Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-02-15
ADRY'S TESTIMONY.

ARrry'S Brother Tells oil Ilans 10 hlll
Catherine Cling.
Ex-Mayor EuStis was OH the stand at
the opening of the morning session, but
nothing of Importance was brought out
either i'll his direct OF cross examination.
Adrian Hayward was then called to
the stand and buzz Of subdued inter-
est went around the courtroom. He
stated that he was 33 and Harry was 80
years of age. He had come to Minneap-
oils 20 years ago from Mecoupin county,
Illinois, where he was born. He was
married and had two children. He was
employed in his fathers Office where he
transacted most of the loan and rental
business. Harry was not employed
there but often came there. Harry had
told him that last summer and fall he
was engaged i'll loaning money on
diamonds.
Harry Hayward also told him that he
had gambled some. He had told him Of
having loaned money for Miss Cling,
and having gambled with her money.
He Had a Delusion.
At this point Mr.. Erwin arose and
impressively said: 81 wish to enter an
objection here. This witness has de-
lusion on this subject, and is, in fact,
insane"
I 81 don't see,' said the court, "that
he's any more insane than some Of the
attorneys i'll this case.'
81 take an exception of the courts S
ruling" retorted Mr.. Erwin, "and to
+, the courts remark before this jury"
"He told me-" continued Adry, "that
she held some notes secured by a mort,
gage OIL a flour mill at Hamel, and
asked me to go out with him to Hamel's
and see about it. We drove out, and
! though I advised him against the loan,
he made it. Three weeks later lie came
in and said he
Had Been Very Lucky
as the mill had burned and he would
probably get the money to handle.
About the middle of September he asked
me if wanted to make good money.
said yes, and he said I could get about
$4,000 if was not too particular. HI
asked me if I was willing to kill ;
woman for $4,000. said was not
willing to kill anybody. He said it was
easy to do it and nobody would be sus
picious Of me, as they only looked up T:
set of criminals who had been convicted
of crime before. After that he said III
knew haclzman that would do any
thing for him. He said it would bt
easy to
Kill Her in IL Hack
and if necessary the hacllman could bt
killed too. I asked him if the hackma1
had family and he said he did. Ithel
said it would be an awful thing to kill ;
woman, let alone hacllman. Attel
that he suggested getting her drowned
in a lake but that looked too much like
suicide and he gave it up. Then hi
wondered how she would fall if he tool
, her buggy riding and they should strike
boulder, whether she would fall in O.
out. After that he talked about getting
her tangled up in the lines and have TIN
horse run away"
The Life Insurance Question.
Turning to the question of life insur
nnce the witness said:
"He said the dressmaker had been III
in the New York Life and had passe
} the examination all right but there wa
some mistake about the papers and the
had to be sent back. She had made
mistake in getting $4,000 instead of
$1,000 policy. Ho was quite angry an
said: Damn her'-he hardly eve
swore-'the fool, I'll kill her now, if
don't ever get cent. I'll make NOR
out Of it now than if she hadn't mad
such damn buli out OF it, On Fr
day Harry came into the Office an
asked me if it wasn't
Time to Sacrifice the Dressmaker?
I said: Harry, you're not going
kill the dressmaker, are your He salt
'Yes we are. She'll have to be the vi
tim this time. I said: Harry &c
mustn't do it; it's awful He replies
She's got to go this time said Harl
you mustn't do this. If you don't gu
this idea, I'll report YOU His hant
We're clutching us said that, and |
looked wild. 1 am not naturally afra
Of anybody but was afraid of hi
then. moved to where my coat al
hat We're hanging, and was just makir
for the door, when Harry came aft
me quick. told him was going o,
to walk until he cooled off. I wei
out to my rooms and got my revolv
and finally went back to the ofiic
Harry was still there but was cooler.
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