St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-13
BENT ON MURDER,
Hayward Asked Queer Questions
as to the Best Methods.

Special to the Globe.
ANOKA, Mimi, Dee. 12.-Harry Hay
ward, now notorious as being charged
with the planning OF the murder of
Catherine Cling, is known to many Ans
Okla people. He has acted as a prom
inent guest in a small reception, assist
ing the host and hostess to receive.
During the summer he was the guest of
party OF campers at Crooked lake. all
prominent people. 1t was at the latter
place that Hayward showed that he
was thinking of planning murder,
as well as exciting some suspicion.
The following facts in detail have
been kept very quiet. but yesterday
evening reporter called upon a we'll
known society lady and member of the
camping party. and ascertained inter.
estlng points never before published.
\ student of the state university in the
medical department. George Sherwood,
OF st. Paul, was member of the party.
Hayward's true character was un-
dreamed OF by all but one young lady
from Minneapolis. who must have told
the rest of the younger people that he
was a gambler, etc. because she had
heard sO), and from that time Hayward's
lot was not happy one. In plain
language he was made the butt and
laughing stock of the party. He stood
it well for spell. but finally took it
with bad grace, and the young ladies
made things more torrid every day.
The lady who furnished these facts was
asked: Did you observe any hypnotic
influence about the man at any time?"
Most assuredly l did nOt." she an
swered. He had no such influence, l
believe" She continued: "He an.
peared 10 me like man without am
DitiOn and without money. His eyes
were dull or expressionless; was good
company, pleasant. yet peculiar in only
the point am soon 10 tell abeut."
WAS he exceptionally bright?" was
asked.
No"
"Did he exert any influence over any
of the campers?"
Il think not" was the reply.
The lady then told the following story,
which can be relied upon as correct in
every particular:
Hayward came into the cottage one
day where several of US were sitting.
This room was made camp headquar-
ters. Hayward and Sherwood sat down
upon the bed. and then the former piled
the latter with peculiar questions. | re-
member the questions better than the
answers, because they were so peculiar.
Mr.. Hayward asked the best methods to
shoot to kill. He was told several ways:
among them | remember four. They
were through the back of the neck,
ranging upwards; through the mouth:
through All eye. and behind and Just
below the ear, or the place Miss Cling
was shot"
Mercy, Mr.. Hayward" one lady ex>
claimed, whom are you going to Kill,
or will it be suicide%'
He laughed the question off.
Then MIR. Hayward asked careful
questions As to the uses Of poisonS, in.
Guiding ali aesthetics, or chloroform and
ether. as he put it. One question in
particular was: Gould poisons or
ether be administered so as to produce
death, and leave no trace or means of
discovery of the agent?"
AHO aus NCl given was mo, as drugs
always had some peculiar property that
left tell-tale sign, if even so slight as
the dllatiOn of the pupils of the eve. that
a physician would recognize it, After a
while he had his heart located by Sher-
wood, and finally he took out his knife.
measure red off little of it, and asked if
that much driven into the region Of the
heart would cause death.
"lt would" was the answer.
lie then took an umbrella and pointed
1t al lady in the room and asked if a
bullet or knite driven there would pro-
duce instant death. He then pointed out
the same spot and asked the same ques-
tlOn regarding another lady.
For two hours or more he talked on
such subjects until we were disgusted
and nervous. He used the word stiff
In referring to corpse, and talked of
blows on the temple, appearances of
dead persons, etc.
This concluded the lady's story. Nhy
did he pay so much attention to death
wounds and locate them on two ladies'?
Ihlo conversation impressed several of
the ladies as odd, and was talked over
with some OF the others Of the party not
present.
Finally the correspondent was told
something that may have been imagina-
ton and may nOf. Hayward Invariably
carried AL umbrella. If he missed it a
moment be was nervous till he got it.
One day it actually became lost, and a
half dozen were put to work finding 1t
When 1t was found Hayward's face
frightened perceptIbly, the anxiety
passed away and he remarked: "Ah,
Richard is himself again" 1t was the
thought OF the informant that that UNI
Dreila was q Wpanon nj aoma bind
Hayward drove around the city In a
fashionable dog cart, and his dress and
looks bespoke a gentleman, anything
but a murderer.
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