The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-21

Minneapolis, Feb. 2o.-Mrs. Adry
Hayward was witness in the Cling
trial today.
Preceding her testimony. Horace L.
Wells, paying teller of the City bank,
and Louise Ireland were sworn. Wells
testified to having paid Harry Hay
ward between $1,000 and $1,000 after
September /, 1894, thus accounting for
the defendants possession of money
that did not come from Miss Cling.
Miss Ireland was questioned by the
defense as to Harry calling at the fiat
on days preceding ana on the day Of
the murder.
Mrs. Adry Hayward was then put
on the stand. Her testimony simply
bore on the question of the time Harry
Hayward called at Adry's fiat on the
night of the murder, which she could
not fix definitely and the time she and
Adry left TO go to her parents house,
! which was about 7:50
Their Mother Sworn.
| Mrs. L. l.. Hayward, the mother of
| the defendant, was then sworn. The
| first part of her testimony was in
tended to establish Harry'S alibi. Mrs.
| Hayward said that Harry came into
her room at Z. and said he was going
out to make cali. at about twenty
minutes to he came in again hur-
riedly, brushed his hair and went out
| saying that he was going to the opera.
| The forty minutes between these two
! times is the vital period, for it was in
I that time according to Blixt's teSti-
mony that Harry put him in the
buggy with Miss Cling. with instruct
| ions to drive away and kill her. Mrs.
| Hayward was next asked about the
existence of insanity in her family.
I but the state at once objected as the
question of insanity had not been
raised. The objection was sustained
| by the court.
I'm raising the question now said
VINO is insane?' said the court
coming at once to the meat Of the
matter.
I'VE wish to show at the time pre-
yious to his going to Elder Stewart
and at that time Adry was resting I'M
| der delusion.''
'"WeII, suppose he was insane, what
them"
1T would affect his credibiltty before
this jury and his competence to tes-
| tify"
The court determined as to his
\ NfN>
and there was no offer to prove the
contrary. Insane persons, especially
| those who are monomaniacs, are COM
petent to testify" retorted the court.
Mr.. Erwin asked long series OF
Questions bearing on Adrys actions
his jealousy. his unreasoning fears
during youth, the medical treatment
he had been given, etc, but they were
all ruled out
Mrs. Hayward could not answer q
| direct question as to the differences
between Adry and Harry affirmatively
or negatively.
Denies BIixt's Statement.
| The largest crowd since the trial be
gan was in the court room this after
noon.
Mrs. Hayward again took the stand
but owing to the numerous objections
I followed by the state nothing material
vas developed.
! w. w. Hayward, father of the two
I prisoners, was the next witness, The
witness denied some of Blixt's state.
ments, but as material impeachment
the testimony was failure. The wit.
ness corroborated his wife in the por
ton of her testimony where he sale
IAdry was violent on October 7, anG
called his mother names which re
hected upon her character. In telling
of the occurrence the old gentleman
broke down and sobbed and the pro
ceedings were delayed some time wait
ing for him to compose himself Hal
the women in the audience cried from
sympathy with the aged witness.
, He testified that he had kept large
: number of one dollar bills in All iroI
box in his safe for about two year!
and upon looking there the other da7
found that they were all gone but one
; Both boys, he said, knew the combina
r ton of the safe.