St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
BLIXT AND ADRY PLOTTEDiT
She Relates How the Murderer
Told Of the Whole
Plot.
ALIBI OF HARRY HAYWARD.
Four Witnesses Give Testi-
mony Attempting to
Prove 1t.

Maggie Wachter has had her say,
and neither the objections of attor-
neys, the laughter of the crowd or
the frowns of the court prevailed
against it. Like some vast river
Of unfailing source the stream of
her talk welled out in Judge Smiths
court yesterday and swept every
thing before it. In the short space
of five minutes after she took the
stand, Miss Wachter smashed all
worlds records for either short or
long distance talking and created the
first genuine amusement since the
Hayward trial began.
Miss Wachter was the second wit
ness called during the afternoon ses-
sion. 1t had been agreed in the
morning that she should testify, Mr.
Nye withdrawing his objections, and
Blixt's attorney stating that his
client had no objections. Judge
Smith sent for BiiXt, however, pre-
ferring to hear from his own lips
what he had to say in regard to
Miss Wachter's testifying about the
alleged statement he made to her.
When Miss Wachter took the stand
expectation was on tip-toe to hear
what she had to say. Attorney Err
win had limited at much that was
sensational, and the crowd was pre-
pared for a treat. 1t got it.
When the young lady, attired in
a black dress and grey furs, settled
herself in the witness chair every
eye in the court room was fastened
on her. She looked confident, and
not at all like an invalid. Mr.. Erwin
at once asked her the question if
Blixt, while making his statement to
his attorney, did not use these words:
about two weeks before the muir
der Adry, and put up the job to kill
Miss Cling for her money, and agreed
to throw the blame on Harry, and
then Adry told him to go out there
and be sure to take the iron along
out to the buggy with me-"
"Most of it's right" said the wit
ness. 81 don't know about Adry go
ing out in the buggy with him.
The story was out and then the
fun began. Miss Wachter gave vent
to her pent-up feelings in a stream
of talk, which, like water squirting
from bursted hose, flew everywhere
and was at no time controllable.
The moment the opportunity came
for her to ''go ahead and tell it,"
she was in her element. She braced
herself firmly, tossed her head de-
family and sailed in. She went on
to say that she remarked one day
to BliXts attorney that BliXt was
an awful liar, and the attorney tod
her to shut up. Then she paid her
respects to Albert H. Hall, assistant
county attorney. Mr.. Erwin gave
her her cue for this.
Has anybody tried to intinidate
you?" inquired the Tall Pine, al
most pathetically.
''Wel1, should say so,'' exclaimed
the witness, in a very non-tonsilitis
voice. 81 just wish I could tell"
you may tell" said the attorney,
magnanimously.
"Well, he come to my room, you
know, where 1 live with my sister,
and he says to her, I want to see
Miss Wachter.' 1t was about mid
night. My sister got mad and called
out, Who's there?' And he said
assuming a very pompous voice,
which convulsed the crowd, I am
Mr.. Hall, the states attorney" A
roar of laughter followed this bit of
acting, and when the deputies re-
stored order, the witness continued:
81 met him the next day. He tried
to soft-soap me and fiatter me, but
I knew what he was up to all the
time He tried to tell me how we'll
I was respected, and all that, but
knew him."
During this caloric recital the wit
ness kept her eyes fastened on Court
Stenographer Sawyer, who was
writhing like a serpent, and using
the perspiration from his hands to
keep his note book from scorching.
The witness acted as if she felt lit
tie professional jealousy in the
lightning-like movements of the
shorthand man, and she seldom took
her eyes off Of him, and redoubled
her speed when telling how Mr.. Hall
had attacked her character.
Eyes, he attacked my character"
she said. "Said 1 couldn't get place
in town. I knew better than that be-
cause I had place at the time. Then
he tried to frighten me and said things