Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-16
BLIXTIMPEACHED
Defense in the Cling Case Lets
Off a Sensation.
CLAIM THAT CLAUS Is ALL WRONG.

A Witness, Who Declined to Say Before
hand What He Would Testify tn. and
Who Knows All About the Goosman
Rig - Attorney Erwin Beams with
Doubt Thrown on Another
Portion Of the BIixt Confession.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. Ii. - The defense
somewhat impeached the testimony Of
Claus A. Blixt in the Hayward trial by
casting a very decided doubt on the truth
of his statement that he went TO sec some
acquaintances in South Minneapolis i'm
mediately after the commission OF
the crime. The evidence OF Ole
Thorsen, his wife and Mary Lar
son established at least a doubt that
Blixt visited the house on Twelfth avenue
south, which he claimed to have visited
that night. The testimony took up the
morning session, and not only bomb,
but a whole caisson exploded at the after
noon session. 1t was when NJ. ID. Wilson
was called to testify for the defense. aud
for a time apparently both sides were
thrown into CONSERVATION.
Erwin l;eams with Graft alton.
AS a cat plays with more than usually
velvety mouse Erwin played with this
witness. in anticipation of what was COM
Ing. In well rounded sentences he pro-
seeded with the little preliminaries, and
shen as the witness swore that he was
well acquainted with the Goosman rig
Erwin looked mildly at the jury. When
Wilson said that he met that rig and that
Miss Cling was in it, the night of the muir
fhaf s1riv Toll
nue. from the north, and that it turned On
Kenwood boulevard, Erwin was clipper.
When the witness said that it was at
about 7:2D o'clock that he met the rig Er-
win was fairly beaming He was explod-
Ing Blixt's story. He was revealing the
third party.
A Surprise to Both Sides.
Wilson stated that both attorneys for
both the state and defense had called on
him, but he had refused to tell what he
knew. Therefore when he went on the
stand neither side knew to what he would
testify. He had known Miss Cling for
years as a customer when he had a livery
barn down town, and was sure it was her
he saw in Goosman's rig the night OF tho
murder He did not know it was Harry
Hayward with her at the time, for he had
never seen him, but he recognized him as
the man two days later, when he saw him
at the police station. His testimony was
the event Of the day and will, perhaps.
give both sides much work in hunting up
evidence and in summing up before the
jury.
Mrs. Maggie Heard Two Shots.
Mrs. Maggie swore she was at home in
her house situated beyond where the body
was found, and had heard one sharp shot
fol hv fl.,d nj, ~ cln
the night of Dec. B. She thought that tho
sounds came from toward the lake nearer
town than her house. Her brother, Mr..
Eriiardt, had come home about n half
hour later. She did not remember the
shots particularly then, as her brother had
said it was runaway accident She ad-
mittcd that there was considerable shoot
ing about the lake ut various time.
Accounting for Harry's Time.
Charles Bartclson, attorney ut law,
stated that Harry Hayward came to his
house situated at Twelfth and Chestnut
avenue about five minutes before o'clock.
He had asked his daughter, Mabel Bartel-
son, to go to the theater. and she was
ready to go in about four minutes. They
went away and returned at about As
O'Clock. He had been interviewed by
Harry as to the proper way to have as
signments of insurance made out, and had
given advice.
Hayward Was . Wide Ope Man.
Edward Angel, attorney, had been
consulted in regard to life insurance. and
had prepared papers for Harry to have
signed when the deal was made and loan
perfected. This was proved to show that
Harry was open in his transactions. Harry
Adams testified that he saw the bloody
rig two days after the tragedy, and
thought there was the mark Of bloody
hand upon one Of the ribs holding up
the top.
severe weatner the Souln.
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