St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-21
FATHER OF THE ACCUSED
Con tradicts BIixt and Fires al
the NeUSpaperS.

w. w. Hayward, the father of the de-
| PENDANT, was next called on the stand
and examined by Mr. Erwin:
What is your full name?"
William w. Hayward
"How long have you resided in Mill
neapolis?''
'Since 1857
"You are the father of Adry Hay
ward and Harry Hayward"
81 am
"You have been engaged in business
and had an Office in the Oneida block
| during the last year?'
| Eyes"
| Part of the time Adry assisted you
in collections and in making out ac-
| counts and bills for rents and other
matters connected with your bust
| ness?''
Eyes, sir"
1.-The office was in the Oneida block
and is there now?"
| Yes"
| do you occupy safe there"'
81 do
your wife was the last witness on
the stand?'
Yes, sir"
| DlQ you T6dQ lne testimony VI Claus
A. Blixt in reference to his having met
you and what was said about the pur-.
chase of valve on the oath of No
! vember?'
| 81 did,
"State where you met him and what
was said and done?''
II met him about three or four rods
| from the Ozark flats on Hennepin
avenue"
| Where were you going?
II was going to the Ozark
Mr.. Nye-''This is not material"
Mr.. Erwin-'It is BliXt who denied
this
The Court-"You can ask him what
was said
Mr.. Erwin-"I want to prove this in
cident about the valve to show the fab
rication of the testimony of Blixt." -.
Mr.. Erwin (to witness)-"Did you
have a conversation with BliXt where
you stated few yards this side of the
Ozark flats on Nov. 24?"
II did"
| about II or II 1922
I'm your conversation with him did
he say to you: I have got to go down
| and get a valve. l was just going
! down to see you to see where to get
| it,"
Yes, sir, he did,
did you tell him to get it at H. KEEL
| ly & Co. SO"
II did,
Did he then ask you where that was
| and you said it was on Second avenue
| between Third and Washington?"
Il told him it W9S''
did you then say to him: You go to
| the office; Harry is there writing, and
| he will go with your
Il did"
Now, give the entire conversation"
| Mr.. Nye-I object as immateriaI.
The Court - The objection is sus-
| tanned.
| Mr.. Erwin (to witness)-On the 24th
of November did you go up from your
office to the flats for the purpose of
| letting rooms?
L went up to let some rooms"
who was it with?'
with some LADY,
Were those arrangements for this
made with you or Harry?''
They were made with me-
Did Harry send you up that morn
| ing or d1d you so up of your own ac-
| cord?''
Il went up of my own accord"
| When you came back did you see a
smile on the face of either of your
| sons?'
Il don't recollect of that"
DO you remember Nov. 3O?"
81 do
Where were you in the morning of
| that day?"
I'm my Office
! How long were you there?"
"All the forenoon
WHO was in the office that morn
ing?'
Harry was there half an hour
| What was he doing?"
HE was sitting at the table"
WHO also was in the Officer"
"Adry was there awhile
Were Adry and Harry there alone
| in the office that morning?'
81 don't know"
Did you hear Adry's testimony
mo-
Erwin then read the portion of Adry's
testimony relating to his converse ton
| with his brother, saying 1t was time
| the little dressmaker was sacrificed
Erwin then said to the witness
Now, on that morning and in that
office between Adry and Harry was
there any such converse tion?''
| 81 never heard it,
Did you hear any conversation be-
| tween them?''
81 did not hear any,
WAS there any such transaction as
has been described?" @
mo, sir"
How long was Adry in the office that
morning?''
He was in and out different times.''
Were you there constantly the whole
morning. z
Il was there the forenoon and some
of the afternoon -
WAS there any such talk as Harry
telling Adry that he had caused fire
which did damage to the extent of
half a million dollars, or any such talk
| as that?' ,sse-
IF there was, it must have been in a
whisper or 1 should have heard it,,
WAS there any such ta1k?''
'"There was not, and could not have
BEEN "a
"In your safe, prior to the 24tb of
! November, ulu YOU Keep any money.
and, if so, of what denominati ton was
it?''
There was a pile of 81 bills there
about forty or fifty of them
"Were they kept in an iron box?"
Eyes, they were.''
"Who knew the combination of your
safe?'
Both the boys knew it,
| Have you examined this box since
| the trial began to see if the bills were
| there?'
Eyes, last Tuesday 1 examined it
| and found they were all gone except
one"
DO you know who took them out?''
| No
did you pay them out?''
| NO
"Some time ago did you purchase a
| rail for use at the Ozark?"
II purchased a couple at an old iron