Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-03-01
ACCORDING TOHARRY
Defendant in the Hayward
Case on the Stand i'm
His Own Behalf.
ADRY AND BLIXT UNTRUTHFUl.
Testimony of the States Lead
ing Witnesses Declared
Wholly False.

MlNNEApoIis, Feb. 23.-Harry Hay
ward, the man accused of plotting the
mos5 cold-blooded nserder of modern
times, took the stand in his own de-
fensc, and told in a rambling fashion of
his relations With the murdered woman,
Catherine Cling.
He admitted that he had been Il gam
bier for years, and his general bearing
and anxiety for quick results did not be-
lie the admission. He assumed Il non
chalant manner and appeared insuffer-
ably bored at many of the questions put
to him by his attorney. His attitude
was good deal like that of Il wealthy
capitalist forced by Il subpoena to testify
to some trivial matter before q police
court. He did not remember Il great
deal. For example, the first time Miss
Cling gave him money 10 gamble with,
he was not sure whether he Won or lost.
At other points OF his testimony, how
ever,
He Remembered Marvclousiy Well
that it was % minutes past I. f"r i'll
stance, when he was at the Ozark on
the night of Dec. 3: He betrayed no
emotion whatever, and in aliuding to
his relations with Miss Cling said, i'll IL
very inatter-offact Way, "Well, sup
pose, we We're what You might call low
ers.
Hayward was OIL tllc stand from |
o'clock in the morning until coart ad-
nc 5 o'clock. III the early part of his
testimony Mr.. Erwin sought to estab-
lish by him that Adly had IL powerful
motive for testifying against him, but
the court ruled it inadnussib!o.
The forenoon session was almost Ell
tirely taken up with Il statement OF his
gambling operations and of his ac.
uuaintance with Miss Cling, whom he
said he had first met about year pre-
viously In answer to a question as tt
whether there had ever been improper
relations Hayward answered with mucl
warmth that he believed her to be ;
"true and noble girl both towards me
and everybody else"
More Gambling Operations.
AT the afternoon session larry again
took the stand and cont.nucd his de
scriptions of their joint gambling opera
tions. Afler his trip to Chicago il
July last, when he lost quite heavily
he quit operating With her and hadn't
ganbled Il cent Of her money since.
The defendant was next asked regard
ing his money transactions with Mis-:
Cling and told Of several small loans
made during the summer On Sept
he let her have $1,000.
"Now, how much money did she have
Of yours before You let her have tlt
$1,000:"
..she had 81, ,.oo I'LL told. The note
Were on demand and without interest.
"Now, what WAS your agreemen
about the $1,000 loan?'
'Well, | know wasn't to have un,
interest III the business. I was to get
per cent on my money. was to take ;
cllattel mortgage on the goods. Sh'
broachcd the life insurance and it wa
talked of Between Us.
The question of the insurance rolicic
was then gone into at length. He ais
explained his manner Of CARRYING none,
and how he happened to have so mall,
500 bills.
AT this point q recess W;ls taken to ai
and warm the room JudG. Smith say
ing that he was tired cf sitting up OF
the bench alone in the cold.
The Day of the Murder.
AT the conclusion of his testimony re
! garding monetary matters, Hayward
was asked regarding his actions on Dec
3-the day of the murder. Fl said Ii
had purchased Il bottle of whisky III til
morning, but was going to give it t
Miss Cling. He thought it wa; still i
his bathroom. He Went tn the dim
museum i'll the afternoon, was I;
Fishers cigar store at G:30. On arriN
ing lit Ozark he went to his rooms an
changed his clothes and then Went
supper. He left tho supper tab
] at i:99a and Went to Mis-
Ging's room. 1t was then aboy
1880. Going to Adry's apartment
he borrowed some moneys Or 81
He had intended to call on Il lady frient
s but changed his mind and went to NJ
= Bartlcson's residence, arriving there /
r Z minutes to s. He accompanied Mi
: Burtleson to the theater and Oh return
1 ing reached her home minutes of ii.
At this point Mr. Erwin said |
:, would have 10 go into another porto
Of the testsmony, and, It's it was near
the hour for Adjournment, he asked
I ct it go over until Monday.
= The court agreed, and set the cou
for half an hour earlier Oil Monday, 81;
r instead of 10 . clock.