Toward noon Mrs. Flint opened the
icehox and found food covered with a
white powder.
Further examination found the raw
arsenic scattered over everything in
the cooler.
A loaf OF bread had been cut open
and enough of the drug to kill
dozen people. had it ben eaten. was
found inside of 1t.
The conflict of circumstances has
evolved a mystery that the Berkeley
police have failed to advance a
plausible solution for.
WA SsON KILLED
Did young Flint come upon the
poisoner as he was entering the house
and engage In q battle with him?
Who used the latch key to the
home?
Under rug on the porch where the
latch key was kept for those men,
bers of the family who were out at
night the latch key was found in its
place Monday morning.
LATCH KEY POISONED
The latch key was covered with ar
senic
The condition OF the key was evil
dence to the police that the person
who scattered the arsenic about in
such promiscuous manner was the
same person who used the key.
Young Miss Butterworth is at a
complete loss to account for the dis.
appearance of her fance.
She says he was feeling great when
he left her Sunday night and was
happy over the prospects of launch
ing into business Monday He was
TO open grocery store at the corner
of Center street and Shattuck avenue.
Berkeley. The store was all stocked
on funds provided by the boys father.
DIR. William H. Flint of Santa Bar
bara.
WORKED IN. STORE SUNDAY
Flint worked at his store all day
Sunday.
Besides his mother a sister occu-
pies tho Euclid avenue home.
When Mrs. Flint first detected the
strange powder on everything in the
kitchen--berries. butter. bread, meat
and vegetables--she communicated
with Chief of Police vollner.
An analysis was made Immediately
by chemist.
The chemist pronounced the sub
stance raw arsenic.
Chief vollmer IL amazed at the mys-
terry.
TT IL tho strangest case / ever
handled" he said.
FEARS SON SLAIN
When the news OF the analysis
reached Mrs. Flint she announced she
was going to give $4,000 for news of
her son.
Il am confident Richard Is thu VIC