The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-10
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a--S Tool Has Coniessed-The
z.ocdy Crime was cooIIy Planned

r--,-~t-, ro, CLAUS A. Blixt
rk hat has made
3 Of ths killing Of
NJ Asn B.ixs decided thnt he wanted to
unburden his mind OF his 5. are In the
crime, ne told the whole horrible story
Bllxt Fixed the ume Of his first oonversa-
ton with Hayward IN regard to the
money making schomss which the young
man had Ia mind about two weeks ago
The first conference was la regard 20
either the holding up or the killing OF =
Chicago man, who had loaned hay"aru
s40O the object being 10 regain possession
Of some papers " whIch tho man might nave
as evidence OF Haywsrd's Indebtedness.
BlIxt's Ignorance prevented him from
having an intelligent idea of what the
transaction was 10 be. farther than that
there was % be hold up or q murder.
Hayward went to Chicago himself, and
upon returning broaohed TO Blixt another
crime, that Of setting flre TO a barn He
induced Blixt to coInTait this act, thus So
curing penitoadary hold on the man.
Planning the Crime
II was shortly after this that the scheme
60 murder Miss Cling was broached- Hay
he would regain possesslon OF $1,000 which
he had given her, and in addition would
make $4,000, Ms she had "willed" her life
insurance TO hin. He offered Blixs one
fifth Of the amount which he would make
to commit the deed. Blixt still refusedtto
have anything to do with the crime, and
threatened 90 quit then and there. where
upon Hayward stated that he would do it
himself.
Hayward's first plan, after he con.
cluded to commit tho crime himself, was
outlined TO Blixt. There was In the base
ment "T" rail about 21i feet In length,
and Hayward direcued the Janitor to cut 10
in two, stating that he would take Miss
Cling riding and no one would sec him
with her. After no had struck her over
the head with the iron, which he would
carry concealed under bis coat, he intended
TO throw the body out Of the buggy against
q curbstone, start the horse on a gallop
and tell the story Of n runaway accident,
calculating that the body would appear to
have been thrown from the buggy when 10
collided with the curb
On Saturday night, after n second ride,
Hayward returned To the fats and told
Blixt that the right opportunity had not
occurred
Blixt Yields to Temptation.
On Monday night Hayward again met
Blixt BY threats and persuasions and
promises of money Hayward induced him
To ha n party 10 the crime To the extent OF
aiding In the disposal OF the body and
making it easy for Hayward TO commit
the murder and return unobserved to the
city, 20 that 10 would appear that by no
possibility could hs have been the guilty
person
Hayward directed Blixt to take a street
car opposite the fats at $3.50 and proceed
to Lake street, across the foot of the lake,
q point where the Excelsior road bends
around the lake, and there to await his
coming.
BIixs followed out his instructions TO the
letter. He had been waiting about five
minutes when he heard q shot and saw
carriage approach As 1t drew up, no
recognized Hayward as the driver. Hay
ward said to him, 1T is all done"
Jump In aud drive slowly, and give mo
plenty Of time 10 get back to town, and DO
not leave here until you are sure she Is
dead"
The Truth Of It.
Blixt, at this point, told how he had i'm
plicitly obeyed instructions, carrying out
all tho plans just as Hayward had desired.
Blixt called the mayor and chief Of po-
lice to his cell several hours after the pre-
vious confession had been made, and said
that he fred the fatal shot himself lie
said that Hayward had persuaded Miss
Cling that green goods" could be easily
circulated through the medium of her
business as a dressmaker. She, having
always had an insane idea to get rich
easily, fell in with the idea
The night of the murder Hayward had
told her that he had arranged for her to
meet green goods dealer on the out
skirts OF the city. They started off on the
ride together. About IL blocks from
Ozark fats they met Blixt. Hayward In.
duced her to let Blixt drive her TO the
place OF meeting, with the assurance to
her that he would himself follow immed-
lately In another buggy and be presens 40
the meeting.
Blixt then drove the woman out to the
old Excelsior road and called her atten.
tion to a passing object As she turned
her head 90 look out Of her side OF the
buggy no shot her. Hayward, instead OF
following Blixt, returned to the Ozark
fats and aftcrward went TO the theater.
There seems to be no doubt as to the truth
Of the latest confession.
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