The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10
In the First He Charged Harry Hay
ward with the Fatal Shot, and in
the Second Accused Himself.
DETAILS OF THE CRIME
HOW THE WOMAN WAS INDUCED TO
RIDE TO A LONELY PLACE,
And How the Body Was Disposed of
After the Murdcr-Hayward's Eff
forts to Establish an AIibi.

Ozark Flat, where the Hayward brothers
and the dead dressmaker lived made two
confessions. This morning he told a story
in the presence of Mayor Eustis, the coun-
ty attorney and the chief of police TO the
effect that Harry T. Hayward fired the
shot that killed Miss Cling, and that he
(BlxD aided in disposing of the body. This
afternoon he changed his mind and gave
what he called a true confession, in when
he said he fired the fatal shot himself.
When Blixt decided this morning, that he
wanted to unburden his mind Of his share
In the crime he was driven by the Mayor
and chief of police to the scene of the
tragedy, on the old Excelsior road. On
returning from the drive Blixt sat in the
Mayors office and made his first confess
sion He spoke in broken English, and it
vas necessary at times for him 10 explain
the exact meaning of his language. Eiixt
fixed the time of his first conyersaton with
Hayward in regard TO The money-making
schemes which the young man had in
mind as about two weeks ago, but ii is
evident from his story that they commenced
fully one month before the murder, as the
first conversation was prior to the time
when Hayward went to Chicago. which
was on the night of Nov. g. The first con-
versatioE was in regard to either the hold
ing up or the killing of a Chicago man
who had loaned Hayward $780, the object
being TO regain possession of any papers
which the man might have as evidence of
Hayward's Indebtedness. Blixt's ignorance
prevents him from giving an ineligible
idea of just what the transaction was to be-
further than that there was to be a hold-up
or murder. Hayward proposed to send
Blixt TO Chicago, and to have him return
from that city when he was wanted Blixt
refused to go into ii, and says that Hay
ward went to Chicago himself. On re-
turning from Chicago Hayward broached
another scheme to him-that of setting fire
to a barn. He induced Blxt to commit
this act, thus securing a pententiary hold
on the man. 1t was shortly after this that
the scheme to murder Miss Cling was
broached Hayward told him she was COM
pleteiy in his power and that she would
do anything he told her to.
HAYWARD OFFERED. TO DIVIDE.
When the scheme of killing Miss Cling
broached Hayward told Blixt that by
killing Miss Cling he would regain pos
session Of 5000 which he had given her,
and. in addition. would make $4,000, as
she had ''willed'' her life insurance to him.
He offered BHxt one-ffth of the amount
which he would make to commit the deed.
Blixt 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, 'I would as
soon kill her as 1 would a dog" This was
about a week ago.
In his confession Blixt made no reference
to the ride which Miss Cling took Nov. q.
Ia RI C firct r,tar off
commit the crime himself, was outlined to
Blixt. There was in the basement Il
rail about two fset in length and Hayward
directed the janitor TO cut this in two.
stating he would take Miss Cling riding and
no one would see him with her After he
struck her over the head with the iron
bar, which. he would carry concealed under
is coat. he then intended to throw the
body out of the buggy against the curb
stone. 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 ii
collided with the curb. On Saturday night,
after the second ride Hayward returned to
the flats and told Blixt that the right OPP
portunity had not occurred On Monday
night Hayward met Blixt and by threats
and persuaslons and promises of money,
induced him to be a partner in the crime
to the extent of aiding in the disposal OF
the body and make it easy for Hayward
TO commit the crime and return observed
by no possibility he could have been the
guilty party. Hayward directed Blixt to
take street car on Hennepin avenue, OPP
posite the flats at ten minutes to O'Clock
and proceed to Lake street, across the foot
Of the lake to point where the Excelsior
road bends around to the north side of the
lake and there await his coming. At ex-
actly a quarter to Hayward was in the
hall of the flats and when Blxt opened
the door Hayward said Now, hurry up
and get down there. EVERYTHING is all
right" Blxt followed out his instructions
to the letter. He left the car at Lake
street and ran across TO the point of inter
section of that street and the Excelsior
road. He had been there about five min,
utes when he heard shot and saw q
carriage approach. AS IL drew up he recog-
| nized Hayward as the driver. Hayward said
1T is all done. Jump in and drive slowly
| and give me plenty of time to get back tC
| town, and do not leave her until you make
| sure she is dead"
Hayward got out of the buggy and Blk
| got in. The woman was on the left-hanc
side and the lap-robe was thrown ovel
| her. completely covering her, from which i
| is evident that before firing the fatal sho
| Hayward pulled the robe up and held 1
| so as TO prevent the possibility Of an,
| blood squirting on to his clothing and t.
| protect himself from the blood spots after
| ward while driving along the road. Blk
| way that he inferred she was dead was be
| cause she did not move. He drove alon,
| the Excelsior road to point, he says
| about one mile beyond, where the bod.
| was found. Then, turning around, h
T, drove back over the road On reaching tn
/ spot where the body was found he stopped
| and, alighting from the buggy, passes
| about behind it to the left side. He say
| he pulled the woman's feet out of the bug
| gy box and that the body Slid of its owl
| weight and the lap-robe came with it. H
| then jumped in the buggy and drove VI
| the Excelsior road TO Lake street to
point between Dupont street and Emerson
| avenue, where he alighted, threw the rein
| between the whip and the dashboard
| started the horse, stepped TO the sidewall
| and walked TO Lyndaie avenue, where h
| took a Lyndale-avenue car into the city
The horse, he says, started off slowly an
| then broke into trot. This is the, sub
| stance of Blixt's first confession.
THE SECOND CONFESSION
This afternoon, several hours after tn
| above confession. Blixt called the Mayo
and chief of police to his cell and sal,
that he fired the fatal shot himself. HI
said that Hayward had persuaded Mis-
Cling that green goods" could be easil,
circulated through the medium OF her bust
ness as a dressmaker. She. having alway
had an insane idea TO get rich easily, fe,
in with the idea. The night of the murde
Hayward had told her that he had arrange'
1 for hor N - =,