The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-12-06
THE cling MURDER CASH
A Tragedy That Puzzles the Police
Of Minneapolis.
THE MURDERER NOT YET LOCATED.

The Mysterious Individual Who Accom-
panied Miss Cling ON Her Night Ride.
and Who Was Undoubtedly Her Muir
derer, Has Thus Far Eiuded the ofHcers.
MINEEApoLIs, Dec. 6-What will prob
ably prove to be the most mysterious and
sensational crime In the history Of the
northwest ID the murder of Miss Catha-
rine Cling, which was announced in these
dispatches yesterday Miss Cling, who was
q dressmaker, was 30 years of age and Of
striking beauty.
Miss Cling who had connections In Au-
burn, N. Y, where her reputation Is the
verJ best, had been in this city some time,
and had worked up lucrative business as
adressmaker. She had been known to
carry large sums of money on her person
on several occasions of late. One Of the
most important facts yet learned Ia that
Miss Cling drew 81 900 from a safe deposit
vault Monday, and no trace Of this money
can be found. This strengthens the theory
that she was killed for money. Others
think 1t to be love affair, and that the
murder was prompted by jealousy.
A young man named Harry L Hayward,
who was said to have had business deal
ings with the murdered woman, was ex-
amincd by tho police in q most vigorous
manner for several hours. He admitted
having had dealings with Miss Cling, and
said he had loaned her at various times
large sums Of money. He held her per-
sonal notes for 5000 and stated that she
had not long ago taken out an accident
policy Of 5000, which was assigned to
him.
One Of tho first things which the police
LEARNED that Inf fol hua
been sent to Miss Cling by man who al
ways summoned a messenger from the
Nicollet House, and that she received one
OF the notes on Monday. The messenger
was located, and upon visiting Miss Gings
rooms pointed out the picture OF Harvey
AFFORD, local manager for an eastern
clothing firm, as that of the man who had
sent the notes; but when Affords wife
proved that she had given Miss Cling Ak
ford's photograph Mr.. AFFORD was dis
missed.
1t is known that Miss Cling had q com
panion during her ride of Monday night.
1t Is certain that this companion was be-
yond the peradventure of o doubt her
murderer, but thus far there is scarcely
the shadow of a clew to his identity But
one man has turned up who ever saw the
murderer This Is a mounted officer, Get
Shcii, aHu ms was oiily ieetluB glimpse
of the face in the moonlight. The officer
was making his rounds on Lake street,
near Portland avenue about o'clock
Monday evening. A carriage passed him
i'll which the occupants were loudly quar-
reling. He glanced at the man and saw
that he was thin Of face and had heavy
dark mustache. He claims that he looked
at the rig as it passed sharply, and posi-
lively identified it as the Goosman rig
which Miss Cling hired, and which came
back to the stable empty and blood soaked.
Interviews with Miss Gings financial
agents, G. L. Jones Sons, reveal the facts
that she has been in pressing need of
money, for which some one was pushing
her within the last six weeks Her agents
had loaned out 81 800, but she suddenly de.
cided to call her loans. 1t was not found
easy to transfer them, and Miss Cling be
came quite impatient for the money, say
ing she only needed it for thirty days
Finally the matter was arranged and she
drew out about 81 600.
The head waiter in Barges restaurant
tells of Miss Cling and Hayward meeting
there as late as Saturday on which occa-
sion Miss Cling showed nearly 5000 in
bank bills.
1t has been ascertained, too, that Miss
Cling had nearly completed her arrange
ments for opening u large millinery estab-
lishment on Nicolas avenue, and had
opened negotiations with the agent of q
store property to that end. This would
explain her need for ready money, as she
was anxious to purchase stock and open
for the holiday trade.