Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-10

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4e confession voluntarily made Oy Claus
4. B. Blixt, the ianitor Of the Ozart Flat,
] the presence Of Mayor Eustis, the
Ounty attorney and the Chief of Police
o-day, is true, Harry ~. Hayward fired
he shot that killed Catharine Cling, and
llixt aided him in disposing of the body.
he story Of this horrible crime is related
yBIz as follows:
When Blxt had decided he wanted TO
burden his mind OF his share in the
me he was driven by the Mayor and
ief of Police 70 the scene Of the tragedy,
he old Excelsior road. Upon returR-
from the drive BliXJ sat in the Mayors
&c anu told
THE WHOLE HORBIBLs STORY.
told 10 in broken English, and 10 was
esSary at times for aim % explain the
lning of his language BIiXt fixed the
of his first conversation with Hay
rd in regard % money -makiug schemes
len the Young man had in mind
about two weeks, but 1t IS
: lent from his story that they
st have commenced fully one month be-
re the murder. as the nrst conversation
Fas prior 90 the time when Hayward went
% Chicago which was on tue night or
November "a. The first conversation was
N regard 10 either the holding up or the
Killing of a Chicago man who had loaned
hayward a. 400, the object being 20 regain
possession Of any papers which the man
night have as an evidence OF Hayward's
Indebtedness. BhXt's ignorance prevented
lim from having an intellgiole idea Of
ust what the transactions was TO be, FUR
her than there was 70 be.
A HOLD-UP OR A MURDER.
LANYARD proposed to send Blixt TO Chi
ago and 10 have him 20 return from that
lty when be was wanted.
Biixt refused 20 go into il and says that
hayward went % Chicago himself. Upon
returning from Chicago, Hayward oroach-
n TO him another scheme of setting fire %
y laru. he induced BliXt 20 commit this
~ thus securing a peuitentiary hold on
e man. It was shortly after this that
ae scheme 20 murder Miss Cling
vas broached Hayward hold him
he was completely i'm his
bower and that she would do aHythjng he
old her TO. When the schemH Y killing
Giss cling was OrOached, HAYWARD told
6m that Dy killing Miss Cling, be would
egain possession Of 5000 which be had
;iyen her, aud IN addition would make
fOU1O. as she had ''wiued" her life iusur-
anee 10 him. He offered BlXt one-hfth Of
.heamOunt which he would make to COM
nit tue deed. BliXt still refused 20 have
inviting 20 do with the crime and threat
eued 20 quit then and there, wnereupon
Hayward stated ne
N WOULD DO 1T HIMSELF,
Ibviug 81 would as soon kill her as 1
liOuld a dOgn
I 'lTbis was about q week AGO. In his con-
EesslOn Biixt makes no reference 10 the
kde which Miss Cling took November 21th.
Eavward's trst plan after be concluded 20
Commit the crime himself. was outlined 20
BIixt There was iu the basement a ''T'
rail about two and a half feet in length,
and Hayward directed the ianitOr 20 cut 10
I'm two. stating be would take Miss Cling
riding and no one would see him with her.
After be struck her over the head with the
iron bar, which ne would carry concealed
under his coat, ne then intended TO throw
lthe body out Of the buggy against curb
93tone. start MS horse on gailop and tell
Ithe story of a runaway accident, he calcu-
lating that the body would appear 10 have
been Do rOwn from the buggy when ~ coll
lded with the curostOne. On Saturday
aigut after the second ride, Hayward re-
turned TO the fat and told BliXt that
THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY
had not occurred. On Monday night Hav-
ward met Blixt and by threats and persua-
sions aud promises of money, induced him
b. be a partner iu the crime 90 tue extent
of aiding i'm the disposal of the body and
make 10 easy for Hayward 20 commit the
crime and return uuOOserved into the city,
no that 10 would appear that by no pOssi-
bIity could ne have been the guilty party.
When Blxt met Hayward on the road,
HAYWARD said 20 him: ut is all done.
Jump i'm aud drive slowly and give me
leuty of time 70 get back TO town, and
r0n't leave her until you make sure she is
lead "
HAYWARD cot ont Of the buggy and Blixt
rot in. The woman was on the LETT hand
side and the lap fooe was thrown over her,
completely covering her.
Blxt did not ldok at the woman, and the
Apiv wav that he inferred she was dead
because She did not move. He drove along
the Excelsior ROAD 60 point ne says,
Roouc one mile beyond where the body was
found. and then burning around be drove
back over the road. Upon reaching the
spot where the body was found, he stopped,
and a.ichting from the buggy passed be-
hind it 10 the left side. He says he
Pu1LEo i E woNAN's FOOT
out of the busrvt box and that the body slid
Of its own weight. and the lap robe came
with il. He tneH Jumped into the buggy
and drove up thA Excelsior road to Lake
street. TO a Doint( between Dupont street
aud Emerson avenue, where be alghted,
threw the reins between the whip and
dashboard. startedjthe horse and stepped
TO the walk and walked 20 Lyndaie ave
'nue. where he took a Lyndale avenue car
Into the city Thel elhOrse, be says, started
IOf slowly and theI broke into a trOt.
Later Blixt call4t the Mayor aud Chief
'Of Police 10 his fl. several hours after
the previous con NssiOn had been made.
tde now says that
He FlBED TBETFATAL sHOT HIMSELF.
,de says that Hayward had persuaded
Hiss Cling thd green goods" could be
asily circulated through the medium Of
er business as dresSmaker. She, hav-
lg always had insane idea 70 get rich
asily, fell in wi Nh the IDEA. The night Of
be murder, Hay ward had told her that he
lad arranged,fOf her 10 meet q green
goods dealer on q e outskirts Of the city.
They started on ride together.
About twelve b 0c6s from Ozark Flats
they met BliXt Hayward induced her 70
let Blixt drive heI O the place Of meeting,
with the assurane 70 her that he would
himself follow nediately in another
puggy and be lent at the meeting.
ixt then drove woman opt to the old
xcelsiOr road a calle.t-r aattention
a passing oi -, her
Rad % look out
bot her. The
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