The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
EVIDENCE GIVEN BY A HACKMAN
AGAINST HARRY HAYWARD.
The MurderOus ConspiratOr Wanted
Miss Cling Drowned-Trance Nc
dium on the Witness Stand.

winding up it's case Of murder against
Harry Hayward, who is alleged to have
caused the death of Catherine Cling, to-
day delivered body blow which staggered
the defense. The first witness introduced
this morning was none other than Peter
Valallie, the hackman Of whom Harry had
spoken to Adry as being willing to assist
in the proposed crime. Valallie's testimony
was most damaging to the defense, as it
corToborated in striking way one portion
of Adry Hayward's remarkable story, and
thus rendered thoroughly untenable the de-
fense's pet theory as to Adry's sanity.
Valallie testified that Harry Hayward had
approached him with questions as to
whether he had ever "done anything and
If SO, whether his conscience had bothered
him. Hayward had later asked yalallie
whether he would drive hack into Lake
Calhoun and let the occupant drown, for a
Of money.
Il told him / was no swimmer said
Valallie, "and that was about the end of It,"
This is the first corroboration of the
stories Of Blixt and Adry obtained from an
entirely outside source, and exhibited in a
striking manner Hayward's strangely care
less way in asking discriminating questions
and making damaging statements. That a
man capable of concocting SO cunning and
intricate plot should have made so many
confdants seems almost as incredible as
that he should have concocted the plot at
all. Mr.. Erwin at once recognized the sul-
preme Importance of this testimony and
rsa to hays Il stricken r. out The
Inoaso blow s By tae Stare uat Mi
fense's plans.
Mr.: Erwin's objection having been over
ruled, Valallie said, Harry. had a talk
with me at the Ozark, about or 5 o'clock
in the morning, in my carriage. He ques-
toned me as to my conscience and whether
Il ryog follow aFs vtb HE soe aaasd ons ia
hack and then jumping off and leaving
them go. ! told him ! was no swimmer.
tt s, and told him it was. He asked
me what | wanted for the team, and
came. of the team after he bought it. I
told him / did not. He then asked me if
the team running away would do up the
whole rig, and / said it would"
What did you understand by the ques-
tion. If my conscience would hurt me-?
,-,,, II understood him to mean m if | would
have anything to do with anything that
would kill or hurt anybody; not If 1
Ibid he mention any place to drive off? ?"
Yes; he spoke of the bluff near Lake
Simon -Gittelson. a pawnbroker, told of
loaning Harry $40 on the three diamond
rings that have figured in the testimony
While the transaction was being concluded
money in which Gittelson could not deter
mine Harry often came to him for lucky
money" to use stake in gambling.
Mrs. Emma Goodale. a trance medium,
doing business under the cognomen of Nine
Peterson, was an interesting witness. Harry
tell Miss Cling, when that lady should call
that she would win at gambling. She de-
as ~ he asked she wv Would M never ne se lack Io for
money Against the advice of her husband
she {, consented !: to dc as Harry asked. Ae-
Harry. she told her that she would be
very lucky at cards for three or four days,
and then would o1si. lose if she played The
on the strength of her advice Miss Cling
had let him have $3.50 to go to Chicago and
amounts he had secured from Miss Cling,
amounting in all to a,375.
she said or did while in her frances She
replied that she did not. She denied being
acquainted with Adry. but knew the father
Patsy Clarity. well-known local faro
dealer. threw some light on Harry Hay
wards gambling operations in Minneapolis
him on the street, and, complaining the
limit was too low in the Minneapolis gam
,,. bling houses, ;t @ proposed a trip to Chicago
il Hayward would furnish the transporta-
ton -, He soss was given twenty-aollsr bill to
cago they found everything was shut up
Clarity intended to return the next day
but but missed his train train and came on the sec
They talked of Monte Carlo and other gam
bling topics. and then Harry had shown
pocket, just flash OF 1t. asking if he would
not like some of Il. Garrity admitted that
he played and dealt faro at a local house
Harry was very lucky player, he said
and sometimes the gambling houses had
to reduce his limit. He had won as much
Mr.. Erwin asked him how much Harry
had won In the, past year. but further evi-
cence In this direction was shut off by OBJ
testimony was to show that Harry returned
ra from Chicago Noy. 6. as Adry, had testi-
money with him after telegraphing her that
it had been all lost.
The defense had many of its witnesses in
State should rest. Among them was Harry
1ioodsell. the Chicago blood" by whom it
i. expected to prove that Harry Hayward
him by Miss Cling for the gambling excur-
sion. The Hayward family. whose skeleton
has been so publicly dragged forth from its
closet, did not appear in court. and their
evidence will not be called for until later in
the trial Il Is : believed however. that Har-
witnesses put on by Mr.. Erwin. The OPEN
ing address for the defense is to be made
cidel to reserve his fireworks for the jury's
benefit until the close of the trial. The
state rested this afternoon.
With all that mass of dana Sing evidence
against him. the defendant himself was ap-
parentiy undismayed He was as cheerful
as ever as he bade good day TO his attor-
neys and was hurried across the street to
his cell. Not so his attorneys. They ap-
peared worried. and went down town to-
gether TO hold conference to what they
will present defense.
They are going to hang me-" Such was
attorneys as the two We're ere crossing = the the
street from the court room to the county