The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-02-15

It's left side, and they are evidently
wrong. The state acknowledges tfnt
on this point they are misinformed.
As to the conditions of the woman's
clothes and its appearance. DIR. Rus
sell agrees with those who have al
ready testified. 1t would be inferred
from the questioning Of the defense
that Hayward's attorneys wish to es-
tablish the fact that Miss Cling died
from tho blows on her skull, and that
the shot, while Of fatal character.
was fired to hasten the end. The at-
torneys for the state have nothing to
say Of their visits to st. Paul. Az
sistant County Attorney Hall has bccn
known to make several visits to the
sister city. but the mission on which
he went will probably not be disclosed
until given by witnessed.
Minneapolis, Feb. z. - The mass of
PREDATORY evidence in the trial of Har.
~ Hayward for the murder of Cath.
erine Cling having been cleared away.
Claus A. Blixt, the self f-confessed tool
of Hayward. on the stand.
The states main witness walked
with hand held high above him. The
and his facial expression detracted
mounted the witness stand and snt
composedly with his hands crossed In
front Of him. evidently characteristic
attitude. Hayward never removed his
eyes from the man. gazing intently at
him. and seemingly cndeavoring to
read his purposes. But Blixt looked
anywhere and everywhere rather than
at Hayward. Mr.. Nye first drew out
some information as to his antecedcnts,
and his employment as janitor by the
Haywards. In answer to questions
from Mr.. Nye, Blixt related how for
six or seven weeks before the murder
Harry Hayward was accustomed to
come down into the engine room and
have long talks with him. Blixt point
cd out the rooms on the diagram Of the
flats where they were accustomed to
talk, and went on to say that along In
November Hayward began to talk to
him about doing some outside work In
q newspaper case.
The Plot.
Blixt described how he had wit
messed the note for $1,000 given to
Miss Cling by Hayward. He said he
had been instructed by Harry to say
when he saw the pile of bills. "J-
c., what a lot of money" The
note was offered in evidence and was
found to be dated Nov. "a. nine days
before the murder That night in the
basement of the Ozark, Harry had said
to him:
81 am going to kill her. did not
let her have $1,000. 1t was only So
600. l am going to take her around
where have taken her before and
gamble as high Ms $1,000 on her. am
going to take her to restaurant and
have her show the money and tell her
how careless she's been.
"Afterward." continued Blixt, ''he
told me that he took her around to n
restaurant and had her show the
money and she placed 1t in tumbler
while she ate. and some one else told
her she'd be killed for her money"
"Did he say anything morey'
Eyes, he said he was going to have
her life insured and then kill her. He
said he was going to drive out and
| find a place where there were some
| rocks and throw her on the rocks and
then they would think 1t was run
away. He wanted me to go to st
Paul and get an overcont, slonch hal
| and a revolver like the one ne had.
said I wouldn't do It, One day Harry
came into the boiler room with q
| piece of T rail about four feet Ions
| and wanted me to cut it in two.
said I couldn't do 1t. but man showed
| me how and l did 1t. Harry took thu
shorter piece. put 1t under his coat arc
went upstairs. Afterward showed
1 the officers where the other piece was.
This piece of rail was offered in evf
dence, and identified. Blixt continued
"Hc wanted me to go out somewher,
and get hitclled horse. He said H.
would drive out somewhere with Mis-
| Cling. He would drop some money OIL
of the buggy. and get her to get out
Then he would strike her on the heat
with the r rail and leave her there an,
start the horse to run away. He want
i ed me to make a list of all the thing
he had In his pockets when he went. &
that he shouldn't lose anything whil'
4 away that would turn mp against hili
as evidence. That was Saturday nigh
Lnfore. The next morning he cam
down and asked me II I ever heard oi
people getting killed In elevators.
4 said had. He said he would get ir
the elevator with her and strike her or
the head, aud Their put her on the ilool
4 SO that when the elevator started Il
would
RS Cst OF Her Head.
At this there was low murmur o.
horror that. ran through the assem-
blage which was checked by the depu
tvs gavel.
II said I wouldn't do that" went OF
Blixt. Hayward said that every TIM
Miss Glng came into his room and pu
her arms around his neck, he wantet
to stick q knife into the -
| So" and Blixt with an expressive
Gesture, showed how Harry wanted t
Stab the woman.
81 said to him, Harry. can't 20,
make money some otleE way? TIL
is the awfullest thing I ever heard
He said, You're a coward. Your con
science is hurting You. II l had he
and dog, I'd shoot hep apd leave tn
dog That evening he came dow
with hes to the boiler room. an
showed her things. The next morn
Ing, that was Monday, about II O'Clock
he handed me his watch. a box Q
cartridges and 9 roll Of money, an
told me to hide them In = tin DO,
10 that II be was arrested thoy Woul
not be found. The watch was go!t
and hs said there ,was go 10 none