The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-13
THE HAYWARD THUGS.
Rumored Existence ofan Organized
Gang Of Murderers,
FURTHER ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED
Detectives Unearthing the Plot which Re
suited i'm the Murder of Pretty Gather
ine Ging-Another Mysterious Disap-
pearanoe Charged Against Hayward.

ine Ging-Another Mysterious Disap-
pearance Charged Against Hayward.
MGNNEAPoLIs, Dec 13.-Harry Hayward
knew Charles A. Austin, of Albany, n.
Y, who arrived in Minneapolis a year
ago with a certified check of $1,000 and
carried a 81, 900 life insurance Austin was
engaged to a lady at Atlanta, Ga, and
Hayward accounted for Austin's absence
from Minneapolis later by stating that he
had gone to Atlanta to be married. Austin
never reached Atlanta, and has never been
seen since A body which was dishgured
beyond Identification was found in the
Mississippi river a few days after Austin's
disappearance, and it is now thought to
have been Austin, and the theory is ad-
vanoed that Hayward made away with
him.
The Statements has been made that Harry
Hayward was engaged to be married TO
the estimable daughter of @. j. Bartleson,
of this city. This story has no foundation
In fact, Miss Bartleson having only pass
ing acquaintance with the man.
The journal says there are probably
more arrests to come in the Cling case.
From the first it had been regarded as
well nigh incredible that Harry Hayward,
used as he was to playing for high stakes,
a man who had often bet $4,000 on the
turn of a card, should enter into a con
spiracy against this girls life for a share
of only $4,000 insurance. 1t has been con-
sidered of paramount Importance that the
man who sent a note to Miss Cling on the
morning of the murder, from outside the
West hotel, should be identified. The fact
that he has not come forward has inspired
the authorities with a belief that he had
an important connection with the case,
! and this man will have to be arrested be-
! fore the state can regard its case against
| Hayward as a good one,
| Hayward had greater incentive than
has hitherto been supposed in desiring the
| death Of Catherine Cling. The young
! woman is said on very good authority TO
! have had five insurance policies, instead of
! ten, and each of them was for So, 900. Three
| other persons besides Hayward were in the
plan for bringing about her death, and
these men have not yet been taken into
custody
That no report has been made of the ex-
istence of other policies on Miss Cling
life is not surprising, for the reason that
presuming the conspirators are afraid to
demand settlement of their claims, the
companies with which the insurance is
placed will escape having to pay the money
to the dead woman's heirs. This in itseli
is a sufficient reason for silence on theii
part, and especially as the policies were
obtained in the beginning with the eyi
dent intent to defraud. Blixt is probably
aware of the completely of others. 1t i:
this knowledge that he conceals and which
the police have been diligently trying t
squeeze out of him.
FweTietettfves are snaduNSfng tne sua
pected parties None of the officials will
give the slightest hint as TO who these per
sons are. A diligent search Is going on t.
discover with what companies the remain
ing insurance was placed, but no trace o
1t has been discovered. At the same tim
the authorities have information on whici
an arrest might be made at any time. Tn
, intention in holding off is to secure eyi
dence that may be used as lever on th
men when they are taken in. l-l4 fl-l
Evidence is now pretty well In han
that Hayward was the local member of a.
insurance gang. A detective working o.
the case has discovered that the method
of this gang were to secure life insuranc
on persons who could be induced to tax
out heavy insurance, on the represents
ton that money could be borrowed on til
policies 1t would be plainly demon
e strated to the insured that pro6tabl
business could be carried on in this way
5 The plan to murder Catherine Cling wa
developed by four members of the gang
3 of which Hayward was one, These fou
| men were in Miss Ging's room holding
conference with her on sunday Afternoon
the day before the murder, The men en-
=, ployed by the insurance companies an
the local authorities in hunting m th
0, missing evidence are very reticent
D The grand jury has finished its invest
l. cations of the case, but no indictment
have yet been found