The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-06

with the II rail and leave her there and
start the horse TO run away. Hewanted
me to make d list of all the things he
had in his pockets when he went, so that
he shouldn't loose anything while away
that wonld turn up against him as evi-
dence. That was SATURDAY night before
The next morning he came down and
asked me II ever heard of people get.
ting killed in elevators. / said had.
He said he would get in the elevator
with her and strike her ON the head, and
then put her on the fieor, 80 that when
the elevator started it would cut of her
head
A Afurnaur OF Horror.
At this there was low murmur Of
horror that ran through the assemblage
which was checked by the deputy's
gavel.
II said wouldn't do that" went on
Blixt. Hayward said that every time
Miss Cling came into his room and put
her arms around his neck, he wanted to
stick a knife into the so,"
and Blixt, with an expressive gesture,
showed how Harry wanted to stab the
woman.
II said to him, Harry, cant you make
money some other way? This is the
awfullest thing I ever heard. He said:
You're a coward. Your conscience is
hurting you. If had her and dog I'd
Shoot Her and Leave the Dog
I That evening he came down with her
10 the boiler room, and showed her
Shings. The next morning, that was
Monday, about IL o'clock, he handed
me his watch, a box of cartridges and a
roll of money, and told me to hide them
in tin box, so that if he was arrested
they would not be found The watch
was gold, and he said there was $50 in
money there. I put il in the attic and
when told him where had put it, he
called me a -- fool and said that was
the first place they'd look for it, He
said to pat it i'm q hollow tree in the
woods. He said the money was not all
good, but that some Of it was green
goods. Hesaid there was
Going TO he Funeral
there before the 10th. no matter how Id
happened. He says: OF course she'll
be brought here and I'll be 30 sorry and
I'll have to sit up all night with the
corpse and after the coroner has had his
examination then I'll 60 East with the
body He said he had to have SO, 900
to carry out his plans In the East He
would get $4,000 out of this and he
would have to make 5000 in some other
way. Late that evening. he came in
with pint bottle of whisky. He said:
'Blixt, here's some whisky / said /
did not want any. 'You - fool,
he said, this amt common whisky
Then took it and drank half of it. He
then said: She's got 10 die tonight,
and you've got TO help me- I said,
Harry, amt you got any other way TO-
make money than to kill that poor little
girlg He said: It's
Nothing 60 XIII People.
I've killed two other people, He said
one was Chinaman. but he didn't say
who the other was. He said he had
wounded third. said / couldn't help
him do it. He said I'd got to or he
would kin me. didn't pay any atten-
ton to that and he then said that he d
hin my wife. / told him Whatever you
do, don't hurt my wife. You can do
what you like with me, but don't touch
my wife," At the recollection of this
the witness broke down utterly and
a sobbed Like n Child.
Atlast, resuming his narrative, Blixt
said:
Finally said to him would do as
he liked, but he must not hurt my WIFE
He wanted me to sign receipt for q
revolver, but i wouldn't. He gave me
six long cartridges and six short ones to
put in it, and after, it was all done was
to change the cartridges. Then he told
me to go ont Hennepin avenue to Ken.
wood and wait for him When he came,
/ was TO follow him. Pretty soon saw
him coming across lot and followed
him. Then he stopped the
buggy and I came up and he told me
TO get into it and drive along, got in
and he said to keep our heads inside.
Then he said TO Miss Cling, This man is
in the gang Then we drove out Hen
nepin and didn't see him again until
afterwards
Blixt then gave dramatic recital of
the manner in which he killed Miss
Cling, shooting her in the head and
pitching her out of the buggy.
HAYWARD is CONFIDENT.