The herald., 1894-12-18
Given a Pint of Whisky and
Told to DO Murder.
Novel Defense in the Celebrat-
ed Cling Homicide.
Hayward Will Be Made the villain
in the Case.
Some Evidence Going to Show That
Hayward Was the Agent of
aNew York Green Goods
Combin alton.


Catherine Cling, WAS arraigued in the
district court this morning.
When Blixt stood up at the bar and
his attorney entered plea OF not guilty.
County Attorney Nye was much taken
back. He spoke sharply to the prisoner
aud asked if he understood what he was
doing. Blxt seemed dazed, but finally
said. half d efiantly, that he did. Mr..
Nye Was therefore forced to face the
probability OF trial OF the case where
he expected a plea OF guilty. Blixt
made no explanation OF his action and
the state asked none.
BLIxT's DEFENsE.
Harry Hay ward WAS arraigned in the
So court at 8 30 this afternoon. THIS
hour is chosen to avoid the car o Is
crowd which has been watching for the
arraignment for several days.
The defense OF Bixt will be on the
plea OF temporary insanity brought on
by the use OF alcoholic stimulants given
by another for the purpose OF provoking
the deed. Mr.. Odell claims to hays
medical testimony which will bear out
this theory. Hayward. ne claims, was
unable to secure the services Of blixt in
the fearful crime until he had filled him
with q pint OF whisky taken almost at
one oose. He Intends to show that alco.
hol had a Grazing effect ordinarily on
Blixt. and in this case the effect was
more than ordinary.
TO BLACKEN HAYWARD
His past history shows that whisky
affects him 30 as to make him tsmpora-
rily insane, he claims. With this de-.
tense Blixt can 90 on the stand and tell
the story against Hayward and that
story will bs in line with his own de-
tense and yet will blacken Hayward
more than ever. The blacker he paints
Hayward the better his own case will
appear. All hope of Hayward, there
fore. that Blixt will not testify against
him has practically fled. for it will be
Blixt's time to have Hayward tried
first and convicted if possible, and this
will let him off with perhaps q second,
or the attorney believes, a third degree
verdict.
GREEN GOODS AGENT.
An afternoon paper says: The latest
development in the Cling murder case ia
the discovery OF evidence that leads the
authorities to the belief that Harry
Hayward is the western agent OF algreen-
goods combination, whose headquarters
are at New York, with a principal
branch at Chicago. The first clae to
this was given by one OF the me no bers
OF the gang, whose conscience was quick
ened by the murder of Catherine Cling.
A day after the murder, julia Cling,
the twin eieter OF Klttie, who resides at
Auburn, N. Y, received an anonymous
letter saying that her sister had been
murdered and she had better have the
matter investigated. A search, the let
ter intimsted. would bring the facts to
light n the case and the guilty parties
to Justice. The tone of the letter, as
we'll as several hints therein, lead the
authorities to believe that il the mur-
der had not been mmitted as quickly
as it was the writer would have furs
nished evidence enough TO lead to the
truth OF the affair. In TACT, the authori-
ties Of New York did take up the clue
offered by the letter and following il up,
discovered that the writer was q mem =
ber of greengoods gang. which has
been operating extensively.
SECRET FACTS.
What additional facts the officer dis.
covered have been kept secret, but it lie
learned that the connection of Harry
Hay ward with this organization has
been of long standing, and in his series
OF escapadeH in various parts OF the
country Hayward has hsndled a large
amount OF the fictitious cash success
fully enough to gain the entire conf.
dence of the gang.
| h;-I a. L
taieed from Hayward just previous to
! her death was shown to have been a
portion of the greengoods which passed
into her possession from Hayward. who
afterwards found 1t necessary to put his
victim out tot the way to prevent ex-
posure.
The authorities do not claim that this
was the main cause OF Miss Ging's re-
moval, but that it was factor which
| counted.
RECEIPT OF THE LETTER DENIED.
AUBURN, N. Y, Dec. 7.-Miss Julia
Cling denies that ehe has received any
such letter as is mentioned in the Min
neapois dispatch today. Miss Ging
further says she has received no infor-
nation relative to her sisters murder
other than that contained in the news.
papers. She has no knowledge, she
1 asserts, of Hayward, or any grssngooda
deal her sister may have heen engaged
with him.
HAYWARD IN COURT.
Harry Hayward was brought over
from ST. Paul this aftern on to plead
to the indictment charging him with
the murder of Catherine Cling. but
seked continuance and was granted
until Saturday morning nexs to make
his plea.