The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-03-15
THE HAYWARD TRIAL

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Minneapolis, March 9. - The pro-
tracted sickness Of Juror Dyer. the
aged Minnetonka boat builder, and
Suites Attorney Nye, made 1t neces-
sary to postpone the closing argu-
ments In the Hayward case to-day un-
til tomorrow morning. It might have
been possible to have carried the gray
headed Juror into the court room, but
Mt. Nye was In no physical condition
to make the closing plca.
The prospect OF hearing this eloquent
advocate Of the state brought out q
large crowd this morning. It was ear
" whispered about the court that
Juror Dyer had gradually grown worse
since Saturday, and that possibly he
would be unable to appear. early this
morning DR.. Spring was summoned to
his hotel, and afterward Judge Smith
and he had consultation, the result
Of which was that the Judge, on tax
Ing his seat, announced that court
would stand adjourned untIl to-mor-
row morning. ?, u,
Minneapolis, March THE closing
act In the great Hayward murder trial
was begun under strange auspices.
The deputies and attendant nurses
had brought 3. H. Dyer, the sick and
aged juror, carefully into court and
deposited him in a reclining attitude
In IN easy chair. It was an evident
EFFORT for him to hold his head up, but
when ut last he had found a comforta-
bic position, court was opened and the
defense having corcluded to intro
duce no more evidence, Frank Nye.
the county attorney, rose to address
the jury. His face was ashen pale,
and his eyes shone like twin stars In
q dark night. 1t did not seem, as he
leaned against the table, that he could
possibly prove equal to the five hours
OF talk that were before him. However.
before he had been talking twenty
minutes the orat0rical excitement was
upon him. and the mental Inspiration
Of the complicated and remarkable
case which he was now summing up
for the jury played its part. His voice
rang out like bugle, and his friends
were confident that he would hold out
to the end.
Mr.. Nye opened with an admission
that he did not feel strong enough to
be sure OF going through to the end of
the closing. argument, but he felt sure
that the verdict did not rest on any
arm OF flesh. God, who ruled the uni.
verse, would direct the light of truth
This Extraordinary Case.
Briefly but effectively he then
sketchcd the career Of Harry Hay
ward, his gambling proclivities, his us.
sociations with Miss Ging and his in
fiuence over this sick man" Blixt,
The crime had been committed by
Blixt at the incitation Of Hayward, but
1t had brought with It revolution In
his entire being. After 1t came con-
science, remorse, horror Of himself.
No man could picture the agony of the
horror that Blixt endured after the
cimmission Of the crime until he de
ciGed to tell the truth. Hayward had
pursued this plan Of getting Blixt un.
der his mental domination for months.
Blixt had killed Kate Cling in frenzy
and not al criminal would have done
1t. He had gone to the deed with his
hands grimy with honest toll; he was
not criminal at heart, but a. man who
earned his bread by the sweat of his
brow. Scarcely knowing what he did,
he had hurried poor Kate Cling into
eternity at the beliest Of that black
villain ami constituencies scou1drcl
here accused. Mr.. Nye dilated at
length on the fact that for two days
that ignorant man had sat on the wit
ness stand under the scathiEg flre Of
the most brilliant cross-exdminer in
the United States. without hInching
from the truth. The great Erwin had
been but mere puppet In the hands
Of this man, endowed with God.given
strength to Withstand the ordeal. The
confederation Of Blixt's story was
ample and complete. and the speaker
traced It out In detail.
30 Nye Appisudea.
Mr.. Nye followed the testimony
carefully and concisely, celebrating
aud strengthening by argument and
cloquence that offered by the state,
and criticising and pointing out the
weak points Of the defense. Al he
drew near the finish there was ora
tory such us the people had seldom
heard 80 touching, 80 tender, SO accus.
ing, 80 denunciatory. and then at the
last, as he delivered the case to the
Jury there were tears In that flexible
voice us he exhorted the jury to do rs
God willed and stand by their con-
sciences in the rendering Of a verdict.
Then at the close there was the most
spontaneous burst Of applause eve.
heard in Hennepin county court
room. Mr.. Nyc sank in his seat and
sreceived the congratulations Of his
friends, first among whom was his an
tagonist, W. w. Erwin, who heartily
complimented him upon his wonder
full work. Mr.. Erwin will begin his
argument tomorrow morning.
Minneapolis, March a-This was the
defense's day in the Haywafd murder
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