Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-09
HARRY HAYWARD GUILTY.
The Murderer Of Catharine Cling
to Hang.
A DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
With Hayward Playing the Clown at a
Tragedy.
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT
The Jury WAS Unanimous From the
First, Never Doubtiug His quit.
Things Looked Ugly for Time.
Hayward In Jail.



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ouse OF hurry h"NMuru' chutscu WIN
the murder of Miss Cling, today, and
the end OF one of the most sensational
r,,,r,,or ,riols o,,or MA q, uIs .o,,n-
w. ., $3.50
Try, lastlng over seven weeks
II has been day OF intense excite
irent In The vicinity Of The eourthousc.
,r,. -. -. -. -. a. $500,
A"''e "aA sle"' 'V"i '""' Ne'u'V'
generating larry Hayward was re-
turned a mob would lynch him Early
in tho mn,,in,, 40 ,yhot woe ox,octea
- ~ 49,, -, go,
10 De the concluding day OF the ulal
great tllrong began to assemble In and
around the building. and at the hour
far cony.n,rv tho co,,., tho corridors of
''e .''N
the courthouse ana all the neishporlhs
streets were crowded. Judge Smith or
derad nvcrv one excluded from tho
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'uV"i eNS'P' PV'aVHS N'''''VN'fN
with the court ana press repre-
| sentatives Counsel Erwin concluded
bia orgnn,crt Ia ,,vo boura Indigo
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sinlth chnrbed the Jury ptiel'N' the
! jury was given, the case gad court took
| A recess for dinner.
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| reau ana the jury poleu. lhlneula'Ny
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as,s '''e''Ve WIN "'' oe P"'9e' u''''' '"o'-
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Court opcHeh an iouI taInvt 'h,n
customary 10 give Mf, Erwin tiiiN 70
Slosc hls arg nlheht' Whieh huu "'ie"uS
lusteu we ueSs' 49,.
MI Erwin peStn py poihtlnB out t'i, ~
me loan Hurry hayward nag il,1ue 20
MISS cling hnd not be9n attnekea W. tile
evidence except ny bllNt' me Npluits
OF TINS loan was evident haa tne po-
lice machine heen properly nel IN w.
ZION tne hSSlelS ~ uui'''
Ging's behavior wonld nave been m
consistent with the nople Shulag'vr y, %
the girl. Mr. Erwin then devoted nm ~
self TO tho AMI ana claimed thnt an OF
| llnrty's time when he was involved by
| BllNts testimony had been accounted
for,
In closing he said: This IL the most
monstrous persecution IN history II
you are In obedience to the pressure
brought to bear upon you tn tear down
| tho truth ana law and then tell your
artisans to remove from our dome the
statues OF Justice; tell them 10 put In
l-hor place a figure OF the hng OF he'll,
'ronr down tho fag OF your republic,
~ vol wbite nnd hme Take il down
-tbe ola fan OF freodom-nnd bid your
on,rers rear In its place that polished
biaelt face OF bellish perjury"
p'IgN ~ 49,, e,,,t,t, al r,t,,,tea IA
~, ' w r6sso tn a.. iury Id de-
Ivnu " ,,,a yordtct ,,usi bo rullty.
claleu thu, Wv W o ..,t,,,
AS ehefE,u, or n9, su'1 ~ ,,, ,yi,pesses
as 10 VIC eie ,,,,,,iaS 10 cons,dsr their
we lu,s W." .,,at M, roaaonnhie-
attitude on the stnnd' the reospn"pi.-
ness OF Their statements mn tnp ",
oumtlnnces uhuer WnlSh Wy Nh,
justified. IT the jury pel'eVeu ahy M IA,
ness had teatlh.d iilAely ~ WIS ~. ~
erty to discard MS evidence, EXCEPT
wherein corfopofalon iIpin p'net ,,i
liable witnesses established Its ereditn-
| billty.
III II was apparent that any witness
was possessed Of i'll feeling toward the
accused, that also might be taken into
consideration. II the jury found thai q
witness had given testimony on a prom
Use OF immunity from punishment, mat
also might be carefully weighed"
The charge Wah perfectly FAilniNutols
10 both Sides and no exceptions were
noted
The ruling passion In Harry Hay
ward was strong In the presence OF
death. He placed bet OF lO ms
morning that the verdict would be &c.
auittai. and that It would be reached
inside Of two hours.
Judge Smith stayed In the courtroom
for an hour and then went home to
dinner The court was adjourned I'M
til O'clock
The verdlct was awaited with QnN-
ious inquiriaa by the whole CITY. Thefe
was a firm belief among the police that
IN case Of mot guilty verdict theIe
would b. rioiing and possibly an al
tempt made TO wreak summary ven
geanee. .,,..,,,, -, oo,,r, ana ,he TO-.
The reconvening or court anu tne re-
turn OF Hayward was awas,eu WIN nm m.
patience by me eroWu , MI W. ,ap no