The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-20
HE MERELY SNEERED
HARRY HAYWARD UNDAUNTED by
THE CRY CHANG HIM.,
ings Toward the Alleged Murder
err of Miss Catherine Cling.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 19.-In the Hayward
murder trial to-day Frank Erhart, who
was summoned by his brother when the body
of Catherine Cling was found. gave evidence
which seemed to impeach the evidence of
Blixt in one important particular. He swore
that he had found in the dirt near where
the body lay a heel mark and then toe
mark of lady's shoe. There was also the
trace of where the foot had been dragged
to where the body lay. This evidence went
to show that Miss Ging's body was pushed
out of the buggy feet first, instead of head
first, the murderer testified. OF course
this would overthrow the theory that the
fracture of the skull and the confusion were
caused by the fall from the buggy and would
help to impeach the evidence of Blixt
George Grindall was an important witness
for the defense. He was standing on First
avenue north between Fourth and Fifth
streets at o'clock or therea bouts on the
night of the murder. He had appoint
ment with a young woman at that point and
was waiting for her. Standing some dis
lance away from him was man like that
man there" said the witness, pointing to
attorney Sweetser. Grindan saw Miss Cling
drive up. The man he had seen waiting
there entered the buggy with her and they
from the West Hotel. whence Miss Cling
started on her fateful ride The descrip-
ton given by Grindall of the man who
joined her does not at all fit Harry Hay
ward.
There was a wordy quarrel between the
lawyers over Grindalps testimony each side
intimating the other side was manufactur-
ing evidence. The elusive third man.
whom the defense has been SO earnestly
in different guise from the descriptions of
him limited at heretofore in the defenses
afternoon. He said that efforts had been
made to influence his testimony by an at
torney, Charles Ebert, Ebert, he said. de-
Scribed to him what he must say on the
stand, trying to have short man substi-
tuted for a tall man. Ebert had been repre-
senting himself as one of Erwins men. The
witness said he did not find out until last
Saturday that Ebert was working for the
States side of the case. Then, he de-
clares. he allowed him to go on. Last night
for the first time he Informed Mr.. Erwin of
E6er Ti operations aS,Is. % G. p.u, .o.,soa
this afternoon to having. seen Miss Cling
several times in st. Paul with middle
Here is the third man again. The descrip-.
ton given by this witness does not tally
with that of Wilson or Grindall. Several
other witnesses were heard, but nothing Of
The States representative at the hearing
in Illinois is in the city, and states that
the State has nothing to fear from the in
sanity dispositions to be read tomorrow.
He says the whole country near where the
DISPOSITIONS were taken is peopled with dis
tant relatives of the Haywards. The ante
cedents of the family were traced back as
far as 1875, covering hundreds of people,
and only six cases could be found. In his
opinion the family has a frst-class record.
In many of the cases. in fact in all but one,
1t was found that the insanity was not
hereditary, but was brought about by dis
ease and accidents.
After the adjournment tonight there was
a big crowd waiting outside the court room
to see Harry taken to the jail. They waited
until the prisoner was brought out in irons,
and then there was demonstration. After
he had passed into the street the cry went
hoarse voice, Hang him! Hang him!' The
crowd had only been waiting for the cue.
threats, the cry went up, Hang him! Hang
him. The prisoner looked over his shout
der at the crowd and smiled with that pc
to assume The yell had not "phased''
him, and he went to his prison cell as gay
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