Evening journal., 1895-02-06

MISNEApoIIs, Feb CLAUS A. Blixt,
who confessed to firing the shot that killed |
Miss Cling, was the first witness in the
Hayward case. After giving the details /
OF his early life he got down to the time |
when he went 20 work for Hayward in |
the Ozark fats. April II. 1891, as station |
ary engineer
He came to me one evening in the |
basement. He said to me in the evening |
I didn't borrow of Miss Cling no 81 000 |
1t was So, 00o. ] am going to xiii her. ! |
am going to take her around to restau-
rant and have her show the 81. 600 and |
then say that she should not carry such u |
large sum Of money with her He said |
he had already taken her to restaurant |
and had So, coo laid on tumbler. The |
waiter said she was careless. He also told |
me that he had promised 10 marry her,
and that he was going to kill her
le also said chat he was going to get
her to take out life insurance policy and
kill her.
Hayward laughed several times during
the story.
Continuing his story, Blixt said on the
night Of the murder--Dec 3-Hayward
told him that he was to kill Miss Cling
that night
Anyway" Blixt quoted Hayward.
there will be funeral before the 10th
After she is killed she win be brought
here, and will have TO sit up with the
corpse. Then after the coroner has been
here | will be the one to go east / have
got to make that sf5, 600. and tonight is
as good a time as any. lie said he would
get $40, 600 out of this job.
He said. went on Blixt in rapid,
broken voice, he said she wants to marry
me, and have promised. Now I am GO
ing to kill her. I'm going to kill her now.
Every time go to her place she hangs
around my neck, and / hate the sight Of
her ] would lsill her Blixt. just like a
Hog II there was dog and this woman
together and was going to shoot one Of
them. 7 would kill her and let the dog
go.
Described the Fatal IKE.
HAYWARD he said then gave him some
whisky and told him Of the plan he had
arranged to have Blixt kill Miss Cling.
I" won't do it, Harry, the man re-
| Piled. :" won't have anything to do with
| 1t, = and he turned away.
"See here, Blixt, said Hayward, I'm
afraid of that wife of yours. l guess she
knows too much and want to kill her.
/ You d be better off without her anyway
good deal better of. "
When he began to describe Hayward s
threats toward Mrs Blixt be stared right
at Hayward for the first time since he took
his place Oh the stand. The prisoner smil-
| ed on and gave no ST IN other than to shrug
his shoulders oontemptuously. Blixt
stared for a moment without speaking.
go on, said the states attorney, but
the murderer had reached his limit of en-
durance apparently. He collapsed, weep
ing like a child. In describing the fatal
ride, he said Miss Cling asked him what
be was trying to conceal at his right side.
He replied that It was revolver, and then
he shot her
Il raised that revolver, said be, "time
after time, but could not do it. Then
once she turned away. / did not look.
did not look at all / could not look.
Just threw the revolver up quick and shot
her did not know where / shot her
did not look to sec, Harry told me tC
shoot her behind the ear or in the fore
head. He said those were the places tc
shoot, but did not look. ! was scared.
was afraid Harry Hayward would kill my
WIFE and he would have killed her if
had gone away Then / threw her out
threw the body out p
When the revolver was produced. ther,
was another dramatic scene in which Mr.
Erwin figured No one could remove tn,
chambers from the revolver. and Harry
took it, watchful deputy standing closl
to him. The cartridges fell out on thl
floor. and Harry cut his finger on til,
weapon.
At once Mr. Frwin's dramatic voic
came sharp and distinct The defendan
has cut his finger on this weapon. Their
! is blood, you see. want it noticed tina
i such Is the case. We want everything opei
and above board If blood is found o.
the revolver, this must be noted. y
The states attorney admitted that ther
g was no blood on the weapon. and the trim
3 went on. Blixt claimed that Haywar
t had told him Of the killing Of two wome
-one Chinese-and wounding a third
He also spoke about being hired to fir
= buildings, but the court put stop to thi
1 line Of questioning.
Bnxt's Altered Bearing.
Blixt's bearing during the cross exam
ination was remarkable, and in vain di
Mr. Erwin, for the defense, try to shak
a him. Question followed question in rapi
succession, and trap after trap was laid fc
the witness but he escaped them all. HI
j interviews with the attorneys for tn
!, state were gone into at length, and he d
I, clared that the story he told on the stan
i was the same that he told the prosecutin
I. officers His whole bearing and his dire,
i manner in answering questions were col
/ vincing to no small degree, and the belle
was general that this time he was reall
j telling the truth.
7 Things have changed, said Mr.. Z
i. win, referring to the altered bearing
! the witness. who, when ho was arraignel
was trembling, frightened wretch. Ho
do you feel nows'
y I am happy.
i "What makes you happy"
! Lord God in heaven. ] feel ] have
life there, and while there is a sore at n
breast over the awful crime God has h
promises still for me.
You feel that you are forgivenf'>
Yes, sir do God has forgiven m
and I have felt happy since have been
better man and told it to all. No ol
made any promises to me for me to tg
what knew They did not say that Il
public was excited and might hang me-
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