The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-07
8LIu IN 4 FURIOUS RAGE.
AWARDS GRIN ExASPERATEs
HlH BEYOND ENDURANCE.

,,,,rnev Erwin Tries 10 Nix the
witness Up On His Two Comics
.,op.-Biizt Explains she DfscreD-
,,eles on the Ground That He was
Wade irresponsible by the Use OF
vhislz,-The Hope Of the Defense.
minneapolis. Mimi. Feb. s-Claus Bnzt
rss again on the stand this morning IN The
hayward t-.a1.
,rr irwin said, on the opening OF the
-.-ang session; 'You know. do you not.
that YOU have padded your story through
~. 70 sun the public feeling"
THIS was objected 70. and Judge Smith
alarmed 5lr. Erwin very forcibiy that he
~ss 10 cast no reflections on the ehsrac-
To- Of he witness.
n.y. Erwin, for q moment, got Blixt
--r5d,ed by questions as to the pint CT
rr.szy. Blixt suddenly rallied ana said.
ms is no laughing matter. I can tell
,es truth row, ard you are the man
,bers-" rising and pointing his finger al
Harry Hayward.
TIE court stopped him and said: An
sver the questions as they are asked. and
u Won want to explain anything further
tbs.court will allow you to do So
plxt then said; No man in the con-
sitoa I was al that time could keep any
hing straight in his mind. When I got
better my mind cleared and 1 could re-
member more and more"
"7s ;hat the only explanation you have
nj the changes you have made in your
story2"
"rhats ALL am telling the truth, as
remember IT,
nix Bltxt up on the points of time men-
toned in his statements at the West hotel
and since. Blixt stuck to the last. and
,,hat he calls "the true statement" and
gave Air Erwin no satisfaction.
II means a great deal TO Hayward
whether Blixt's first or second confession.
is -rue. If he told the truth in the first
confession then Hayward will be able to
,rove an ahbi. Mr.. Erwin has adopted
Inc laea that in his first confession Biixt
tod nearer the truth than in his second
one. The accusation that Hayward did
+r= killing was false-it was done by
rlixt himself, as he has since confessed,
I'm, the man urged HIM to the deed was
not Harry Hayward. Mr.. Erwin argued
that biiEt hdQ D-en cONlpGllGu 10 CHING
me tine al which it was alleged Hayward
rad come 20 him with a bottle of whisky.
because it had been pointed out to ham
that HAYWARD would be able to prove him
a flasher if he did not change IL.
amy man in the condition J was in,
said BLxt. would not be likely to know
whether the time Hayward brought the
whisky was O'Clock or 7.2O'
Hayward laughed at this, and looked
souarely at Blixt the while.
The face Of the slayer turned lived. his
voice trembied. and he half rose from
The witness chair. YES he cried, this
IS no laughing thing, ] tell you" he
vas 20 nung one hand straight al Hay
ward and his lips trcmbled as he saspe3
ont. eyes you-you are the man that
done u an, I know l tell the truth, you
No0W-."
harry Hayward, with chin resting on
bis hand, MS white teeth show .ng as his
Ups parted in d broad grin, had enraged
the witness beyond endurance. BliXt was
ca'r-r and the case proceeded.
BIixt rema' ned on the stand until after
o'clock when he complained - Sc
we're headache, and was excused with the
ua1ers anding that he should be called
to-rorrow.
All through the trying ordeal Of his
cross examination he has never hesitated
an instant Try as the SIX lied attorney
night he was unable to trap him into
making a single~damaging aarn ss4on.