St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-11

are that Harry aud Adry VIII be kept in
the Ramsey county Jail. at least until the
indictments are returned by the grand
jury and their arraignmen i'll the crimi~
nal court necessary. The sheriff desires
to run no chances, and, although the
prisoners are closely guarded by deputy
sheriffs, both are treated in the same
courteous manner ih which all of Jim
Ege's prisoners have been treated. and
are quite content to remain where they
are in st. Paul.
Murderer BliXt passed Sunday night
i'll state of Rbject terror. but grew
more quiet yesterday morning. For
time Sunday afternoon it was feared
that BliXt would go crazy. He
went down Oh his knees, after
his last confession, and begged
Officer James Monitor, his guard.
to draw revolver and shoot him or to
allow him to have the revolver to do
the deed himself. The sight was pitt
full one. Blixt does not fear death-has
apparently no fear of it whatever-but
what he does fear is the terrible lash
ingS of his own conscience, for he has
but begun to realiZe the full enOrmity
of his crime.
Biixt's Awful Terror.
He finds it impossible to get away
from the awful staring eyes or the mur--
dered woman. which follow him every
where, making it impossible for him to
sleep or do anything else. He has lost
greatly in weight during the past two
days, and the sight of the murderer in
his cell, crOuchlng on his knees, beg
ging and praying to be freed from
those great eyes, is sight never to be
forgotten. He is absolutely afraid
to be left alone, even for minute,
especially at night. Officers Tom Gar
vim and James NOvack were detailed to
guard him yesterday, and two more
officers were put over him last night.
There is no one whom Blixt welcomes
as he does Chief Smith, whom he ap-
parently almost worshipS. The muir
derer fawns at the chiefs feet like
whipped cur. He will do anything on
earth the chief tells him to.
1t was largely owing TO Chief Smiths
efforts that the confession from BliXt
was obtained. and that confession was
obtained without promises or BULLDOG
lHS, but by quiet. kind talking. The
obtaining of BlIXt'S confession was one
of the most creditable pieces of work in
connection with the entire case. Yes
terday Blixt asked to see his wife, his
brother. Andrew, and several other
friends, one of whom was the chief of
police of Cannon Falls, where BlIXt
formerly lived. All were sent for.
Mrs. Blixt came to the station yeSter-
day afternoon and spent some time with
her husband in the presence of Chief
Smith.
The meeting between the murderer
and his wife was touching one. Mrs.
BliXt is a Christian woman, and one
bands evil dOings.
"Oh," she said, "if he had only told
me about it. it never would have hap
pened."
"Yes," said the murderer, "if | had
told her it wouldn't have happened. and
l would have been all right today"
The interview WAS brief one, and at
the close Chief Smith Informed the
sobbing woman that she could come
again this morning and see heI hus-
band. Of ErickSOn's case Chief Smith
said that he firmly believed in his own
mind that the man was innocent, but
the exact truth must be aScertained in
every detail before the man would be
released.
Still More Murders.
Theodore Anderson, veterinary sur
geon residing at Nineteenth avenue
northeast and Central avenue, speaking
of BlIXt, whom he has known since 1873,
said that before BliXt'S record was en~
tlrely cleaned up it would be found that
lie had murdered at least three people,
among whom are his two former wives.
Anderson said that when ne knew Blixt
the latter was living at Leon, Good
hue county, and afterwards married
girl named Carrie Krabbe, who one day
died very suddenly and under peculiar
circumstances. No inquest was ever
held over her remains for some reason
or other. Anderson was deputy
sheriff at the time. aud said that as
BliXt had always borne good reputa-
ton, the matter was allowed TO drop.
The death of the first wife occurred at
Cannon Falls. Blixt soon married
again, and MS second wife soon died,
and here came the instance of Blixt's
refusing to attend the funeral, as he
didn't want to lose whole days pay.
Mr.. Anderson stated furth that
about five or six weeks ago he met
BIiXt on the street one day, and BliXt
asked if Anderson had not heard of the
death of his brother, Oscar BliXt. Upon
receiving a negative reply, Blixt said
that Oscar had been out collecting for
his threshing and had 81, 165, and was
murdered for the money, near Huron,
5. ID. OpOn being asked by Anderson
why he did not go out and investigate
the case, Blixt said:
Nv ell, had a falling out with Oscar
several years ago. l didn't go 10 see
him when he was alive Damn him, let
him go nOw."
Concerning Blixt's confession, it has
been generally supposed by quite few
people that he would save his own neck
by the confession, but the authorities
say the confession was voluntary. and
will not save him, no promise haV-
ing been held out to him. Even
though he enter plea of guilty the
death penalty will undoubtedly be en-
forced in BliXtS case as we'll as Harry
Hayward'S, the latter of whom will
stand trial. In relation to Catherine
Ging'S estate and the insurance on her
life, which is held by Hayward, it ap-
pears that all the money or property
Miss Cling may have had has disap-
peared, and that not enough can be
found TO even pay the notes
which Harry Hayward holds. AS
to the $4,000 life insurance. the
local agents Of the New York Life and
Travellers Life refuse to state what ac-
Cl0n Will De TAKEN until lney near from
the main Offices. 1t is known that two
crack insurance detectives arrived in
Minneapolis Wednesday, and have been
hard at work on the case on their own
hook iii the interest Of their companies.
The report which these men make will
determine the action of the companies,
although the general belief among in
surance men is that the $4,000 will not
be paid.
One of the local morning papers stated
one day last week that the cashier OF
the Merchants bank, Of Cedar Rapids,
was supposed to have been SENT mys-
teriouS $1,000 check by Minneapolis
woman, supposed to be Miss Cling, to
be cashed, and that the check bad been
returned as worthless. Cashier Putnam,
of the Merchants bank, was inter-
viewed yesterday by GLOBE corre-