Frederick citizen., 1895-02-15
Brothers IN ANGER
Adry Hayward Tells How
Miss Cling Was Killed.
The Crime Carefully Planned by the
Young Man for the Purpose or
Securing the Insurance. Money on
His Victims Life - One Brother
Against the Other.

Minneapolis. Feb. 1s-One Of the
mos; dramatic and pathetic scenes
ever witnessed in a courtroom at this
place was enacted yesterday. when
Adray Hayward had finished telling
to judge and jury his tragic tale OF
the cruel manner in which his brother
Harry had hired an ASSASSIN to XIII
his pretended sweetheart, Catherine
Cling, in order to rob her and procure
the insurance on her life.
After the buzz of excitement attend
ant upon the calling Of Adrian Hay
ward to the witness stand had died
away, Adry, who is 80. told the entire
story, as Harry, his 29-year-old broth
er, had narrated it to him. of how
Miss Ging's murder was brought
about. Harry had come to his fathers
Office, where Adry was employed, last
summer and fall, and told him ne was
loaning money on diamonds, and that
he had gambled some; also that he
had loaned money for Miss Cling, and
gambled with her money. Continuing,
Adry said:
Would Get $4,000.
About the middle Of September he
asked me if l wanted to make good
money. I said yes, and he said l could
get about $4,000 If 1 was not too par
ticular. He asked me if l was willing
TO kill woman for $1,000. 1 said l
was not willing to kill anybody. He
said il was easy to do it. and nobody
would be suspicious of me. IS they
only looked up a set of criminals who
had been convicted # crime before.
After that he said ne knew a hack
man that would do anything for him.
Ee said it would be easy to kill her
in a hatk. and If necessary the hack
man could be killed. too"
Adry then told how, on the morning
OF November 6. Harry had come to
his place. and added that Harry had
shown him three diamond rings and
pawn ticket, with caution against
talking about it. as he was supposed
to be busted"
Then" continued the witness, "Har-
ry said he was through with me, and
that I had not any nerve He hat
found man. however, who had nerve
AN ex-po,iceman named c. A. Blixt
Some hing Will Happen.
"Shor;ly after 7:30 on the night of
the murder Harry came to my fiat and
said: You'd better go to the theatre
tonight Take your wife and go.
Something is going to happen 1t was
one of the few times l ever saw him
excited. 1 took him by the arm and
tried to detain him. He shook himself
loose and said: I've no time to fool
now. I'm in a hurry My wife sat
there rocking the baby.
My wife and l went to visit her
father that night. When 1 got home,
or shortly afterward. l heard a quick
step in the hallway, and then 1 saw
light in Harry's room. l heard nothing
more until 3 in the morning when
Harry came to the door and said:
Something has happened. Miss Cling
/ has been murdered She was found
Stone dead in the road near Lake
Calhoun He asked me to come into
| his room, and l did so. He got out
his Colts revolver and cleaned 1t.
| There was very little dirt on it. AS
he was doing this he said: It's Just
Ike picking up money Then he laid
down on the lounge with his over
coat over him l went back to my
fat"
| He was asked In regard to his con-
versation in the jail with Harry rela-
tive to their pressing Blixt rather
closely.
| Don't you know there was nothing
in the paper that day about Blixt?'
asked Mr.. Erwin.
NO. I don't. I know he was read
Ing the paper; l was not"
"On Oct. II. 1894, were you not out
OF your mind?"
Il can't say as TO that"
Did not you curse and swear and
threaten to kill your father and
mother?"
Was that on sunday?"
eyes"
Trici To Make Trouble.
'Well l had some trouble over
money, Harry came in dragging
father and he lay down on the lounge.
There was a shortage, but l explained
II. Harry was trying to make the
trouble Harry smiled broadly at
this point.
Yes, you smile" said the witness.
but you know its So l accused Harry
OF stealing the money from my flat
mind | don't say he did Il but l ac-
cused him then and there. Mother
spoke up and l told her that If she
! could not trust her sons. why did she
raise such litter of pups. Then |
got. mad and when Harry threatened
10 rip me up with knife. I went to
get my revolver and said l would LET
Harry wound me, but If he did | would
blow his brains out. Ny wife can
swear TO that-you needn't shake your
head. mother" cried the witness, no.
tielng his mother That was the first
trouble | had with my mother and il
1t had not been for Harry / would
never have had that trouble"
He Blamed the Family.
During the examination witness said
he did not blame Harry for trying 10
| defend himself in his suit but he did
blame the family for letting itself be
brought into disgrace by helping hin,
out He thought the family owed
something to itself. He hated to tes-
tify against his brother, but he had
some rights and did not think he had
to be dragged down on his brothers
account.
Weren't you always Jealous of your
brother?"
NO sir"
did not you ever threaten your
brother with violence?"
Once. when my brother said he
could get men for SIS 10 send me tc
! Saltwater, I said l knew enough to
send him to Saltwater and father was
right there and heard it. l said that
Mr.. Stewart had agreed to help me il
they would not"
Witness then testified to going to Mr.
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