The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-12
BLIxTs SECOND CONFESSION.
He Declares That He Did the shoot
ing Himself.

Later-Blixt called the mayor and chief
Of police to his cell severa, hours after the
previous confession had been made. He
now says that he fired the fail shot HIM
se.f He says Hayward had persuaded
Miss Cling that green goods" could be
easily circulated through the medium Of
her business as a dresSmaker. She, haV-
ing always had an insane idea TO get rich
easily, fe1 in with the ieda. The night Of
the murder Hayward had told her that he
had arranged for her to meet a "green
goods dealer on the outskirts of the city
They started off on the ride together.
About twe.ve books from the Ozark flats
they met Bixt. Hayward induced her to
let BiiNt drive her TO the place Of meeting,
with the assurance to her that he would
himself fo..Ow Immediately in another
buggy and be present at the meeting. BiXt
then drove the woman out to the Old EX-
ce-siOr road and called her attention to a
passing object. As she turned her head TO
look out of her side Of the buggy, he shot
her. The body was then disposed of as
stated in the previous confession. Hay
ward, instead Of following B-ixt and Miss
Cling, returned to the Ozark fats, and aft
erward went TO the theater. There seems
to be no doubt as 10 the truth Of the later
confession.
Grand Jury Investigation.
Iu- SLdlll JURY began G4GIE lTNeStlgatlQ1
Of the Cling murder case. The officials have
practically given up hope of wringing a
confession from Harry Hayward and it
seems certain that the case will come to
trial in due time in which event it is likely
to become a celebrated case in murder trial
annals. Harry Hayward is apparently de-
temined to fight the thing out to the bitter
end and few more developments are ex-
pected until the case comes to trial
The assistant county attorney declares
that he has evidence of Harry Hayward's 5
completely IN a number of other dark
crimes, but ne will give no hint Of what
they We're. 1t is certain that arson and
kidnapping We're among them, if not mur-
der. It Is possible that no Indictment will
be returned against Adry Hayward. the
brother who first confessed He will he
wanted a witness and while culpable. the
state Is 50 anxious to make a good case
against Harry Hayward that it will prob
ably decide not 10 indict him and thereby
close his mouth The cOrOner's jury this
afternoon returned formal verdict that
Miss Cling came TO her death by a Shot
fired by some unknown person or persons
Blixts past record Is being pretty thor
Oughly looked up and some comment is
made on the fact that he has been thrice
married and two Of his wives died sudden
ly. 1t seems that suspicious were enter
tained against him in Cannon Falls at the
time Of these deaths. but that no action
looking toward investigation was taken.
His people are respectable farmers who
still live near Cannon Falls.
ST PAUL. Dec. 1O.-Harry Hayward is
still in the Ramsey county Jail. He has not
yet made any confession and is not likely
to. Hayward is conducting himself in a
peculiar manner. All yesterday he was
making considerable noise in the corridor
Of the jail. singing and laughing He also
joined in the religious exercises conducted
in the building and joined heartily in the
singing Of hymns. He had some conversa-
ton with one Of the prisoners in Jail. after
he read the paper this morning containing
the confession Of Blixt. Hayward said to
him:
'',rhis whole story of Blixt is a fake from
top TO bottom and is made to save his own
neck I will give something which will
paralyze the whole galaxy of detectives
and criminals but 1 will wait until the
proper time comes"
Hayward had met the prisoner he thus ad-
dressed in one Of the gambling houses in
ST. Paul where he dropped $1,000.