The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-07
BLIXT TEST|F|ES
The States Main Witness ir
the Hayward Case on the
Stand.
WAS A SURPRISE IN COURT
Seems to Be in Good Condition
but Keeps His Eyes Off
Hayward.

MrNNEAPous Feb. 6.--The mass of
PREDATORY evidence III the trial Of Harry
Hayward for the murder Of Catherine
Cling having been cleared away, the
state has sprung a surprise by placing
Claus A. Bhxt, the self confessed tool OF
Hayward, on the stand. He seemed
calm enough as he was led into the
courtroom between two officers. Hay
ward had ev d9ntly not expected to see
his alleged accomp,ice so soon, but he
simply 10 ,ked mildly astonished as the
ianitor Of the Ozark fats took seat
near him.
But he betrayed no uneas;ness Of dis
like for the man. BliXt sat with his
hat Oh his knees and his hands crossed
over it. HIS wife sat near him, looking
very pale and aprrehehens.ve. Tie
murderer himself appeared to be i'll
good health, and so far as external ap-
pearances 60, was not per urbad. Tie
case of the state aga nst Blixt had been
set for this date and it was & .ra
supposed that he had been brought into
court that it might be reset. There
was a murmur of surprise, therefore,
when County Attorney Nye, at the
opening OF court, called i'll Gear vo-ce
"CIaus Alfre B,ixt."
Had an Air of Defiance.
The states ma IL witness walked firm
~ to the desk and took the oath with
hand held high above him. The a:tl-
tude seemed almost one of defiance, and
his racial expression detracted moth ng
from this imp e;sion. He mounted'the
witness stand and sat compOsedly with
his hands crossed in front of him, evil
dently characteristic attitude. Hay
ward never removed his eyes from the
man, gazing intently at him. and seem.
ingly endeavOring to read h purposes
But Biixt looked anywhere and every
where rather than at Hayward. Mr
Eye first drew out some information as
to his anteced 4nts, and his employment
as janitor by the Hayward.
HAD Long Talks with marry.
In answer to quest ons from Mr.. Nye.
Blixt related how for six Or S S3ven weeks
before the murder Harry Hayward was
a. customed to come down into the en-
gine room and have long ia ks with him
Bli =, pointed OuC the 70 )mS Oh the d.a.
gam Of the flats where they We're ac-
Gu toned to talk, and went on to say
that along in November, Hayward be-
gan TO talk 10 him about doing some out
side work in 4 ne yspaper case.
Th Urought an objection from the
de .ense, and the court or Tered the state
to make foundat on for the introduc-
tion of such testimony if it wished &c
use il
Was Going to Kill Her.
Accordingly the examiner took up at
once the Gang matter. Blixt describe |
how he had witnessed the note for
g. 900 given by Mss Cling to Hayward
He sad he La3 been instructed by
Harry TO say when he saw the pile
bus, Jesus Christ, what lot Of
money" The note was offered in evl-
dence and was found 20 be dated Nov.
"a, nine days before the mur4er. That
mig 1t III the bas 'ment of the Ozark
Harry had sad to h m:
Il am going to kill her. i'did not lei
her have $1,000. 1t was only $1,000. l
am going to take her around where /
have taken her hers and gamble as Ii gh
ns ST. 900 on her am going to take her
to Il restaurant and have her show the
money and tell her how careless she'c
been
"Afterward," continued Blixt, 'he
told me that he took her around to a
restaurant and hal her show the money,
and she placed it in tumb!er while she
ate, and some one else tod her she'd b
killed for her money"
Ould Have Her Life Insured.
"Did he say nytl ng more?"
Eyes he sal he was going to have
her ne insured and then kill her. II
sad he was going to drive out and fad
place where there were some rocks
and throw her on the rocks and then
they would think it wal a runaway. H.
wanted me to go to st. Paul and get an
overcoat, h slouch hat and q revolver
like the one he had. said wouldn'r
do it. One day Harry came into the
boiler room with piece of T rail four
feet long and wanted me to cut it in