The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-22
MAGGIE TESTIFIES
Star Witness for the Defense
Tells Her Story to the
Hayward Jury.
BLIXT AND HIS STATEMENT.
Miss WaChter Says He Ac-
Cused Adry of Being His
Accomplish.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 19.-Miss Wachter
is the star witness for the defense in the
Hayward case. Maggie was put on the
stand and in five minutes she had talked
the attorneys on both sides of the case
into trance.
The witness assembled the stand at
tired in gray furs, black veil and
black skirt. She looked indignant and
proved in very short order that her
looks did not belle the fact. When
asked as to the statement that Blixt had
accused Adry Hayward of having been
his accomplice, and said Harry was to
be accused of the murder, Miss Wachter
began talking at a tremendous rate.
She said that Blixt had given this as
part of a statement to his attorney, but
that the latter had become very angry
and told BliXt to say nothing more
about Adry Hayward.
CATER that" said Miss Wachter,
"Blixt said, oh, I forgot you wanted
me to tell the truth"
Thereafter, Miss Wachter testified,
Blixt did not mention Adrian Hay
wards name throughout his statement.
The story told by this witness ap-
pears to justify the claims made by the
defense of intimidation.
Threatened by Attorneys.
When asked whether she had been
threatened by attorneys on the case,
Miss Wachter replied: 81 should think
I had" She then told of the visit of
Mr.. Hall last Saturday. The attorney
had fattered and threatened her. He
had attacked her character and threat
ened her with loss Of employment. She
had also been threatened by the attor-
ney for Blixt, and, in short, her life had
been made a misery.
The witness would not swear that
Blixt had said "Adry went out in the
carriage with me-" She could not be
pos tive as to that.
During her arraignment of Mr.. Hall,
Miss Wachter looked pointedly at that
gentleman. She Knocked his manner of
speech and threw the courtroom into
spasms of laughter. The witness has
evidently very strong feeling against
the attorney for Blixt. 1t is noticeable
that the conscientious scruples of the
young woman were communicated to
Attorney E. J. Mcmahon, former
partner of Blixt's attorney. The fact is
apparent that deadly feud exists be-
tween these two.
The manner of the witness was SC
peculiar, so evidently vindictive against
Mr.. Hall, that the value of her testi-
mony was good deal lessened in the
public estimate. The state withdrew
all objections previously made to Miss
Wachter as a witness.
The Cross Examination.
Mr.. Nye submitted her to scathing
cross-examination, and the witness was
made to read her notes to the court and
attorneys to see what bearing the words
had upon the rest of the statement
The witness stated that she had put
down the words, "About two weeks be.
fore tie MURDER" and at that point had
been stopped and crossed them out
The cross examination and examination
of the book did develop, however, that
the line written and crossed out was
written at the top line of the note
book. 1t had no bearing on the rest
of the story, which flowed along with
out it before and after, like smooth
running current. 1t was shown that in
other places in the book the witness had
not written on the top line at all, leav.
ing it vacant. The states attorney will
argue that it is peculiar that this line
should come exactly at the top of the
page and have no bearing on the re-
mainder of the statement, in fact, break
its connection.
Attorney R. r. Odell will take the
stand and deny her story in it's entirety
and it is apparent from the questions
asked her by counsel for the state that
other witnesses will be brought to CON
tradict her testimony.
Thomas Waterman's Testimony.
Thomas Waterman was called to ties.
tify as to Harry Hayward's movements
on Dec. 3, the day of the murder. He
contradicted Adry Hayward in several
important particulars as to time. Three
boarders at Harry Hayward's boarding
house testified that he was in the dining
room as late as ITO that evening, which
brings him dangerously close to the time
when Liveryman Wilson claims to have
seen him driving with Miss Glng, halt
mile away. The defense expects tc
establish complete allbi for the de-
PENDANT from until 1890 p. N. the day
of the murder.
The cross-examination of Mr.. Water
man by County Attorney Nye was very
thorough. Witness admitted thai
Harry once said to him: Waterman
how honest are you anyway 1 said
ooh, I don't know He asked me what
I would do if some one should offer me
81, COO to set fire to Bassett's lumber
yard. I said, oh, I don't know.
might see how far he would go or
might take the money and notify Bas
sett and try to get part of it. 30
r. G. Fisher, Miss Ella Vedder an(
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