Evening star., 1895-02-12
DRAMATIC SCENE IN COURT.
Harry Hayward's Mother Appeals to
the PrfsOner.


Look him in the eye, Harry; look him
in the eye." The words came in an ex-
cited whisper from the knot of people
around the prisoner, and were spoken by
the mother Of Harry Hayward during the
most exciting moment of the trial at Min
neapolis yesterday.
Never had there been such q crowd. The
court room was packed to suffocation, and
everything was repressed. There was an
air almost of terror in the atmosphere. The
faces of that vast concourse of people bore
expressions as If their minds were laboring
Under great mental disturbance. Grad
ualy from the time that w. w. Erwin had
taken Adry Hayward for cross-examina-
tion this feeling had been growing. 1t
reached it's height when Mr.. Erwin asked
Adry to explain how his brother had acted
when he had told him he would hang if
he persisted in following out his scheme
to rnurde' Miss Cling.
Adry explained how his brother had
turned black in the face with passion; how
he had bent toward him and passed his
fingers around his neck and over his head.
In order to explain 1T more fully and
make the witness appear the more ridicu-
lous before the experts, Mr.. Erwin asked
him to illustrate the action.
The witness stepped easily from his chair
to the table at which Mr.. Erwin and the
prisoner sat- He went over the story and
explained his brothers actions. AS he
bent over his face was only few feet
from that of his brother and facing him.
Harry sat somewhat limp in his chair,
leaning back. the scene about him much
like the corner of ring in which pugi-
list champion had received blow. Every
tye in that room was bent upon the scene.
Every form was half raised from its seat.
There was a rustic Of excitement about
Harry. Look him in the eye. Harry; look
him in the eye," cried his mother.
Harry did not move. His mother shook
hn iyroo
far over the table toward his brother, his
head on his hands, tried to catch his broth
ers eye. Adry was talking so rapidly and
excitedly that he did not see him, and
Harry could not catch his glance. He slid
back in his chair and looked at his mother,
as if to say that he was not equal to 1t.
If that eve could have controlled the elder
brother in the past; it had grown power
less.
The day was filed with exciting incidents.
Once, when Mr.. Erwin asked If he had
any affection for his brother, he replied
that he had. Then he asked, knowing MI
Erwin's intention, IL Mr.. Erwin would
have gone and told anybody if he had been
in his position.
Mr.. Erwin was trifle excited, and asked
the court If he might answer. and to his
surprise. the court answered that he might
Then for a moment all his pept-up feelings
burst forth in a short. scathing sentence
If he thought his brother was crazy. or
intending guilt. he would have moved
heaven and earth to prevent it.
1t was startling scene for moment.
The croSS-eXamination of Adry was viru-
lent and exhaustive. At times Adry grew
vexed and flung retorts at the attorney, at
70 time, however. showing himself lacking
mentally. He did show some animus
against Harry. however, at various times
but in all the long examination he did not
contradict his original story told in the
morning. The attorney put obtuse and
complex questions in efforts to obtain re-
suits for his experts, but apparently he
failed. Adry. however. made hardly as
good a witness as BliXt, for the reason
that he talked too much. He repeated his
story on cross examination almost word
for word like his morning testimony. In
feet he pleased the state, and as far as
could be seen when the last question was
as sked, he was unShaken and his story was
intact.
Mr. Erwin tried to make him state that
he believed Harry had a gang of which
the idea. and said he thought the gang
was a fabrication of Harry's.
The most dramatic and affecting scene
occurred at the noon adjournment. Hardly
had the crowd began to push toward the
doors than Adry Hayward pushed his way
to his mothers side. Mrs. HAYWARD turn
ed, and the tears sprang to her eyes as
Tenderly the son kissed his mother. who
sobbed out. "Adry. Adry. how could you?
How could you do it?" referring to the
testimony he had just placed on record
against his brothers life
Adry visibly affected, and placing
his hand to his eyes, his one arm encir-
cling his mothers form. replied: Il had to-
mother; it was my duty"
Then placing his hand caressfngly upon
her shoulder, he endeavored to comfort
her.
Harry, who had stood by during this
affecting scene. stepped forward and push
ed Adry's hand from the mothers shoul-
der, exclaiming, Don't, Adry, can't you see
you are exciting her?'
1ry foil hoo
sobbing for time in Harry's arms. Then
her sister advanced and led her from the
room.
1t developed last night that extraordinary
precautions are being taken with the Hay
ward jury. In addition to the three deputy
sheriffs, who are always on duty with the
jury, two city policemen have been de-
tailed as an extra guard. Whenever the
Jury moves from one place to another
threatening crowd gathers, and cries of
Hang him, hang him. are heard on all
sides In view of these facts, an extra
guard has been added.
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