Connecticut western news., 1894-12-13

ing Miss Cling he would regain possession of $7, 900 which he had given her, and in addition would make $10, 900, as she had "willed" her life insurance to him.
 He offered Blixt one-fifth of the amount which he would make to commit the deed. Blixt still refused to have anything to do with the crime and threatened to quit then and there, whereupon Hayward stated that he would do it himself, saying, II would as soon kill her as would dog"
 Hayward directed Blixt to take street car on -Hennepin avenue opposite the flats at 10 minutes of and proceed to Lake street, across the foot of the lake, point where the Excelsior road bends around to the north side of the lake, and there to await his coming At exactly quarter to z Hayward was in the hall of the flats, and when Blixt opened the door Hayward said: "Now hurry up and get down there. Ey- erything is all right.
 Blixt followed out his instructions to the letter. He left the car at Lake street 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 ap- proach. As it drew up he recognized Hay ward as the driver. Hayward said to him: It is all done. Jump in and drive slowly and give me plenty of time to get back to town and do not leave here 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 lap robe 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 so as to prevent any blood from squirting on his clothing.
 --- the only way that he inferred she was dead was because she did not move. He drove along the Excelsior road to a point, he says about 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 he stop l ped, and alighting from the buggy passed behind it to the left side Hesays he pulled the woman's foot out of the buggy box | and that the body slid out by its own | weight, and the lap robe came with it. He then jumped into the buggy and drove up | the Excelsior road to Lake street to point between Dupont street and Emerson ave- | nue, where he alighted, threw the sreins between the whip and dashboard, started the horse and stepped to the pavement and | walked to Lyndale avenue, where he took | a car into the city. The horse started of \ a Manufactured an Alfbi.
 The police believe that on alighting from the buggy Hayward immediately ran | across to Lyndale avenue, boarded a car for the oity and went directly to the base ment of the Ozark flats, where he met | Mrs. Blixt, to whom he remarked that it | was just 7:30. As a matter of fact, the | time must have been 15 minutes of 8. He immediately cut across lots to the house | of c. J. Bartelson, some blocks away. | Here h9 again called attention to the time for the purpose of proving an alibi.
 | He then took Miss Bartelson to the thea
 ter, arriving there directly after 8, where
 he was seen and, recognized by dozens of people. His presence at the theater before
 the curtain went up at 8:15 has made the community believe that it was impossible
 for Hayward to have done the shooting
 himself It is believed that when Hayward
 Is confronted with Blixt's testimony he
 will break down and tell the story himself
 Blixt called the mayor and chief of po-
 lice to his cell several hours after the fore
 going confession had been made. He now
 says that he fired the fatal shot himself
 He says that Hayward had persuaded Miss
 Ging that green goods could be easily cir
 culated through the medium of her busi-
 ness as dressmaker. She, having always
 had wish to get rich easily, fell in with
 the idea. The night of the murder Hay
 ward had told her that he had arranged for
 her to meet @ green goods dealer on the
 outskirts of the city. They started of on
 the ride together
 About 12 blocks from the Ozark flats
 they met Blixt Hayward induced her to
 let Blixt drive her to the place of meet | ing, with the assurance to her that he l would himself follow immediately in ap-
 other buggy and be present at the meeting
 Blixt then drove the woman out to the
 old Excelsior road and called her attention
 to 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.
 Hayward, instead of following Blixt re-
 turned to the Ozark flats and afterward
 went to the theater