The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-12-10
FIRED THE FATAL shot
Minneapolis Police Have in Custody
the Man Who Killed Catherine
wv Cling.
ADRY HAYWARD's STORY,
As Told to a Friend Before the Mur.
der---Harry Hayward Planned
1t ALI. .

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 10.-Adry A. Hay
ward has made a confession. Harry 7.
Hayward planned the murder of Miss
Catherine Cling, and G. A. Blixt, en-.
gineer of the Ozark fats, committed
the bloody deed. That at least is the
theory of the police. Blixt was arrested
early in the morning and locked up in
the Central station.
After committing the bloody deed,
Blixt returned to the city and disposed
Of some of his clothing to a workhouse
prisoner named Erickson. Ole Erick-
son left the next morning for Iowa
Falls, Ia, where his wife is employed
in a hotel, and there had the clothing
washed. He returned to Minneapolis,
and sold some Of the clothing
to a pawnbroker on Washington avenue
south. The remainder of the clothing
was undoubtedly burned in the furnace
of the Ozark fats.
The motive for the crime was the Sc
curing Of the insurance ON Miss Ging's
life. =.
Crime Conceived Long Ago
Levi M. Stewart was q valuable aid
to the authorities in making up the
case. 1t appears that the scheme was
preached to Adry Hayward by Harry,
and that the former attempted to dis.
suade his brother from the commission
Of such a bloody crime.
For a time he thought he had sue
ceeded. But finally when he became
convinced that Harry was determined
to carry out his scheme, he wen to Mr..
Stewart, who has been more than a
friend to the family, and told him of
the plot.
MI. Stewart took no stock in the
story at first, but when he learned of
the crime he at once communicated
with the authorities and informed them
of the story that Adry had told them.
Working largely upon this information
the officers ferreted out the mystery.
The details are largely to be worked
out. The officers themselves are not
entirely satisfied just how the murder
was committed. They are, however,
satisfied that they have the right parties
III custody.
Confession Only as to Preceding Events.
1t therefore appears that Adry Hay
wards confession is only as to the
events preceding the murder. 1t is
evident that he knew nothing of how
it occurred. It is, however, in evidence
that he was visited by Harry at his
apartments in the Ozark on the even.
ing of the murder, and told that he had
better be where he could account for
himself during the evening. Adry
acted upon this suggestion, and at once
went to the house of his father-in-law,
and spent the evening until after the
murder had occurred.
Arrangement of Details.
Adry's confession shows that prior to
the murder Harry had arranged all the
details of tine loans, the evidence, the
life insurance, etc, in such a manner
it would appear to the public
that it was all open and
above board. r.
Time and time again Harry made
personal appeals to Adry, but Adry al
told him that he could never
larry out such a scheme as getting rid
the girl without hanging for it.
= Harry grew very angry at Adry's re-
opposition, and finally threat
med to murder him il he resisted.
After this Adry supposed the scheme
lad been dropped.
1t was not until three days before
he day of the murder that he realized
hat the plot was still incubating. Tt
vas then that he told L. nj. Stewart of
what he knew.