Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-12-15
A DUAL CONFESSION.
Blixt Declares Harry Hayward
Killed Miss Cling.
He Afterwards Admits That He Did tho
Actual Murder Himself, at Hay
wards Instancc-His Story
of the Crime.

MINNEApoLrs, Mimi, Dec. 1O.-The
authorities are satisfied they have all
tbe parties connected with the mur-
der of Miss Catherine Cling. The con-
fession OF Adry Hayward has cleared
up the mystery and it is known that
had one man acted upon information
given him by Adry Hayward the MUIR
der might have been prevented. Ac-
cording to the confession, the crime
was planned months ago by Harry Hay
ward, who induced c. A. Blixt to kill
the woman. The fact that the muir
der was to be done and the motive
We're known to Adry Hayward long be-
fore the fatal night. Adry Hayward
tried to dissuade his brother from car
rying the plan into execution and told
Levi NJ. Stewart of the plot. The lat
ter secuted the idea, did not re-
port the matter to the police and
Catherine Cling was killed. Her death
was accomplished by Hayward, whose
sole motive was to secure her life in-
surance. After the crime had been
committed Stewart came forward, told
all he knew and rendered the authori-
ties valuable aid.
From the confession of Adry Hay
ward it has been the theory of the
police that C. A. Blixt, the engineer of
the Ozark flats, where both Miss Cling
and Harry Hayward resided, commit
ted the murder at the instigation Of
Hayward.
Blixt made a confession in which he
at first charged Harry Hayward with
the actual killing of Miss Cling, but
shortly after midnight admitted that
his confession was untrue, and that
he, himself, had committed the MUIR
der. Hayward had interested Miss
Cling in "green-goods" scheme
and drove with her from the
West house, until they reached the
corner of Hennepin and Franklin ave-
nues, about , miles from where the
murder was committed. There they
met Blixt whom Hayward pushed into
the buggy with instructions to drive to
where they would meet Hayward, who
would have the goods with him. Previ-
ous to that Hayward had induced Miss
Cling to entrust what money she had,
Blixt did not know how much, to him.
Blixt and Miss Cling drove around the
end of the lake and Miss Cling became
ward. When they reached the scene
of the murder she was looking out the
side of the buggy and while in this
position Blixt shot her. He drove
about the country about an hour and
when he was s.-.:isfied that she was
dead he threw the body out and went
home.
The police Sslieye that on alighting
from the buggy Hayward Immediately
ran across to Lyndale avenue,
boarded car for the city and
went directly to the basement of
the Ozark flats, where he met
Mrs. Blixt, incidentally remarking
that it was Just T:30. This was
for the purpose, say the police, of
strengthening his alibi. AS matter
of fact, the time must have been within
fifteen minutes of S. He then cut
across lots to the house of s. j. Bartcl-
son, two blocks away. Here lie again
called attention to the time. He then
accompanied Miss Bartelson, to whom
he was engaged to be married, to the
theater, arriving there directly after
o'clock, where he was seen and recog
niZed by dozens of people. 1t was his
presence at the theater before the cur
tain went up, at SIS, that has made
the community believe that it was inn
possible for Hayward to have done the
shooting himself.
Blixt tells of several other jobs which
had been proposed by Hayward but
which fell through. and says that
after this job. for which he was to re-
ceive $1,000, or one-ffth of the life in
surance involved, he was to receive
S4O0 for doing" Il Chicago man.
Blixt also tells story to the effect
that Harry Harvard wanted his assist
ance in disposing of the father and
mother of IA young woman in Minne-
apolis whom he wanted to marry and
secure her property.