The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-15
BLIXT A BLUEBEARD
MISS GING.s MURDER POSSIBLY NOT
HIS FIRST ONE.
lie Is Suspected of Having Killed
Two Wives at Cannon Falls, Minn.,
aud His Brother Oscar Near Huron,
g. D..

Minneapolis. Dec. 12-If what is sus-
pected could be proved as a fact.
Claus BliXt, the se~lf-cOnfessed muir
derer of Catherine Cling, is Il veritable
Bluebeard. Theodore Anderson, a
veterinary surgeon, formerly Of Can
o Falls. Mimi, where BliXt once
lived. says that Blixt's wife died very
suddenly. and foul play was suspected,
but nothing was v e done. BliXt
married again. and in a short time his
second wife died suddenly. Rumors
of foul play were again afloat. but
the affair finally died out. Not long
since Blixt's brother Oscar was muir
dered near Huron, 5. d., and robbed
of S1.1G5. Anderson suspects B!iXt of
the crime. but BliXt claims that he
was sick in Minneapolis ut the time
of the murder.
4 Night of Terror.
Murderer Blixt passed Il veritable
night of terror. Hc would pace up
and down the small cell, ringing his
hands and weeping; then he would sit
down on the bench and with both
hands clenched to the ends of his seat,
he would sway his body from side to
side, wholly oblivious Of everything
but his intense mental agony. His
means We're heart-rending.
Early this morning BliXt wanted to
see the chief. and that t~ireless official,
who has scarcely had time to sleep
since the murder. soon arrived.
Blixt wanted to see him and go over
his confession again. but finally plead
ed to see his wife. He did not want
to see any one but her. and his wish
was that he may be placed some
where where no one would have &C
cess to him. Il want Il shave, a bath
and a change of clothing after | see
my wife, Mr.. Chief" said Blixt pit
eously. "Then l want to pray to God
with her that he will forgive me for
this terrible crime. I want her to
pray here with me that lie will for
give me-"
Agony was depicted upon his fea-
lures and the scene was truly pitiful.
After the chief had talked to him
for some time. he asked BliXt if there
was any persons he wished to see.
He asked that he might see his father.
John Blixt, his brother, Andrew. and
the Chief Of Police at Cannon Falls.
t MINI. his old home. The chief said
he would send for them at once.
Says It's n Fake.
st. Paul. Dec. 1%2.-laarry Hayward
is still i'll the Ramsey county Jail. He
has not yet made any confession, and
is not likely to. w. Il. Hale, his at
torney, arrived from Minneapolis this
morning. and at once was admitted
to his cell. From the window of the
judge Of probate's Office, in the court
house. he could be seen in earnest con-
versation with Hayward.
Hayward is conducting himself in
a peculiar manner. All yesterday he
was making considerable noise in the
corridor of the Jail. singing and laugh
ing. He also Joined in the religious
exercises conducted in the building,
and joined heartily in the singing Of
hymns.
He had some conversation with M
Of the prisoners in Jail after he read
the paper this morning containing the
confession of Blixt. Hayward said to
him: ''This whole story of Blixt is a
fake from top to bottom, and is made
to save his own neck. L will give
something which will paralyze that
whole galaxy of detectives and GRIM
inals, but l will wait until the proper
time comes,