St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-13
IN THE RAMSEY COUNTY JAIL.
Asked Why He Refused to Per.
nit His Mother to Visit Him.

nit His Mother to Visit Him.
Witness was next examined as to
his refusal to permit his mother to
visit him in the Ramsey county Jail.
He was asked if he did not Turk in Jail
in order to make a dramatic sensation
at Harry's trial, or if not for that rea-
son, if he was not AFRAID that his story
might be found to be untrue. The wit
ness denied both insinuations in the
most positive language.
Q. Now, you have refused to see
anybody but your mother, have you
not, and you have not seen your
father? A. 1 saw my father, but not
privately. 1 refused to see my father,
and l still refuse to see him privately.
Q. And you still refuse to see him
privately? A. Yes, sir, you bet l do.
@. And you have seen your mother
how many times? A. 1 have seen my
mother three times.
Q. But you have refused to see her
on certain occasions? A. No, sir, I
think she was there once and l did noa
see her. They have their rules down
there and they cannot change their
rules unless the sheriff understands it.
did not know she was there, though
] think she was there once l did not
know it.
@. Is there a deputy with you yet?
A. Yes, sir, there is.
Q. Where are you stopping now? A.
At the Waverly, that is on Harmon
between Eleventh and Twelfth.
@. Have you stayed at all with your
family since you were arrested? A.
To for oh
please.
night? A. No, sir.
@. You have been in the custody Of
the law ever since? A. All the time
@. When you have been to see your
family has the deputy gone with you?
A. A deputy has.
@. Was it at your request? A. 1t
was at my request that l took the dep
uty with me all the while.
@. Now, you state to this jury that
this was not because of any fear of
bodily harm from the public? A. l do
say SO yet.
Q. Well, what was the reason you
did it? A. 1 kept the deputy with me
| so they could not get pack of lies
out-say what 1 did not say; and I
| kept the deputy around for protection,
so l would not be bothered by newspa-
per reporters saying L said so and so,
when 1 did not. did it as a precau-
ton for myself not knowing what was
| coming from the other side. I did not
| know what they would run into me,
but it was well enough to be cautious.
| Mr.. Erwin. think, your honor, that
! is all.
Redirect examination by Mr. Nye:
@. Adry, you had no objection, had
you, stating to the lawyers for the de-
| Tense in this case, in our presence, what
| you knew about this? A. [ stated the
whole case in the presence of Mr.. Err
win, John Day Smith and yourself, and
Mr.. Hall; the whole story 1 have told
now. Two weeks ago-two or three
weeks ago about nowI stated the
whole thing to them, and they drew
out some things that have not stated
| here.
| Q. Were you n witness before the
| grand jury? A. Yes, sir.
| @. And you also communicated free
| ly with your mother at the Jail? a
| Every time she was there she saw me
she might have been there when the
sheriff did not see her. But when she
came she saw me privately in the cell.
No one was allowed in the cell by the
! deputy but her.
Q. Have you any feeling whatever
against your brother? A. l have no
| feeling whatever against him but what
| 1 can overcome, and am overcoming it
in this trial. I talk a little bad some
/ times, but 1 have done everything I
could to shield him, and 1 did every
thing to shield him until Elder Stewart
| Il Id me
Mr.. Erwin object to that, and move
| that it be stricken out of the record.
| We don't want any of his pity
Q. How well were you acquainted
with Blixt? A. l don't know what you
call how WE'LL 1 moved into the block
| Oh Sept. 4, and | have talked with BliXt
very few times; 1 don't know the man
any more than speaking acquaint-
ance, scarcely any.
Mr.. Erwin-I omitted one question
that 1 would like to ask Mr.. Hayward.
Mr.. Nye-We have no objection.
Mr.. Erwin-Were you ever with Miss
Cling at the Ryan hotel in ST. Paul?
A. 1 never saw Miss Cling in my life.
| wi. III iOlll IllS VI uIy
down to before this homicide occurred
A. No time whatever did I ever see
Miss Cling to my acknowledgements
been with her anywhere.
| Mr.. Erwin-That is all.
Mr.. Nye-I want to call your atten-
ton, Adry, to the conversation that you
had with Harry after you came back to
the office on Nov. 80, that was Friday
| A. Yes, sir.
| G. Do You reeollect anything further