The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-09


the deed.
BliXt was arrested early this nrornins
and locked up in the Central station.
After committing the bloody deed
BllXt returned to the city and dlsposec
Of some of his clothes to workhous,
prisoner named Ericsson.
ole Ericsson left next morning for Iowa
Fails, Iowa, where his wife is employed
IN hotel and there had the clothing
washed. He returned to Minneapolis and
sold some of the clothing TO a pawn
broker on Washington avenue, south,
The remainder of the clothing was I'M
coubtedly burned in furnace in Ozark
fats.
The motive for the crime was the Sc
curing OF Uhe insurance on Miss Cling s
life.
Last evening the mayor went to the
west hotel, and repaired at once to a
Secluded room on abe ton floor where he
WAS soon Joined by Detective Hoy, who
mad in charge BliXt, the engineer. For
some time the mayor and detectives
SW @1sd their man, apparently without
success, but soon it was evident that
They had struck a. lead which they eX-
pected to develop well, for they sent in
not haste for the county attorney. Then
detective Hoy was sent away in a car
rlSge ana returned with BliNL's wife.
Ole Ericsson, VINO did work around the
Ozark, was introduced into the circle.
eve Have the Man."
Then the court of inquiry settled down
60 business, and during the long session
which followed, Sheriff Eye and a couple
OF his deputies with Superintendent
bmGth put in an appearance. For long
time no one was seen to come out of the
rooms where the investigation was pro-
crossing, but at last, about 1890 Sheriff
Ego emerged and was pounced upon by
the ANXIOUS newspaper men. He was
said:
4 We have the man who did the shoot
la2g, and are going ito arrest him in few
hlITutes. BliXt is the man..
Toe sheriff returned up stairs and with
On five minutes Detective Hoy had come
down, taking Blixt with him in hack
TO the lookup. Upon their arrival there,
BMHt was locked up on the charge of
murder and Hoy returned ITO the hotel.
As soon as he arrived, Ericsson was TAX
en- to the lookup. The charge of murder
was also entered against him. Before
assaSing the lookup, Detective Hoy took
4key from BliXt and accompanied by
M1s BliXt went to the Ozark flats in
sebrch of evidence.
Inc crime was conceived long ago. The
motive was the securing of the life in
SUI ance. Levy II. Stewart was a V3lu-
ahFs aid to the authorities in looking up
the case.
Broached By Harry.
1t appears that the scheme was preached
by Harry Hayward to Adry Hayward and
that the latter attempted to dissuade his
brother from the commission of such a
bloody crime. For q time he thought he
had succeeded. But finally, when he be-
came convinced that Harry was deter
mined to carry out his scheme, he went
to Mr.. Stewart, who has been more than
a friend TO the family, and told him of
the plot. Mr.. Stewart took no stock
in the story at first, but when ne learned
of the crime, he at once communicated
with the authorities and informed them
raf f-n crn faar Il hDG toll mi
Working upon this Information the Off
GERS ferretted out the mystery.
The details are largely to be worked
out.
The officers themselves are not entirely
satisfied just how the murder was COM
united. They are, however, satisfied that
BliXt is said 10 be a party TO the hold-up
in which Miss Cling, Miss Netter and Har-
ry Hayward were robbed last April. In
rsact, the police are said TO know the
.lame OF the party now in possession Of
)the jswelry taken at that time. None
of the officers would state this morning
their theory as to how Miss Cling was in |
duced to take a carriage ride with a man !
50 low down the social scale as BliXt. !
1t was that she had taken three rides. i
Preceding the Murder.
Adry Hayward's confession is only as |
TO the events preceding the murder. 1t |
is evident that he knew nothing Of how |
1t occurred. it is however, in evidence
InaL he was visited Dy Harry at MS apart
ments in the Ozark on the evening of the |
murder and told that he had better be 1
where he could account for himself during
the evening. Adry acted on this sug-
gestion and at once went to the house
OF his father-in-law and spent the even
Ing until after the murder had occurred. |
the murder Harry had arranged all the
details Of the loans, the evidence, the life
INSURANCE, III such a manner it would APP
pear to the public afterward that it was
all open and above board. Time and l.
time again Harry made personal appeals f.;
to Adry, but the latter always told him
as getting rid Of the girl without hanging .
for it.
Harry grew very angry at Adry's re-
peated opposition and finally threatened
TO murder him if he resisted.
Il was not until three days before the
day of the murder that he realized that
then that he told L. NJ. Stewart of what !
he knew. The object of Harry's visit
murder was ostensibly to confer with
him regarding a paltry matter of IS. It
was in reality to warm him to plant him
a eir did. Harry's T words were ere YOU
had better be with your folks, something
may happen"
BIixt Burned Buildings.
Adry then went to the residence Of Ia
his father-in-law and was next visible
after the report of the tragedy had 5
reached the flats. BliXt, the engineer. ]
Is said to have been implicated in The 7
burning of the buildings In the insur- $
ance of which the Haywards were in 9
-ereSted. 1t has developed that BliXt =
eft the flats at O'clock Monday night '
and returned at $40. Blixt had former
" been a driver of a street car and
mad a car drivers overcoat This coat U
ne sold to Ericsson, he claims, on Sat
lrday. Ericsson was in the city hos Y
,ital at the time and agreed to pay 2
IS for it. The money however, has il
lot yet been paid. After getting pos t
session of the coat, Ericsson left for o
owa Falls. and while there had the v
,oat washed. He then returned to 10
It develops, however, a
hat t1le sale was not made on Satur- +
lay. Ericsson left the city Tuesday. /
'rt5i. to leaving, he visited a shop on \
Ni7shington avenue, south. where he h
actoSed two pairs of pants, shirt n
mo other wearing apparel in paper
'ag which he took with him and left :.
or Iowa Falls that night He left II
owa Falls on Wednesday night and p
eturned TO Minneapolis, as stated on a.
thursday morning. When me return u
O he saw Harry and Blixt talking to- o!
either IN the engine room, and heard
Harry give orders not to allow any
ne to enter the place. fIe then wen.
0 a pawn shop on Washington ave-
ue and sold the coat for 81. 3
Bundle of bloody Clothes.
Harry Haywara's apartments. q
ute of rooms Oh the ground floor of ~
re Ozark, facing on Hennepin, were =
earched early this morning by Sheriff ii
sge, Chief OF Police Smith and Detec- in
ives Hoy and Howard. Several spots cl
blood were discovered on the floor se
the closet adjoining uae room in Al
shicSh Harry slept. Sheriff Eye, after =,
craping enc of the spots with a, knife, ~
Irned to Ietectiye Howard and said: ! lie