St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-07
BLIXT AND ADRY.
Perjured Murderer Aided by n
Human Tiger

The nation has already in their hearts
rendered a verdict in this case; it is
your verdict. You will never create a
precedent of belief in a penitential,
perJured murderer, uncorroborated,
in defiance of law, as fianked and aid
ed by a human tiger, in the person of
Adry Hayward. That is all the testi-
mony in this case. Now, it comes
right down to this; there is no escape
from this discussion; if Claus A. BliXt,
murderer though he be, if he has suf-
hcient weight with you to convince
your minds and your conSciences, re-
sisting as you do evidence of this de-
based character, from this debased
source, under the rules of law which
the court will give you-if he and his
corroboratorS, this fell tiger Adry
hayward, If they are enough to satisfy
your conscience and your mind, your
road Is plain to conviction. You should
not hesitate one moment or one instant
on the character of your verdict But
II Claus A. BliXt, the accomplice.
whose testimony, the court will charge
you, you must receive with grave care
and caution, if his testimony is not
enough to convince you; if the corrobo-
ratlonS are not forthcoming, and of
the character to compel your credence
then your duty is as plain as the day
is SO. And you will say so, for you
VIII say what you believe after the
most careful and earnest consideration
OF this case. That is expected of YOU
believed of you by everybody. That I
Know you win do. Therefore in your
deliberations it becomes of the most
intense Importance, not only to this
defendant but to yourselves: not only
TO this defendants sire and mother.
but to your peace and family, to the
happiness of your lives, to most cease
lessly inquire with all the light that
can be given you, with all the care
that you can exercise, whether Claus
a. Blixt tells the truth or lies. That
is the supreme question for investiga-
ton. You need the aid of careful as
slstance; you need it for your own
peace, for your own conscience. for
your own manhood, for the execution
OF your own duty. You need it from
court and counsel, and from every
body. 1 will, with the best of my
honest purpose, help you all 1 can.
Now, at first flush, in the ordinary
affairs of your life, in any report
which is to be made by man of Blixts
character against your neighbor. or
against any member of your family.
any SANDER which a man of Claus
A. BllXts known character would
make against any one connected in
your life that you had respect for. or
mad no respect for, ordinarily, YOU
would not believe a word he utters.
Who ever thought of using Judas as a
witness after his betrayal of the
Master? That was true penitence of
Judas. and l doubt not that by that
Kind of penitence forgiveness comes
for he contemplated his uselessness to
mankind. and he went and hung HIM
self. That is what Blixt ought to do
TINS man who teaches you, weeping
silently, that through him the spirit of
God speaks. That is what he ought to
Go-that is what he ought to do. [
would take this penitence, if he was In
earnest, to another church than the
one presided over by Cardinal Eustts.
L would point him to a different con-
lessor than Friar Odell. l would have
him make his peace in a church which
was not presided over by Elder Hall.
or Elder Stewart, and / would hold ont
to him no advantage on this earth. but
l would hold out to him the advantages
which can be given for true repent
ance-mercy, you scoundrel, after YOU
have hung yourself. Mercy then, but
not till then. That is the forgiveness
OF God The Master never said that a
cantng declaration in repentance of
sin was to wash away all the conse-
Quences of sin.