Evening journal., 1894-12-10

Blixt got In. The woman was ON the left
hand side, and the lap robe was thrown
over her, completely covering her, from
which Il Is evident that before firing the
fatal shot Hayward pulled therobe up and
held 1t SO MS TO prevent any blood from
squirting on his clothing.
Blixt did not look at the woman, and
tho only way that he inferred she was dead
was because she did not move He drove
along the Excelsior road 20 point he says,
about a 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
ped, and alighting from the buggy passed
behind it TO tho left side. He says he pulled
the woman's foot out Of the buggy box.
and that the body slid out by It's 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 a point
between Dupont street and Emerson ave-
nue. where he alighted, threw the rcins
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
slowly and then broke into q trot.
Manufactured an Alibi.
The police believe that on alighting
from the buggy Hayward Immediately ran
across to Lyndalc avenue boarded ear
for the city and went directly to the base
ment Of the Ozark flats, where he met
Mrs Blixt TO whom he remarked that It
was Just :8o. As n matter Of fact, the
time must have been i5 minutes Of 8, lie
immediately cut across lots TO the house
tF a. IlnrtA1uf.ft hipnlru
Here ha again called attention TO the time
for the purpose Of proving an alibi.
lie then took Miss Bartelson TO the thea.
ter, arriving thorc directly after 8, where
he was seen and recognized by dozens o.
people. His presence at the theater before
the curtain went up at s:15 has mnde the
community bclieye that IL was impossibl,
for Hayward 60 have done the shooting
himself II Is believed that when Hayward
Is confronted with Bllxt's testimony h'
| win break down and tell the story himself
Blixt called the mayor and chief Of po
/ lice 60 his cell several hours after the fore
| going confession had been made. lie nov
| says that he fired tho fatal shot himself
| He says that Hayward had persuaded Mis-
Cling that green goods could be easily cir
| cnlated through the medium Of her husi
ness as a dressmaker She, having alwny
had wish 20 get rich easily fell in witt
the idea. The night Of the murder Hay
ward had told her that he had arranged 70
her to meet green goods dealer on tn
outskirts Of the city. They started off oi
the ride together
About 12 blocks from the Ozark fiat
they met Blixt Hayward induced her t
lot Blixt drive her TO the place Of meet
ing, with the assurance to her that h
would himself follow Immediately in al
other buggy and be present at the meeting
Blixt then drove the woman out to tn
old Excelsior road and called her attentio
to passing object. As she turned ht
head to look out Of her side Of the buga
he shot her Tho body was then dispose
Of as stated IN tho previous confession
Hayward, instead Of following Blixt r
. turned 20 the Ozark flats and afterwal
went to the theater. There seems TO be /
doubt as 70 the truth Of the latest confe
| si0n