The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-12
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 Minneapolis, Dec, 11,--'Keep up your courage, boys, pull her tight; l stand pat, Goodbye" With these words up- on his lips and @ malicious sneer upon his face, Harry Hayward, the murderer of Miss Glng, Minneapolis dressmak- CT, was launched into eternity at 2:O9 this morning,
 Good evening, gentlemen," said the criminal, as he walked up the almost perpendicular stairway and stood upon the drop.
 Have you any statement to make, MT. HayWard?" asked Sheriff Hem berg.
 Hayward replied that he had, and then he began: "The people think that l am d kind of a devil and if they knew my past life they would be well aware of that fact. l have made a shorthand confession of some Of my deeds to MeSsrs ManniX, Goodsen and Mabry, which is true to the best of my recollec- tons"
 This was said in a slow, hesitating manner, as if the speaker had been re- hearsing his part, but feared that he should forget his lines.
 After addressing bravado remarks to his barber and other acquaintances the doomed man in reply to a question by friend said he forgave all who testi- fled against him.
 T promised my attorney, John Day Smith, that I would say this short pray prs h,, al I N,,1 Christ's sake, forgive me my sins Me gardon, go ahead
 With these words he turned to Dep uty Megardon and indicated that he was ready to die. While Deputies Bright and Anderson steadied him on either side, Deputy Megardon advanced and wound the strap around his ankles. another above his knees and a third around his arms. "Ouch, that hurts , said Hayward, as the strap was drawn taut around his arms.
 As Deputy Megardon was putting the moose around his neck Hayward re- marked, Say, doesn't the knot want to go under the right ear? Put it un- der the right ear" Deputy Megardon paid no attention, but began to draw it taut. Pull it tight; I die pat; good bye. Dr. Burton"
 The drop fell at POS and for thirteen minutes the straps were left about the body. They were then removed, and at 2:45 the doctors pronounced Hayward dead. Death was instantaneous.
 Hayward last night confessed his murder to County Physician Burton. The story of the crime he recited from beginning to end, confessing that he alone was the instigator of the murder ous plot, and that Claus Blixt was but his tool.
 On the night of December 3, 1894, the body of Miss Catharine Cling was found in a tamarack swamp on the shore of Lake Calhoun, a few miles from Minne- apolis About the same time a horse, drawing an empty buggy with blood on the cushions and sides, walked into Gossman's livery stable, where it had been rented early in the evening by Miss Cling. An inquiry was at once in stituted by the authorities. It was found that Miss Cling had had her life insured for $1O,O00, the policies being made payable to Harry Hayward Invest SllSdllOI Dy tie pOllce uSNelUpetl the fact that Hayward met Miss Cling that night and drove out as far as Thirteenth street, where he was met by Claus Blixt, the janitor in the employ of his father. BliXt drove Miss Cling out on the Calhoun road and shot her. He then came into town on foot. going to several places where he was known. for the purpose of establishing an alib. Hayward after leaving Miss Cling hur- riedIy retraced his steps. and took a young lady to the theater, sitting through the performance apparently unconscious of the tragedy then being enacted. Blixt was afterwards arrest ed and confessed to the actual killing He was sentenced to life Imprisonment in the Saltwater penitentiary. In tell ing his story he said that Hayward Ina q him in his power, exercising an influ- ence over him that it was impossible to resist.