The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-14
NOW THE HACKMAN
Another Body Blow Delivered
by the State In the Hay
ward Case.
PETER VALLALlE's TESTIMONY
Harry Hayward Wanted Him
to Drown Somebody In
Lake Calhoun.

MINNEAPOLIS, EeD l4.--Ine state III
winding up its case of murder against
Harry Hayward, delivered body blow
which staggered the defense. The first
witness introduced was none other than
Peter yallalie, the hackman of whom
Harry Hayward had spoken to Adry as
being willing TO assist in the proposed
crime. vallalie's testimony was most
damaging, as it corroborated in most
striking way one portion of Adry Hay
wards remarkable story, and thus
rendered thoroughly untenable the
defense's pet theory as TO Adry's
sanity. vailalie testified that Harry
Hayward had approached him with
questions as to whether he had ever
.sdone anything" and il so whether his
conscience had bothered him. Hayward
had later asked Vallalie whether he
would drive hack into Lake Calhoun
and let the occupant drown for sum Of
money.
'sI told him / was no swimmer, said
Vallalie, 'tand that was about the end
of it,"
First Outside Corroborstion.
This is the first confederation of the
stories of Blixt and Adry obtained from
an entirely outside source, and exhibited
in striking way Hayward's strangely
careless way of asking discriminating
questions and making damaging state
ments. That man capable of concoct-
ing 10 cunning and intricate a 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 SUI
preme importance of this testimony land
Tried to Have IL Stricken Ont
entirely. The court, however, refused
sustain his objection, and the evidence
goes tothe iury. Ii was knock out
blow reserved by the state until tht
very last, and sadly upsets the defense''
plans.
Mr.. Erwin's objection having beer
overruled, Vallalie said:
Harry had talk with me ut tht
Ozark about 4 or o'clock in the morn
ing, in my carriage. He questioned m,
as to my conscience and whether i
would follow me. He asked me abou
driving into lake with some one in tn,
hack, and then jumping off and leaving
them go. / told him was no swim
mer. He then asked me il the team
was fractions, and / told him lit was
He asked me what wanted for tia
team and told him. He asked me If
cared what became of the team after h
bought it. told him | didn't. H
I then asked me If the team runninI
away would do up the whole rig, and
said it would.
What did you understand by thi
question:
IF my conscience would hurt me?
understood him to mean If I would XII
somebody. and I told him wouldn'
have nothing to do with anything tha
would kiln or hurt anybody, not If
knowed it. !"
did he mention any place near LAX
TO drive off r.
Eyes; he spoke of the bluff near Lal
Calhoun"
The defense had many OF its witnesss
In court ready for use when the stai
should rest. Among them was Harr
Goodsell, the young Chicago blood, b
whom it is expected to prove that sHarf
Hayward did actually lose i'm Chicaf
the money given by Miss Cling for til
gambling excursion. The Haywal
family, whose skeleton had been so pul
licly dragged forth from the closet, d
not appear n court aud the
evidence viii not be called for until Lat
in the trial. It is believed, howeya
that Harry Hayward himself viii be ol
Of the first witnesses put On hy Mr y
win. The opening for the defense Ii
be made BY John Day Smith. Mr.. Erw
having decided 10 reserve his firewor
for the iury's benefit until the close
the trial
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