The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-10
MISS GINGS' MURDER
Janitor Blixt Makes a Confess
sion Of the Crime.
It Was Cold Blooded and Planned
Beforehand.
MONEY THE OBJECT.
Hayward Shot Her, Blixt Dis
posed Of Her.

MSEEAPoLrs, Mimi, Dec 10. - If
the confession volun tarily made by
Claus A. Blixt, the ianitor Of the Park
flats, in the presence Of Mayor Eustis.
the county attorney and the chief of
police, yester day, is true, Harry &c.
Hayward fired the shot that killed
Catherine Cling, and Blixt aided him
ia disposing Of the body The story
of the horribl crime is reIa ted by
Blixt as follows:
When the scheme Of killing Miss
Cling was preached Hayward told him
that by killing her he would regain
possession Of 81, 600 which he had
given her, and, ia addition. would
make $40, O0O as she had s.vilIed' her
life insurance to him He offered
BIixt one fifth Of the amount if he
would commit the deed BIixt still
refused to have anything To do with
the crime and threatened to quit then
and there, whereupOn Hayward stated
he would do it himself saying. II
would as soon kill her as I would
dog"
Hayward's first plan after he con
Guided to commit the crime himself
was outlined to- Blixt There was ia
the basement q Il rail about two feet
in length and Hayward directed the
would take Miss Cling riding where
no one would see him with her.
After be struck her over the head
with the iron bar, which he would
carry concealed under his coBt, he
then intended to throw the body out
OF the buggy against a curbstone.
start his horse on gallOp and then
tell the story Of a runaway accident.
he calculating that the body would
appear to have been thrown from the
buggy when i colIided with the
curb.
on Saturday night. after the second
ride, Hayward returned to the fats
and told Blixt that the right oppOr-
tunity had not occurred On Monday
night Hayward met Bli1t and by
threats and persuasions and promises
of money induced him to be partner
in the crime, to the extent of aiding
in the disposal Ct the body, and make
it easy for Hayward to commit the
crime, 80 that II would appear that he
could not have been the guilty party
Hayward directed Blixb to await his
coming at point desi gnated. A.
exactly a quarter to Hayward was
in the hall Of the fats and Blixt
opened the door. Hayward said:
Now hurry ND and get down there.
Everything is all ready"
Blixt followed out his instract lions
to the letter. He had been there
d bout five minutes when he heard q
shot and saw q carriage approach.
As it drev up he recognized Hayward
as the driver. Hayward said to him:
1T is all done. Jump in and drive
slowly and give me plenty Of time to
get back to town, and do not leave
her until you are sure she IS dead
Hayward got out Of the buggy and
Blixt got in
The woman was on the left hand
side and the laprobe was thrown over
her, ompletely 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
the possibility of any blood squirting
onto his clothes. and to protect him
self from the blood spots afterward
while driving along the road Blixt
did not look at the woman, and the
only way that he inferred she was
He drove along the Excelsior road to
a point, he says, about one
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 stopped, and,
a1ighting from the buggy. passed
about behind it to the left side. Ha
says he pulled the wOmah's feet out
Of the buggy box. and that the body
slid Of its own weight, and the lap
robe came with it. He then jumped
into the buggy and drove up the Ex-
celsior road to Lake street to a point
between Dupont street and Emerson
avenue, where he aIghted, threw the
reins over the dash board, started the
horse and stepped to the walk and
walked to Lyndale avenue. where he
took a Lvnda1e car into the city.
Blixt called the mayor and chief OF
police to his cell several hours after
the previous confession had been
made He now says that he fired the
fatal shot himself.