Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
Sensational Scene in the Minneapo-
lis Trial.
BLIX7 IIRG6JyTLY ACCUSES HAYWARD
Trying to Discredit the Formers
Testimony.
THRONG OF SPECTATORS

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, February 6. =
There was an intensely sensational seem
in the court room today shortly after TIT
Hayward murder trial opened. Rlixt, tf'
self-confessed murderer, was still On tn,
stand and Mr. Erwin began his day.
campaign by charging directly that the
witness had doctored his confession give,
yesterday to suit public clamor.
The state objected to this manner O.
cross-examination. and the court sustained
the objection on the ground that IL was al
attack on character.
Mr.. Erwin then asked Blixt how he &C
counted for the discrepancy between the
two statements he had made as to Harry's
giving him the whisky.
Blixt wanted to go into an explanation
of this after his own ideas, but Erwin IN
sisted on direct answer.
Again Blxt tried to hedge, answering
that he was in no condition at the time
of his original confession to remember de-
tails accurately.
ANY man in the condition I was in, >
said BliXt, would not be likely to know
whether the time Hayward brought the
whisky was > o'clock or half-past T..
Hayward laughed aloud at this. and he
looked squarely at Blixt. The face of the
murderer turned livid. his voice trembled
and he half rose from the witness chair.
Yes" he cried. this is no laughing
thing, tell YOU
He was pointing one shaking hand
straight at Hayward, and his lips trem-
bled as he gasped, YES, you-ycu are the
man that done it all. 1 knew 1 tell the
truth and you know
Hayward, with chin resting on his hand
his white teeth showing as his lips parted
in a broad grin, had enraged the witness
beyond endurance.
Blixt was called to order by the court
and the cross-cxamination went on.
There was an immense throng present, al
least 100 being women. Every Subterfuge
that ingenuity could devise was tried OF
the doorkeepers to obtain admission, and
angry crowds were turned away. After
the court was called TO order it took fif-
teen minutes for the deputies TO get every
trial 10 proceed.
DR.. Thaddeus T. Hayward. brother of the
acr used, was present, but did not so near
his brother.
| was evident as the cross eXamina ton
proceeded that Erwin had determined upon
different lines OF attack from that attempt
ed yesterday. which had so signally failed.
He threatened and browbeat the witness.
II want to explain something, said
Blixt.
NO you don't" retorted the criminal
lawyer. You've babbled long enough;
you've got TO get down to business now.
Did you not change your statement as to
what rime it was when Harry brought you
the whisky, because you had been informed
that at that very time he was with man
named Waterman"
las l sit here before God, what 1 have
said was of myself No one had told me
anything at all
Did you not make your second state
ment st the point of 81 revolver, and under
a threat"
NO, l did not"
I'm your first statement you said Harry
gave you the cartridges about 6; now you
say it was at -
Il did not change; l did not change. Al
was between 6 AMI T." and then the wit
ness was led over the story again, baci
and forth and through, in an effort to Sc
cure contradictions