Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-10
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Himself
MiNNEApOLfs, Dec. O.--tt the con.
iessiOn voluntarily made ~ Blixt, the
jAnitor OF the Ozhrk 1at, ia tue pres.
uncu Of Mayor Eu H., the county
attorney, and the chief OF police today
IL true, Harry Hayward fred the shot
that kilIeI Catherine Cling, anu BUXt
assisted him m dispJsiug VI the body.
Hayward's fret plan, after hs con-
oludud TO commit tue murder himself,
was outlined TO BlIxt. There was in the
basement "I" rail about two feet H.
length, Hayward directed the Jhuiitr
10 cut this IN two, stating he would
tako Miss Cling riding anu none would
see him with her. Alter ne had struck
her over the head with the iron bar,
which he would carry concealed under
his coat, he -iutended 10 throw the
body out OF the buggy against curb
stone, start his hOfuB on u gallop anu
then tell the story OF n runaway acct.
Dent. lie calculated that tue body
would appear to have teen thrown
rom tho buggy when It cJllided with
the curb,
On Monday night llaywa met
Blxt, and, by threats and pefbualieuB
and promises OF money, induced him 10
90 a partner IN the crime to tho extent
VI aiding Ia the disposal Of the body
and make II cnsy for Hayward to COM
init tho crime and return un0bserveu
INTO the city, ~ that u would appear
that, by no possibility, he could have
been tho gulity party.
Hayward directed BliEt 10 proceed
At 800 %. m. 10 tbs point on tbs Excel.
ci0r road, whore the body was found,
and therU 10 await his coming.
Blixt followed out his instructions 10
the letter. Hu had bren ut tue point
designated about i've minutes when be
heard a shot and saw a carriage hp-
profching. A. Il drew up he fecot-
ni21d Hayward As the driver. Hay
ward SAID 10 him:
at IL all done. Jump IN and drive
back Hllwly anu give me plenty Of
slime 10 Ecl back to town, anu do not
leave her I'll you make sure she h
dead" Hayward got out Of tho
buggy anu BliNt got 10. The woman
was on tue lCit hand side. Blixt did
not look At tue woman, anu tue only
way that no Inferred that SHE was doad
WAS because bhe did not move. lie
drove up tue Excelsior road n piece,
then alighting, started tho horse anu
took n street car into the city. The
horse, lac aays, started on tlOUly and
then broke into n trOt.
Hayward arrived ut the Ozark nats
nj 1850 ami OF I.ij was at the house oi
q. J. Bartelson, from where no took
Miss BSftelsou 10 tho thtAter.
Several hours after having made the
above confession Blixt called the
mayor and chief VI police Into the cell
anu said that no fired the fatal shot
himself. lie then went on to tell
that Hayward had persuaded Mise
Cling that Green goods could
be easily circulated through the
medium Of her business M dress.
maker. She fell Ia with the idea, land
on the night OF the murder, Hayward
had told her that he had arranged Tor
her to meet a green goods dealer ON tho
outskitls OF the city. They started OF
on the ride together. They met Blixt,
AMI Hayward Induced her TO let Blixt
drive her to tho place OF meeting, with
tho assurance to her that he would
himself follow Immediately In another
buggy aud bo present ut the meeting.
BliNt then drove the woman out ON the
Excelsior road aud shot her. The body
was then disposed Of as stated IN the
previous confession,