The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-15
BROTHER ADRY ON THE STAND.
Another Chapter i'm the Cling
Murder Told With AW-
full Emphasis.
MOTHER AND SONS MEET,
An Affecting Scene in the
Courtroom at the Noon
Adjournment.

| proceedings III the Hayward trial deVel-
oped many sensational and dramatic in
cidents. Adry Hayward, brother of the
accused man, was on the stand, and the
mother of the two boys occupied seat
in close proximity to the prisoner.
The most dramatic and affecting
scene occurred at noon adjournment.
Hardly had the crowd begun to push
toward the doors than Adry Hayward
pushed his way to his mothers side.
Mrs. Hayward turned and the tears
sprung to her eyes as she leaned for
ward into Adry's arms. Tenderly the
son kissed his mother, who sobbed out:
"Adry! Adryl How could you? How
could you do it?'' referring to the testi
mony he had just placed on record
Against His Brothers Life.
Adry was visibly affected, and, plac-
ing his hand to his eyes, his one arm
encircling his mothers form, replied:
81 had to, mother; it was my duty"
Then, placing his hand caressingly
upon her shoulder, he endeavored to
comfort her. Harry, who had stood by
during this affecting scene, stepped for
ward and pushed Adry's hand from the
mothers shoulder, exclaiming:
"Don't, Adry; can't you see you are
exciting her?"
Adry fell back and Mrs. Hayward
stood sobbing for time in Harry's
arms. Then her sister advanced and
led her from the room
Courtroom Was Packed.
The courtroom was packed to suffo-
cation at the afternoon session and all
classes were represented. 1t was the
largest crowd yet admitted to the trial.
There was an air almost of terror in the
atmosphere. The faces of that vast
concourse of people bore expression as if
the minds were laboring under great
mental disturbance. Gradually from
the time that W. w. Erwin had taken
Adry Hayward for cross examination
this feeling had been growing. 1t
reached it's height when Mr.. Erwin
asked Adry to explain how his brother
had acted when he told him he would
hang if he persisted in following out his
scheme. Adry explained how his
brother had
Turned Black in the Face
with passion; how he had bent toward
him and passed his fingers around his
neck and over his head In order to ex-
plain 1t more fully and make the wit
ness appear the more ridiculous before
the insanity experts, Mr.. Erwin asked
him to illustrate the action. The wit
ness stepped easily from his chair to the
table at which Mr.. Erwin and the pris-
oner sat- He went over the story and
explained his brothers actions. As he
bent over his face was only few feet
from that of this brother and facing
him. Harry sat
Somewhat Limp in His Chair,
leaning back, the scene about him much
like the corner of ring in which
pugilistic champion had received blow.
Every eye in that room was bent
upon the scene every form was half
raised from the seat. There was
rustic of excitement about Harry.
'Look him in the eye, Harry! Look
him in the eyer cried the mother.
Harry did not move. His mother
shook him and he reused himself, and,
leaning far over the table toward his
brother, his head on his hands, tried to
catch his brothers eye. Adry was
talking
So Rapidly and Excitedly
that he did not see him and Harry could
not catch his glance. He slid back in
his chair and looked at his mother, as if
to say that he was not equal to it, If
that eye could have controlled that elder
brother in the past it had grown power
less.
The day was filed with exciting Incl
dents. Once when Mr.. Erwin asked
Adry if he had any affection for his
brother, he replied that he had. Then
he asked, knowing Mr.. Erwin's inten-
lions, if Mr.. Erwin would have gone
and told anybody if he
Had Been in His Position.
Mr.. Erwin was trifle excited and
asked the court if he might answer, and
to his surprise the court answered that
he might. Then for a moment all his
pent up feelings burst forth in short
scathinp sentence in which he gave
Adry to understand that if he thought
his brother was crazy or intended guilt,
e would have moved heaven and earth
to prevent it. 1t was startling scene
for moment.
ADRY'S TESTIMONY.