The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-09
Harry Hayward Implicated by His
BROTHER. and Engineer BIixt and
ole Ericsson Arrested.
ANOTHER MYSTERY SOLVED
JANIT0R BARNES, OF CHICAGO, MUIR
DERED BY HIS ASSISTANT.
Three Confessions, ~Ineiading One by
sisted I'm the Horrible Work.

Hayward planned the murder of Miss
Catherine Cling. the d~ressmaker. and c. A.
Blxt m the bloody deed. That at
least Is the theory Of the police. Early this
morning. after spending the entire day and
night in investigation and consultation, the
authorities placed Blixt. who is engineer at
the Ozark apartment house, of which Har-
~ Hayward was manager. and where Miss
Cling boarded. and ole Erickson, a hanger
on around the place. under arrest, charged
with murder. After committing the crime
Blk returned 10 the city and disposed OF
some OF his clothing TO a workhouse pris-
oner named Ericsson. left next morning fer
Iowa Falls. Ia. where his wife is employed
in a hotel. and there had the clothing
washed He returned to Minneapolis and
sold some Of the clothing to a pawnbroker
IN Washington avenue south. The re-
mainder OF the clothing was undoubtedly
burned in the furnace Of the Ozark flats.
The motive for the crime was the securing
Of the insurance ON Miss Ging's life.
Early in the evening the Mayor went to
a room on the top floor of the West House,
where ne was soon joined by detective Hoy,
who had In charge c. A BIixt. the engineer
OF the Ozark flats. For some time the
Mayor and detective sweated their man
persistently. apparently without success.
but soon 1t was evident that they had
struck a lead. which they expected to de-
velop well, for they sent in hot haste for
the county attorney Then the conference
was resumed. Before long detective Hoy
WAS sent away in a carriage and returned
with Blixt's wife. Ericsson. who had been
hanging around the Ozark and sleeping in
the engine room. was introduced to the
circle Then the court of inQuisitlon set
lied down to business. and during the long
session which followed Sheriff Eye and two
of his deputies and Superintendent Smith
put in an appearance. For a long time no
one was seen to come out of The rooms
where the investigation was progressing.
bat at last. about 1890, Sheriff Eye emerged
and was pounced on by many newspaper
men. He was not inclined to be very COM
municative. but said: "We have the nan
who did the shooting, and are going to ar
rest him In a few minutes. c. A Blixt is
the man." The Sheriff returned upstairs.
and within five minutes detective Hoy came
down, taking Blixt with him in a hack to
the lookup. On arrival there Blixt was
locked up on the charge of murder and
Hoy returned to the hotel. Just as soon as
he arrived Ericsson. was taken 70 the lock-
up The charge of murder was also en-
tered against him. Before ,eaving the
lookup detective Howard took a key from
Blixt. and, accompanied by Mrs. Blixt.
went TO the Ozark fats In search OF evil
dence.
MOTIVE OF THE CRIME.
The crime was conceived long ago. The
motive was the securing of the life fnsur-
ance. Louis NJ. Stewart was a valuable aid
TO the authorities In making up the case. 1t
appears that the scheme was preached by
Harry Hayward to Adry Hayward. and that
the latter ttempte to dfssuade his brother
from the commission OF such a bloody crime.
For a time he thought he had succeeded.
But finally when he became convinced that
Harry was determined TO carry out his
scheme. he went to Mr.. Stewart who has
been more than q friend to the family and
told him of the plot. Mr.. Stewart took no
stock in the story at first, but when he
learned OF the crime he at once m
Gated with the authorities and informed
them OF the story Adry had told him.
Working on this information. the officers at
once ferreted out the mystery The details
are largely to be worked out The officers
themselves are not entirely satisfied just
how the murder was co1cocted. They are.
however. satisfied that they have the right
persons in custody. Elixt is said to have
Cling. Miss vstter a-d Harry Hayward
were robbed last April, In fact, the police
now In possession of the jewelry taken at
that time None of the officers would state
MAS nduceas : tax take 'a : cayr, aS Ss ri Msss with Hhns :
nan so low down in the social scale as Blixt.
They did not even attempt to explain how
It was that she had taken three rides.
Adry Hayward's confession is only as to
the events preceding the murder. 1t Is evil
dent that he knew nothing OF how it oc-
Cured. IL Is. however, in evidence that he
was visited by Harry at his apartments in
the Ozark building on the evening OF the
murder and told he had better be where he
could account for himself during the even
ing Adry acted on this suggestion ana at
once went to the house of his father-in-law
where he spent the evening. Adry's confess
sion shows that prior to the murder Harry
had arrange all the details OF the loans. the
evidence, the life insurance. etc. In such a
afterward that it was ali open and above
board. Time and time again Harry made
never carry out such a scheme
for Il. Harry grew very angry at Adrys
repeated opposition and finally threatened TO
murder him II he resisted After this Adry
was not until three days before the day of
the murder that he realized the plot was
T. III. tewar Of what he knew.
Harry Hayward's apartments. a suit of
rooms on the third floor of the ozark
Building. facing on Hennepin. were searched
early this morning by Sheriff Eye. Chief
OF Police Smith and detectives Hoy and
covered on the floor of a closet adioin-
ing the room In which Harry slept. Sheriff
Fee. after scraping one OF the spots with
a knife. turned TO detective Howard and
said: s'The bundle of bloody clothes was
probably thrown into the closet floor and
left there for the time being until taken
AWAY by Ericsson the following morning"
Detective John Hoy. who arrested Ericsson.
stated that he had positive proof that
Erlcsson left Minneapolis the morning after
the murder with a neatly wrapped bundle
containing the bloody clothes He stated
that he took a train for a point in Iowa,
Where the clothes were washed Officials
who visited the flats were armed with a
search warrant and they fist proceeded
10 search the apartments or the top Of
the building. Harry and Adry slept on the
around hoor-Harry In a front bedroom
and his brother in a room In the rear facing
defective Howard found two reyolvers be-
longing 10 Harry. One was a double bar
relied pistol OF the Derrlnger pattern and
the other a 80 calibre Colts. The latter
: was found in his trunk Severa4 boxes OF
carfrIdres were also confiscated. Harry's
&Iofh-s were carefully examined but nothing
sfartling was found. Several notes from
lady friends, inviting him 10 meet them
az certain places for a social time were
found neatly tied together In the bottom
OF the trunk. The officers confscated a
safchel containing a lot OF clothes belong
Ing 10 the engineer and IL Is thought that
the clothes worn by the murderer OF
Catherine Cling were among the contents
n IS learned that the prosecution is sat
s~1ed that Harry Hayward was a sort OF
orenf for a '.green goods hrm In chicago
s6d thar ne received a package of goods
Smounfinx 20 nearly 1900 about the time
. claims TO have loaned Miss Cling thai
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