The record-union., 1894-12-18
A Green Goods Combination Said
to be at the Bottom of it.
HAYWARD BELIEVED TO BE AN
AGENT OF THE CONCERN.
Sold Bogus Money to the Deceased and
Afterward Found it Necessary TO
Put His Victim Out of the Way to
Confessed Murderer, Arraigned and
Pleads Not Guilty.
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.


MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. 17.-An afternoon
paper says: The latest development in
the Cling murder case is the discovery of
evidence that leads the authorities to be-
lieve that Hayward is the Western agent
of q green goods com bination, with
headquarters at New York, and prin-
cipal branch at Chicago. The first clew
to this was given by one of the members
of the gang, whose conscience quickened
at the murder of Catherine Cling.
A day after the murder Julia Cling, the
twin sister of Kittie, who resides at Au
burn, n. Y, received an anonymous let
ter saying that her sister had been MUIR
dered and she had better have the matter
investigated. a search, the letter init
mated, would bring the facts to light in
the case and the guilty parties to justice.
The tone of the letter. as we'll as several
hints therein, leads the authorities to be-
leVe that If the murder had not been
committed as quickly as it was the writer
would have furnished evidence enough
to lead To the truth OF the affair. In fact,
the authorities of New York did take up
the clew offered by the letter and follow
ing 1t up discovered that the writer was
member OF green goods gang, which has
been operating extensively.
what additional facts the officers dis
covered have been kept secret, but 1t has
been learned that the connection of Harry
Hayward with this organization has been
OF long standing, and that in his series of
eScapadeS IN various parts of the country
Hayward has handled large amount of
the fictitious cash successfully enough to
gain the entire confidence of the gang.
The money which Catherine Cling OBJ
tanned from Hayward just previous to her
death was shown to have been portion
of the green goods which passed into her
possession from Hayward, who aiterward
found 1t necessary TO put his victim out of
the way to prevent exposure
The authorities do not claim that this
was the main cause of Miss Ging's re-
moval, but that it was a factor which
counted.
BLIXT PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. 17.-Claus A. Blixt,
the self-confessed murderer of Catherine
Cling, was arraigned in the District Court
this morning ana in a weak voice pleaded
not guilty. The case was set for trial
January 9TH, in spite of Attorney OdelPs
demand that it should not be set earlier
than January 18th.
When BliXt stood up at the bar and
his attorney entered the plea of not
guilty, County Attorney Nye was much
taken back. lie spoke sharply to the
prisoner, and asked if he understood
what he was doing. Blixt seemed dazed,
but finally said, half defiantly that he
did. MIR. Nye was therefore forced to
face the probability of trial of the case
where he had expected plea of guilty.
BllXt made no explanation of his action
and the State asked none.
The defense OF BliXt will be on the plea
OF temporary insanity, brought on by the
use OF alcoholic stimulants, given by an
other for the purpose of provoking the
testimony which will bear out this
theory. Hayward, he claims. was un-
able to secure the services of Blixt in the
fearful crime until he had filled him with
pint of whisky taken almost at one
dose. He intends to show that alcohol
had Grazing effect ordinarily on Blixt,
and in this case the effect was more than
ordinary. His past history shows that
whisky affects him so much as to make
him temporarily insane, he claims. With
this defense BliXt can 60 on the stand
and tell the story against Hayward, and
that story will be in line with his own
defense, and yet will blacken HAYWARD
more than ever. The blacker he paints
Hayward the better his own case will ap-
pear. All hope of Hayward, therefore.
that BliXt will not testify against him has
practically fled, for it viii be Blixt's time
TO have Hayward tried first and con-
vlcted, II possible, and then they will let
him OFT with a seOnd or, the attorney be-
ueves, thlrd-degree verdict.