St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-12
DOES HAYWARD KNOW WHY?
A ASignifleant Remark Dropped
by the Minneapolis Arch
Conspirator.
THE FINDING OF A BODY
In the River at South st.
Paul and What 1t
May Mean.

Opinion Is growing that Harry Hay
ward caused the disappearance of the
stranger who came here year ago from
Albany, n. Y, with a certified check
for $1,000 and an Insurance policy for
$4,000. The mans name was Charles
Austin, as near as can be ascertained,
but he had an alias of Marshall, and
another Of Benton. Occasionally he
received mail addressed by female
hand and dated Atlanta, Ga. The re-
ceipt of these letters always seemed to
brighten him up, and it is told that he
frequently said he was going to Atlanta
to get married as soon as his health was
better.
The supposition is that Austin never
reached Atlanta, and that his sweet
heart is mourning the loss of the lover
who never came. One night Austin, or
whatever his name was, read portion
of one of these letters to Haywood, and
the latter remarked. with sniff of con-
tempt:
"You are wasting your time fooling
with decent women. 1t is better to be
interested in several who have no
strings on you"
This appears to have been Hayward's
opinion of women, though his friends
claim that his affection for the Mime
apolis young lady was sincere, and for
the first time in his life he was inter-
ested in an honest way. The st. Paul
gambler who tells the story of Austin's
disappearance remembers having been
told by pal of his that Hayward re-
marked that Austin would never get
married.
"Why?" asked one of his friends,
''don't you think he will live?''
NO" was the significant response.
The friend at the time supposed that
Hayward meant the man would die of
his ailment, but now he realizes the sig
niticance of the remark and recalls Hay
wards peculiar manner when he said
1t. The gambler is earnest in his be-
lief that Hayward can explain the mans
disappearance.
Body in the River.
81 remember at the time," he said,
that the mans disappearance was
sudden. He was missed, for his face
had become familiar to the different re-
sorts about town. About ten days after
his disappearance the body of a well
dressed man was found in the river
below South st. Paul. No one ever
recognized it, and the papers only
printed small paragraph about the
find. don't remember where the body
was buried, but do know that it was
never identified. A friend of mine told
me that when Hayward learned of the
find he asked quite a number of ques-
tions concerning the mans description,
and afterwards went to view the body.
don't know if this was trne or not, but
/ would be willing almost to swear that
the body of the man was that of Austin,
and that Harry Hayward can explain if
he wants to just how the fellow came to
lose his life. Of course, this is cOnjec-
ture, but l make the statement after
recalling all the circumstances of the
case. knew that Hayward was equal
to anything. and feel that he was re-
SponSible for Austln's disappearance. At
any rate he. wore for some time a ring
that friends Of mine remember having
seen OH Austin. OF course, Austin may
have given the ring to Hayward, and
that circumstance proves nothing. It's
significant, though"
This St. Paul gambler knows more
about Hayward than he has told, and he
is the man the Minneapolis authorities
want so badly. He absolutely refuses
to divulge his name for publication, as
he says he has nothing to do with the
case and does not care to be mixed up in
it. It's none of his business, and he
really doesn't care to have any hand in
''doing up' Hayward. While be adj
mits that Hayward is fiend and ought
to be dealt with accordingly, still he
does not feel that it is his putin, and he
refuses to allow his name to be used.
"They'd get me before the grand
jury" he explained, "and it wouldn't do
me any good, that's ALL"
Certain persons who were we'll &C.
Quainted withAustin arc, busy now look
ing up his record and trying TO find out
where he was last seen and under what
circumstances. They have not the
least doubt thatHayward knows how he
came by his death.
When Hayward read the story in yes
terday's GLOBE he simply folded the
paper in his hand aud walked away.
He had nothing to say in the matter at
all, and didn't care to talk even with his
fellow prisoners in Jail. The story
evidently started him to thinking hard.