The diamond drill., 1895-02-09
A TALE OF HORROR.
Carl Blixt Tells How He Murdered
Catherine Cling.
Urged To the Deed by Harry Hayward.
Who Threatened to KIN fiis (HlIxt's)
Wife Unless He Complied
with His Demand.


mass of PREDATORY evidence In the trial
OF Harry Hayward for the murder OF
Catherine Cling having been cleared
away, the state Tuesday morning
sprung n surprise by placing Claus A.
Blixt, the self-confessed tool OF Hay
ward, on the stand.
The states main witness walked
firmly 70 the desk and took the oath
with hand held high above him. The
attitude seemed almost one of defiance
and his facinl expression detracted
nothing from this impression. Mr..
Nye first drew out some information as
70 his antecedents and his employment
as janitor by the Ilaywards.
In answer 20 questions from Mr.. Nye,
Blixt related how for six or seven weeks
before the murder Harry Hayward was
accustomed 20 come down into the en-
ginc-room and have long talks with
him. Blixt pointed out the rooms on
the diagram OF the flats where they were
accustomed TO talk and went on 10 say
that along in November Hayward be-
gan 20 talk TO him about doing some
outside work in n newspaper case.
This brought an objection from the de-
fense and the court ordered the state
To make foundation for the introduce
tion of such testimony first.
Accordingly the examiner took up at
once the Cling matter. Blixt described
how he had witnessed the. note for
$1,000 given 10 Miss Cling by Hay
ward. lie said he had been instructed
by Harry 10 say when he saw the
pile OF bills: "Oh, my, what lot
of money" The note was offered in
evidence and was found TO be dated No
vember "A. nine days before the muir
der. That night in the basement Of
the Ozark Harry had said to him;
II am going to kin her. didn't lea her have
5000 II was only seO0l am going 10 take
her to "a restaurant and have her show tho
money ana tell her how careless she'd been"
"Afterward" continued Blixt "ho told me
that he took her around 70 a restaurant and
had her show the money, and she placed IL In %
tumbler while she ate, aud some one else told
her she'd be killed for her money"
Blixt said that Harry told him he was
going TO have Miss Ging's life insured
and then kill her. lie continued:
''Hc asked me II over heard OF people get
ting killed in elevators. said had. He said
nc would get In the elevator with her aud
strife her on the head and then put her on the
would cut on her head"
At this there was a low murmur Of
horror that rang through the assem-
blage, which was checked by the dep
utys gavel. Blixt continued:
II said wouldn't do that Hayward said
that every time Miss Cling came into his room
and put her arms around his neck he wanted
60 stick knife into her said 20 him Harry.
cant you make money some other wayg This Ia
the awfulest thing | ever heard He said:
You're q coward Your conscience Is hurting
you. II had her and dog ia shoot her and
leave the dog That evening he came down
with her TO the boiler-room ana showed her
things.
''Tac next morning Chat was Monday about
Al o'clock he handed me his watch, box of
cartridges and q roll OF money, and told me TO
hide them In a tin box that II he
rested they wouldn't be found. He snid tho
money was not all good, but that some OF IL
aas green goods
He said there was going 90 be a funeral
There before tho 10th. no matter how 10 hap
pcncd Ho says OF course she'll be brought
here and I'll be 80 sorry. and I'll have % SIT up
all night with the corpse, and after the ooro-
ner has had his examination thon III so east
with tho body lie said he had 20 have
eib O55 TO carry out his plans In the east He
would get $4,000 out of this and he would have
20 nuke 1900 In some othor way Then he
said She's got 60 die tonight and you've got
20 help mo. / said. Harry. ain't you got any
other way 70 mako money than 20 kil that
poor little girlF lie said; It's nothing 20 kill
people I've killed two other people
"fio said ono was Chinaman, but he aid
not say who the other was. He said he had
wounded a third. said could not help him
do II. lie said ia got 60 or he'd KIN me L
did not pay any attention 20 that, ana then he
said he'd kin my wife l told him: What
ever you do don't hurt my wife You can
do what you like with me- but don't touch my
wife ."
AZ the recollection OF this the wit
mess broke down utterly and sobbed
like child. AZ last, resuming his mar
rntiyc, Blixt said:
Finally 1 said 10 him that would do as
mo liked. but he mustn't hurt my wife He
wanted me 90 sign receipt for a revolver.
but / would not. lie gave me six long car
tridges and six short ones To put In 10, aud
after Il was all done was 10 change the car
tridRes
Then he told me TO 80 out Hennopin avenue
20 kenwoOd and walt for him. When he came
was TO follow him. Pretty soon / saw him
coming across a lot and followed him. Then
he stopped a buggy and came UP and he told
me TO get into II and drive along. got In. and
he said TO keep our heads inside. Then he said
30 Miss Cling This man IL In the gang Then
We drove out Hennepin avenue. and l didn't
sec him again until afterward"
AFTER while she asked me n Hayward wa
buying green goods told her didn't know.
She asked me what had down there by my
side, and said 10 was a revolver that Harry
told me TO take. She kept looking out all the
time and kept thinking. 10 was hght In my
hCnd an the time
IL thought ! would get out. aud then 1
Wrought OF my wife and stayed In the buggy. l
tried ten times 10 do II and II was always
lighting in my head. Finally fred and shot.
i hit her where he said l should. Then she
hand lllfn Fhla 4 pu
about 10 or 30 yards further. and then thought
IA have TO get her out. I moved her
legs So then she went out so. and struck her
head on the wheel. and then she went over on
tho ground"
The action accompanying this recital
was most dramatic, as the witness with
upliftcd hands threw his whole body
forward as though falling. He then
told how he returned from the scene