St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-06
put it and they got it and tooi. it

put it and they got it and took it
away"
Then Mr.. Nye handed the piece of
rusty iron, from which piece had
evidently been cut, to the witness. rs
this it?''
Eyes, sir; that's it.. can swear to
that
The piece of iron was a fragment of
rail about two feet long.
What did Harry say to you neXt?''
He wanted me to go out on the
street somewhere and get a hitohed
horse. He said that he would drive
out with it somewhere with Miss Cling
and find sewer hole. Then he would
drop some money out of the buggy
there and get her to get out. He
would get out himself then, and when
they were both out he would strike
her on the head with the iron and
leave her there and start the horse to
run away. Then folks would think it
was runaway"
We'll, what else?"
HE said he wanted me to make a.
list of all the things he had in his pock-
cts when he went. He said: When I
go out on things like this, always isut.
it in black and white, so I Shan, Sc
anything that would give me away
l was to put down one jack knife, one
revolver, a pair of gloves, and like
that
What time was that?'
Il think it was on Saturday. I amt
sure
when did he speak to you next arout
it."
1T was the next morning. He came
down tn tho hoi1ar roono IL co Il
Did you ever hear of people being
killed in elevators? I told him [ had,
and he says: Promise me, if I get in
the elevator some time with her, and [
give you the signal to go, that you
will 60 1 told him maybe [ would
and maybe I wouldn't. He said: L
Will get in the elevator with her and
strike her on the head, and then [ will
put her on the floor, and, as the ele-
vator goes, it will cut off her head "
AS this ghoulish recital was made,
low murmur of horror spread out
throughout the room, which the dep
uty's gavel was called on to quell.
Il told him l wouldn't do h.eAt,"
continued BliXt. Harry said to me:
When she goes in my room she puts
her hands around my neck, and then I
want to stick a knife into the Cd
d-n bitch He said that all they had
to do was to stick a knife in-so--''
and BliXt, with an expressive gesture.
showed how Harry had indicated to
him.
Il forgot something" said BIixt then,
suddenly remembering some detail of
the story. 1T was something 1
wanted to tell
''Well, go on; tell it."
II said to him: Harry, can't you
make money some other way? This
is the awfullest thing 1 ever heard
He said: Your conscience is hurting
you. You're coward If 1 had her
and a dog, I'd shoot her and leave the
dog. I'd rather kill her and let the
dog co.
when was the next time that you
saw Harry"
"It was that evening. He came
down with her to the boiler room and
showed her things. He showed her
everything wrong, but l didn't say
nothing"
''WeH-go on; what neXt?"
Monday morning, 1 think it was
about II o'clock, he came down to the
boiler room again and handed me his
watch, box of cartridges and a roll
of bills. He says: You hide them
for me- If am arrested 1 dom t want
them to find these things. Take tin
box and put them in it and then hide
it. 1 tried to hide it but couldn't
find
Hold on a minute. Tell u.s. what
kind of a watch it was. Was it
hunting case?"
"Yes, it was a gold hunting case, 1t
had an anvil or something else on. 1T.
He said it was worth about $50.
"Now what about the bills@'
HE said there was about $50 in 81
bills
Did you see theN ?"
mo, didn't see hem"
did he say anything about the cart
ridges?'
mo-
''Well, go on"
"He said to get a cover for the can
and solder it on and asked me il
would do that I said 1 would. Then
I went and got my supper and after
that I put it in the attic. When he
came down he asked me where l put 1t
and I said in the attic. Then he sald,
You Cd d-n fool! that's tn first
place they'll look for it. Go get it
right away, I went got it and ne
said he was going to take it and put
it in a hollow tree in the woods 1t
was a white lead box"
"Was there anything further said
about the watch or the money!
Eyes, he said that the money was
green goods. He said it was not all
good money" ~
Now Mr.. Blixt, did Harry say any
thing more to you about the relations
he had with Miss Cling, or thesplans
to murder her2'
dYes; he said that there was going to
be funeral there before the 10th. 1t
didn't make any difference how it hap
pens. He says, of course, she'll be
brought here, and I'll be sorry, and I'll
have to sit up all night with the corpse,
and after the coroner has had his ex-
animation then I'll go East with her
body He said he would go up and