The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-11
HYPNOTIC POWER.

HaJwRrd's Tool, Who Murdered Sfiss
Cling, Tells Gruesome Story-BiIxt's
AWful Recital.
MINNEAPOLIS, MISS., Dec. l0.-Claus
a. Blixt, the confessed murderer Of
Catherine Cling. is a pitiable object this
morning. Now that the awful secret
which he held has been revealed be
seems utterly shattered. The tears
coursed down his cheeks in an uuend-
ing fashion. Every few minutes he
sends for Chief OF Police Smith, whom
he seems to regard as the only friend be
has on earth, and breaks out into
lamentations over his hard fate. All
night long the nerve.shattered muir
derer was haunted with the fair face OF
his victim. His eyes had q wild look
and he was actually afraid to be alone
in cell No. 13. ~ want 20 tell my story
and then de-" he said continually.
Jailer McKenna drew q chair up in
front OF his cell door about midnight
and remained with him during the en-
tire night The prisoner was very rest
less and passed the major part Of the
night pacing up and down in the cell.
The authorities express some fear OF
his mind giving away entirely under
the awful mental strain, and Jailer Nc.
Kenna was instructed to speak encour.
aRingly to him and tell him that he had
nothing to fear as long as he made his
confession. He says he wants to die
now that he has told all he knows. He
has asked that the chief OF police at
Cannon Falls, MIMI, where he once
lived, be sent for, and it is suspected
that he may have another murder on
his soul, which he wants 10 confess. IL
is understood Blixts wife in that will
age died very suddenly and mysterious
ly, and that the wretched man wants TO
tell another gruesome story about that
tragedy. He has also asked that his re-
latives in Cannon Falls be sent for and
when they arrive more revelations are
expected. II III proves to be a fact that
he was responsible for his first wife's
death-he has since married again-it
may also turn out that Harry Hayward
knew OF this fact and made use OF 1t to
strengthen his power over his tool.
The belief 10 growing that Harry
11ay NdLd ao0 pdOki6u W
gain SO strong an influence over his
tools and victim. Claus Blixt says he
did. He told the officers that Harry had
controlled him by hypnotic influence,
as he had also Miss Cling. Themurderer
shuddered when he made this state
ment, and appeared to stand in mortal
terror OF Harry even then. With ges-
lures OF the handle he illustrated the
means by which Harry used 10 hypno-
tie girls. He said whenever Harry
told him to do anything and he refused,
he would make few passes at him with
his hands, and the result was that he
did whatever Harry told him.
The time he fred the barn, Harry, he
said, threatened to kill him il he did not
obey his command. HE looked at me
with those eye,and went and set fire
10 the barn without saying another
word, said Blixt, qusveringly. ION the
morning after the fire he made me sign
n paper saying that 1 had set fire to the
barn. l signed my name to the paper,
and alter that whenever he wanted me
to do things for him he showed me the
paper and threatened to send me to
Saltwater for ten years II refused.
at is now remembered that Adry
Hayward, the brother, in his confession
alluded to the terrible influence Harry
had over him, an influence not entirely
fear. He could not explain 1t, but gave
the impression that 1t was almost i'm
possible for him to resist Harry's wishes
when they were pressed upon him. Il
is known that Harry had wonderful
influence over the dead girl. She did
anything he told her TO do with implicit
confidence, and he often boosted to
Adry that the girl would do exactly as
he told her to do.