Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
MURDER OF CATHERINE GING.
Claus BIixt Tells His Awful story to
the Jury.

In the trial of Harry Hayward at Min
neapols yesterday, for the murder OF Cath
crime Cling. after The Stars report closed,
Claus Blixt went on to describe how Hay
ward persuaded him to commit the crime.
Blixt continued:
He said he would drive out somewhere
with Miss Cling. He would drop some
money out of the buggy and get her to go
after it, Then he would strike her on the
head with the Trail. and leave her there
and start the horse to running away. He
wanted me to make a list of all the things
he had in his pockets when he went. so
that he should not lose anything while
away that would turn up against him as
evidence. That was the Saturday night
before The next morning he came down
and asked me if ever heard of people get
ting killed in elevators. / said l had. RE
said he would get in the elevator with her
and strike her on the head. and then put
her on the floor. so that when the elevator
started IL would cut her head off"
At this there was low murmur of hor-
ror that ran throughout the assembly.
which was checked by the deputy's gavel.
Il said I would not do that went on
Blixt.
Hayward said that every time Miss Cling
came into his room and put her arms
around his neck he wanted to stick a
knife into the ---, and BliXt with
an expressive gesture showed how Harry
wanted to stab the woman.
II said to him: Harry. can't you make
money some other way? This Is the aw-
fullest thing I ever heard He said: You're
a coward Your conscience Is hurting you.
If had her and a dog, I'd shoot her and
leave the dog That evening he came
down with her to the boiler room and
showed her around. The next morning
that Monday - about IL o'clock he
handed me his watch, box of cartridges
and roll of money, and told me to hide
them in tin box. that, IL he was
rested, they would not be found. The
watch was gold. and he said there was s50
I'm money there. 1 put it in the attic, and
when i told him where L had placed it, he
called me Id fool. and said that was
the first place they would look for it.
He said to put it in a hollow tree in the
woods. The money was not all good, but
some of Ii was green goods. He said there
was going to be funeral there before the
10th. no matter how it happened, and con-
tinued: of course, she'll be brought here,
and I'll be sorry, and I'll have to sit up all
night with the corpse. and after the coro-
ner has had his examination then I'll go
east with the body He said he had to
have $4,000 to carry out his plans in the
east. He would get 10000 out of this. and
he would have to make 5000 in some other
way.
Blixt Yields.
Late that evening he came in and said:
She's got to die tonight. and you've got
to help me- I said: Harry, haven't you
got any other way to make money than to
Kill that poor little GIRL! lie SAID. III
nothing to kill people. I've killed two other
people, He said one was Chinaman. but
he did not say who the other was. He said
he had wounded third. / said 1 could not
help him to do IL. He said I'd got to, or he
would kill me. / did not pay any attention
to that, and then he said that he'd kill my
wife. i told him: Whatever you do, don't
hurt my wife, You can do what you like
with me- but don't touch my wife,"
At the recollection of this the witness
broke down utterly. and sobbed like child.
AT last resuming his narrative, BliXt
said
Finally. I said to him that I would do
as he liked, but he must not hurt my wife.
He wanted me to sign receipt for re-
vo1ver. but I would not He gave me six
long cartridges and six short ones to put
in il, and after 1t was all done l was to
change the cartridges. Then he told me
20 go out Hennepen avenue 10 Kenwood
and wait for him. When he came 1 was to
follow him.
Pretty soon I saw him coming across a
lot and / followed him. Then he stopped
a buggy, and / came up, and he told ME to
get into IL and drive along. / got in, and
ne said to keep our heads inside. Then he
said to Miss Cling: This man Is in the
gang Then we drove out Hennepen
avenue. ard I did not see him again until
afterward After awhile she asked me If
Hayward was buying green goods. told
her 1 did not know. She asked me what
had down there by my side. and i said it
was . revolver that Harry had told me to