The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-12-14
BLIXT A BLUEBEARD
MISS GING's MURDER POSSIBLY NOT
HIS FIRST ONE.
He Is Suspected of Having Killed
Two Wives at Cannon Falls, Mimi,
and His Brother Oscar Near Huron,
:. ID.

Minneapolis, Dec. Eff what Is sus-
peeted could be proved as "a fact,
Claus Rlixt, the self-confessed muir
dtrer of Catherine Cling, Is a veritable
Bluebeard Theodore Anderson. q
veterinary surgeon, formerly of Can
non Falls, Mimi. where Blixt once
lived, says that Blixt's wife died very
suddenly, and fou, play WAS suspected,
but nothing was ever done. Rlixt
| married again. aad in a short time his
second wife died suddenly. kumors
Of foul play were again alioat, but
| the affair finally died out. Not long
since Blixt's brother Oscar WAS 1nur-
| dered near Huron, s. D.. and robbed
Of 81 los. Anderson suspects B!iXt OF
| the crime. but Blixt claims that he
was sick In Minneapolis at the time
of the murder.
| Night of Terror.
| Murderer Blixt passed yeritable
| night Of terror He 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
| -
| but his intense mental agony. His
| noans were heart rending.
| Early this morning Blixt wanted to
| see the chief, and that tireleSs Official,
| who has scarcely had time TO sleep
since the murder, soon arrived.
Blixt wanted to see him and 20 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, 4 bait
and a change Of clothing after | see
my wife. Mr. Chief said BliNt pit
eously Then | want to pray to Goo
with her that he will forgive me fo1
this terrible crime. | want her Il
pray here with me that He will for
| give me"
Agony was depicted upon his fca
| lures and the scene was truly pitlful
After the chief had talked 10 hin
for some time. he asked Blixt If Their
was any persons he wished 10 see
| he asked that he might see his father
John Blixt, his brother, Andrew. ans
the Chief of Police at Cannon Fails
Min. his old home. The chief sal
he would send for them at once.
Says It's Il Fake.
St Paul, Dec. 1o.-Harry Haywar
Is still in the Ramsey county jail. I'll
has not yet made any confession, an
Is not likely to. w L. Hale, his nj
torney. arrived from Minneapolis thi
morning. and at once was admitte
to his cell From the window of til
Judge OF probate's office, in the cour
house, he could be seen in earnest con
versation with Hayward.
Hayward Is conducting himself Il
a peculiar manner. All yesterday h
was making considerable noise in til
corridor of the jail, singing and laugh
ing. He also joined in the religion
exercises conducted in the building
and joined heartily In the singing o
hymns.
He had some conversation with on
of the prisoners In jail after he rea,
the paper this morning containing tn
confession Of BliAt. Hayward said t
him: This whole story Of Blixt Is
fake from top to bottom, and is mad
to save his own neck. l will Civ
something which will paralyze tha
whole galaxy Of detectives and Grim
inals, but l will wait until the prope
time comes