The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-08
THE HAYWARD TRIAL.
Tho Defense Endeavor to Spring n
Now Theory for tho Murder
BLIXT'STESTIMONY CORROBORATED
By tho Wit"osscs Ycs,crhay-nIIrt
Again on tho stand-rhe Attorneys
iiayo n Little Sensation on Their
Own acoount-A New Line OF Qucs.
iioninG Indulgrd In by tho Defense.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Tho frat wit
moss in tho Hayward murder trial TO.
day was Hans Barlow. Han, wa, pros.
ent in the basement OF tho Ozark fats
when Blixt Gu. the "l'' rail In two for
Harry Hayward. IIo was pu, on by tho
state to corroborate Blixt's story Of that
,ransaction and did so wi,hou, contra.
dieting Blixt in any important detail.
Claus BlIxt was again put on tho
stand and Mr.. Erwin. after long ques.
tioning as to details Of his story, sprung
a sensation. lie asked him II he had
not OIL the night OF November 9 gone to
the Arnold hotel on Central avenue
with two other men and rented some
rooms.
That's the biggest lie ever heard"
exclaimed Blix,.
Mr.. Erwin questioned him closely.
but BDxt proiossed entire Ignorance
about the alleged occurrence.
The sensation OF the dav came altar
court adjourned this morning.
County Attorney Nye approached
Attorney Smith, OF the defense. and
made sensational declaration. IIe
asserted point blank that the en,ire
green goods story was a fabrication. and
that he knew all about how il had bean
putup.
"Do you know anything about Il,
Sye?' asked Smith. ~ deny l have
had anything to do with it."
"Now, mark you. John Day Smith"
and the counsel for the state shook hi,
finger threa;eningly in the face OF the
attorney. u know you and | believe
you 10 be man OF honest intent, but
just 4. sure'as you live this thing is 20.
ing to be exposed. l will drive every
pin IN this thing right straight 10 the
bottom to show just how this thing was
done, and You can depend upon it,"
Hayward was iubilau, over the turn
OF affairs. Il am glad to see," said he.
"tha. the truth is being brought out"
What the defense has made ou. of
Blk; go far will not help Hayward's
case very much, except in the fac. that
Blixt is unable to be specific
in the matter OF dates. but IL
has been found impossible to con.
fuse him. There was m episode
in the court room this afternoon
when Harry Hayward. for the frs, time
since his arrest. saw his brother Adry.
who has confessed. 1t wa, a strange
sight, Harry looked full In Adry'siaco
with smile. AM! az if in obetience to
the summons hdry rose half reluctant.
ly, and the hands OF the two brothers
pltted against each other in the struggle
ior life met in clasp. That was all,
Harry took his seat, apparently un.
moved. Adry sat down again and smoke
to the deputy. A moment later the
trial commenced again.
Mr.. Erwin concluded his cross-exami.
nation this afternoon. lie outlined tho
defence in the following ouestions:
Wasn't it arranged by you and others
to kill and murder Aliss Cling on the
other side Of Lake Calhoun, and didn't
you have gang with you who plotted
TO murder her?"
81 had none but Harry. l had no
confede5ates." said Blixt s,olidly.
"Did you or some OF you strike her
with piece of Trail and then drag her
back 70 the place where the body was
found?"
mo. air."
"And did not you then or some Of
You find her lying there still breathing
and then shoot herr"
mo, sIr?"
"Are You not afraid OF gang?"
"I am, indeed. It's Harry's gang.
would no: dare to 20 out il ever got
out OF this"
Charle' Anderson. brother Of Mrs.
BliXi, and assistant janitor at the Ozark
flats. was called next. His testimony
was largely cor robora,ire OF Blixts.