The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-12


the body out Of the buggy against a curb
stone. start his horse on a gallop and then
tel the story of a runaway accident, he
calculating that the body would appear TO
have been thrown from the buggy when 1t
co-lded with the curb.
The Deed Is Done.
On Saturday night, after the second ride,
Hayward returned TO the fats and tod
B-ixt that the right opportunity had not
occurred. On Monday night Hayward met
Blixt. and by threats and persuaslons and
promises of money, induced him TO be a
partner in the crime to the extent of aid
ing in the disposal Of the body and make
it easy for Hayward TO commit the crime
and return unobserved TO the city, 50 that
1t would appear that by no possibility he
could have been the guilty party. Hay
ward directed BliXt TO take street car on
Hennepn-ave., opposite the flats, at 600,
DrOceed to Laxe-st., across the foot Of the
lake. TO a point where the Excelsior road
bends around onto the north side OF the
lake. and there await his coming. At ex-
actly 6:45 Hayward was in the hall Of the
flats. and when Blixt opened the door,
Hayward said: NOW, hurry up and get
down there Everything is al right"
B.ixt followed out his instruction 10 the
letter. He left the car at Lake-st. and ran
across to the point Of intersection Of that
street and the Excelsior road He had
been there about five minutes when he
heard a shot and saw a carriage approach.
As il drew up. he recognized Hayward as
the driver Hayward said 10 him:
1T is all done. Jump in and drive
slowly and give me plenty Of time to get
back 10 town, and do nO- leave her until
You make sure she Is dead
Hayward got out Of the buggy and Blixt
got in. The woman was on the left hand
side and the laprobe was thrown over her,
completely covering her, from which it is
evident that before firing the fatal shot
Hayward pulled the robe up and held it
50 as T. prevent the possibility Of any
blood squirting onto his clothing and TO
nr0tec- himself from the blood spots after
ward while driving along the road.
Blixt did not Look at the woman, and
the only way he inferred she was dead
was because she did not move. He drove
along the Excelsior road to a point, he
says about one mile beyond where the
body was found, then. turning around, he
drove back over the road. Upon reaching
the spot where the body was found ne
stopped. and alighting from the buggy
passed about behind it to the left side He
says he pulled the womln's feet out of
the buggy-b0x and that the body slid of
its own weight and the laprobe came
with il.
He then jumped into the buggy and drove
up the Excelsior road to Lake-st. 10 point
between Dup0nt-st. and EmersOn-aVe.,
where he alighJei. threw the reins between
the whip and the dashboard, started the
horse and stepped to the walk and walked
10 Lyndale-ave., where he took a Lyndale
ave. car into the city. The horse. he says,
started Off slow.y. and then broke into
r0t. The police believe that on alighting
from the buggy. Hayward Immediately ran
across 10 Lyndale-ave.. boarded a car for
the city and went directly 10 the basement
Of the Ozark flats. where he met Mrs. BliXt,
he incidentally at the time remarklng that
il was just 80 o'clock.
This vas for the purpose, the police say.
Of strengthening his alibi. As a matter of
fact the time must have been within fifteen
minutes Of o'clock. He then cut across
lois to the house Of c. J. Bartelson, two
blocks away Here he again called atten-
ton TO the time. He then accompanied
Miss Bartels1n to the theater, arriving there
directly after o'clock, where he was seen
and recognized by dozens Of people. II was
his presence at the theater before the cur
tain went up at SJ5 that has made the
community believe it was impossible for
Hayward to have done the shooting himself.
II is believed that when Hayward is con-
fronted with BliXts confession that he will
break down and tell the story himself.