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IL 80 fI;tSC WIN the body. lie said
he had to have $15,OOO to carry out his
plans in the Fast. He would get S1O,-
600 out of this and he would have to
make $4,000 in some other way. Late
that evening he came in with pint
bottle of whisky. He said: 'Blixt,
here's some whisky I said did not
want any. You - fool he said.
this amt common whisky Then |
took it and drank half of it. Then he
said: she's got to die tonight. and
you've got to help me- said: Harry.
amt you got any other way to make
money than to kill that poor little girly
He said: It's nothing to kill people,
I've Killed Two Other People.
He said one was a Chinaman, but lie
didn't say who the other was. Hc said
he had wounded Il third. 1 said l
couldn't help him do it. He said Id
got to or he'd kill me- l didn't pay
any attention to that, and then he said
that he'd kill 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 sobbed like child.
At last, rrs,lmilg his narrative. BliXt
said:
FINALLY ! said to him that would
do rs lie liked. but he must not hurt
my wife. He wanted me to sign a
receipt for Il revolver, but ! 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 lie told me to 80 out
Henncpin avenue to KcnwOod and
wait for him. When he came l was to
follow him. Pretty soon l saw him
coming across Il lot and followed
him. Then lie stopped Il buggy and I
came up and he told me to get into 1t
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 Hennrpin
and didn't see him again until after
ward
"After awhile she asked me if Hay
ward was buying green goods. l told
l had down there by my side. and 1
said it was revolver that Harry told
me to take. She kept looking ont all
the time and | kept thinking. 1t was
fight In my head all the time.
thought | would get out. and then I
thought of my wife and staid in the
buggy. ! tried ten times to do it. and
1t was always fighting in my head.
Finally l fired the shot. hit her
where he said should. Then she
threw her head back like this.
went on about thirty of forty yards
further and then | thought I'll have to
get her out. moved her legs SO. then
she went out. so. and struck on her
head on tho Wheel and then she went
over on tine ground" The action ac-
c0mpanying this recital was most dra-
matte, as the witness, with upliftcd
hands threw his whole body forward
as though falling. He then told how
he returned from the scene Of the mur-
der down town and went to South
Minneapolis to establish an alibi and
ut last returned to the Ozark.
Hayward LnugI,s.
AS BliXt took the stand. Julia Cling,
the twin sister of the murdered wo-
man, and the niece. Miss Ireland, en-
tered the side door and took Il seat he
hind Hayward. The attitude of the
latter toward his accuSer was faScinat-
ing-nut 50 far as that individual was
concerned, hut to the entire audience
in the court room. AS Hayward was
brought In, he saw BliXt already seat
ed near his own chair. Hayward stood
up while calmly adjusting the collar
| OF his well fitting coat. and With n
| QuiZZical smile on his face glarcd di-
| rcctly at the states witness. He kept
this up until the deputies in charge Of
HliNt removed him to Il seat behind
| Hayward, when the latter laughed con-
temptuously and sat down. Mrs. BliXt
held the hand of her husband as they
sat on the bench together. She WAS
pale, but Sclf-contHinrd. and OCCASION
ally she whispered Il word In his ear
possibly Of hope or encouragement.
Erwin cross-cXamincd BliXt and
used every effort to cause him to con.
tradict himself. but without avail.