The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
No. SO

were clutching as said that, and he
looked wild. am not naturally afraid
of anybody but was afraid of him
then. I moved to where my coat and
hat were hanging, and was just making
for the door, when Harry came after
me quick. I told him I was going out
to walk until he cooled off. I went
out to my rooms and got my revolver
and finally went back to the Office.
Harry was still there but was cooler.
Nothing to Kill People.
81 repeate to Harry that he mustn't
think of such thing He said it was
nothing to kill people. He had caused
the death of three persons -"
"We move to have that struck OUT
put in Erwin.
Denied said the court promptly.
''He said,' went ON the witness, 'sthat
he had killed two persons in the East
and he had killed third, but he stopped
there and would not say anything more.
He also said he had caused fire in the
East where the loss was $3.50, He
said he
Got So for Doing 1t.
"He said there was nothing in haunt
ing people. had told him that if he
killed her she would haunt him. He
said: People may dream of such things,
but if you had any nerve you would go
out and kill somebody. 1t don't make
any difference who, so you kill some
body. Kill a cripple. It's better foi
them to die than to live any way. Go
out and kill some one and I will give
you $780, [ asked him how he would
know that I had done it, and he said he
would see it in the papers. I said /
would not do it. That was the last con-
versation had with him. I did not
want to say anything about it, as it was
family affair, but l went and told
Elder Stewart -''
Erwin Objects.
"Hold on there" said Erwin, ''we OBJ
ject as immaterial.' -
The objection was sustained, but Adry
was allowed to state that he made
communication to Mr.. Stewart.
"On Saturday following Harry walked
along with me as I was making some
collections. He said, You'd better be
little careful where you are for the next
three or four days. Something may
happen. 1 told him he must not think
of such thing. That evening he came
to my fiat and said had better take my
wife and go to the theatre. told him
would do as damned pleased. He
said that something might happen,
and that my wife evidence as to my
whereabouts would be no good. stayed
at home all the evening. The next
morning Harry saw me looking for
paper. He smiled and asked me if I
thought something had happened
Shortly after 7:3O on the night
of the murder, Harry came to my fiat
and asked me for So.
Harry Seemed Excited.
I gave it to him, and then he said,
You'd better go to the theatre tonight.
Take your wife and go. Something is
going to happen He seemed little
excited-it was one of the few times
ever saw him excited. I 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. Then
he asked me to go into his room about
$50 and see if his revolver was under his
pillow. I refused, and he then asked
me to raise the curtain in my room so
that he could see the light about 10
o'clock. I refused to do that, too. He
then went away. I asked my wife if
she didn't want to go up and make
visit to her father. At first she said she
was too tired, but we finally went.
Something Had Happened.
"When we got home or shortly after
wards, heard quick step in the hall
way and then saw light in Harry's
room. 1 heard nothing more until in
the morning when Harry came to the
door and said: Something has hap
pened Miss Cling has been murdered.
She was found stone dead in the road
to come into his flat and I did so.
He got out his Colts revolver
and cleaned it. There was very little
dirt on it. As he was doing this he
said: It's just like picking up money
Then he lay down on the lounge with
his overcoat over him. I went back to
my fat. We got up early the next
morning to get paper"
Adry Tells of His Arrest.
''Now, when were you arrested?"
''The warrant was read to me, I
think, Dec. 6. I was put in the cell
with Harry at II a. NJ, Friday and
stayed till p. M"
''Did you have any talk with Harry
there?'
every little. We were reading the
papers and Harry said. They are push
ing Blixt pretty hard. I'm not afraid
of him, though. He'll stick. Pm not
SO sure that he did it, either. Maybe
the man who did it is in New York
now. I am more afraid of what you
may say than any one else He tapped
me on the shoulder as he said it,
The witness was then turned over to
Mr. Erwin for cross examination.
The Cross-E Examination.
The cross-examination of Adry was
virulent and exhaustive. At times
Adry grew vexed and flung retorts at
the attorney, at no time, however,
I