St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06

What was written by Esdras near
the willow-fringed rivers Of Baby
Ion twenty-three centuries ago still
holds good:
LAS for truth, it is mighty, and
will prevail. 1t endureth and liveth
forever more"
The bloody story of Catherine
Ging's foul murder was retold yes
terday by the self-confessed muir
derer, Claus A. BliXt, and it may be
doubted if in the annals of criminal
jurisprudence a story more cruel or
a more remarkable witness was ever
heard in a cour Of justice. From
the lips of the wretch who has lost
all interest in worldly affairs, eX-
cept as they relate to the horrid
tale he has to tell, the public was
Yesterday permitted to hear BliXts
confession. He knew it well. No
question could be worded to shake
it. His inability to understand
some questions might cause him to
Waver through his ignorance, but he
would not let them pass until he
told all. Let me explain. l will
testify to it again. [ want to be
sure. [ am telling the truth, so
help me God" These were the
words on his lips whenever any
thing occurred that he did not read
lily apprehend. He was on the stand
all day. He answered the questions
put to him eagerly, and seemed re
lieved when describing the details
of his crime. He had nothing to
fear. He spoke like a man who has
made his peace, and bidden fare
we'll to things earthly. The solace
of religion comforted him while he
said there was "a sore in his heart
which could only be healed by
DEATH" He gave his testimony
calmly, and without trace of en-
barrassment or fear. He spoke
quite distinctly in a pleasant voice,
and seemed impressed with but one
thought, and that thought was to
tell the truth. Truly, if Gods
mercy can light on murderer red
handed from the scene of his in
human act, that mercy has fallen on
Claus BliXt And if ever a man
was Sustained and Soothed by an
unfaltering trust he is that man" 3"
The crime BliXt confessed to hav-
ing committed is one which con-
tains no mitigating circumstances
for the perpetrators of it. A more
heartless, cold-blooded deed never
induced terror in a human breast,
lures extends to the most depraved
creatures has been withheld from
calmly answering the myriad of
questions put to him by the attor-
neys, actuated only by a desire to
tell the whole truth, the enormity of
his guilt and the utter abjectness of
his lot forced charitable expressions
from many in the crowd. There was
no mawkish sentimentality in these
expressions. He should be put to
death, but there was another far
more guilty than the weak, ignorant
tool who stands on the brink of
eternity.
Blixt looks like a weak man. Con-
sidered from chronological point of
view, his head shows low order of
intellect. He has a receding chin, a
low forehead and a physiognomy
which indicates a man below the
average, a man who could be easily
worked upon by an unscrupulous
person.
He told his story clearly and we'll
Lawyers said after he left the stand
that it was the most remarkable eX-
hibitiOn they had ever seen on a
witness stand. Blixt's story carried
conviction with it. There was no
incredulity in the faces of those
peering to catch his lightest word.
The mans story was believed by the
hundreds who heard it.
HAYWARD was true to his estab-
lished character as a prisoner. He
laughed like low buffoon in a
very irrelevant manner, and his
brutality grated upon the ears Of
all. He tried to fix Blixt with his
gaze several times, but that miser.
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