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

Blixt proceeded to-day. that Erwin
had determined on different line Of
attack from that attempted yesterday
which had 80 signally failed. He
threatened and browbeat the witness.
Mr.. Erwin took up each discrepancy
between Blixt's testimony yesterday
and the first confession he made,
wherein he asserted that, Hayward
had done the actual shooting, and
asked the witness the reason for 1t.
Elixt's invariable reply was that he
was confused at the time. and his rec
objection was not clear. He had
thought 1t over every day since then,
and all the details had come back to
him. Oftcntimes the efforts of the
lawyer to entrap him were foiled by
the stolidity and simplicity OF the
witness.
Mrs. Bli1t Textiles.
Blixt was taken Ill with headache
and excused until tomorrow.
Mrs. Blixt was next called. Julia
Ellen BliXt is a plain little woman
with pale face. reddish gold hair
drawn straight back and dressed in
black with a sailor hat Of the same
color. They were married two years
j !
II. Mrs. Blixt's brother, Charles An
derson. was at the fats the latter
part of the time and was employed
during November to fire up from 3 to
Z. Mrs. Blixt knew Harry Hayward.
for three weeks or month before the
murder. He always talked with Blixt
when they were alone. They talked
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Blixt did not hear what they said, but
often asked her husband.
Mrs. Blixt couldn't name any spe.
cial time they were talking. She did
not think they were together Saturday,
but she did see them on Monday.
They were not sitting down. She was
preparing supper and thought 1t was
after q, as 1t was late. She saw Hay
ward again after Blixt went out.
| "What time was it Blixt went o,lt?"
II can't exactly say 1t was Z, or
maybe later"
Blixt went out with coat and cap.
He came back about 10 o'clock. She
did not think Blixt went up stairs af-
ter he got back. He might have done
so. but he went to bed. She noticed
he had been drinking.
At the time Blixt had gone up stairs
at O'clock Harry had come down. He
said, where's the boss" Mrs. Blixt
said, Hes Just gone out. dndn't you
meet him?" He said, THAT'S so.
met him." Harry then ran out the
back door. About II o'clock Harry
came In again and went to our bed
room. He said, "Blixt. are you
asleepy Then he came into the room
and said the water meter was leaking,
looking at Blixt as he went out.
"About 3 o'clock Harry came down
stairs again and hollered out aloud:
'Blixt, are you asleep? Then he said:
That girl on the fifth floor has been
murdered. She was murdered for her
money he says. Some fellers of
her for her money. Isn't that too bad! !
I'm afraid my $1,000 Is lost. won
der IL I'd better 90 and tell the ir:
surance people in the morning. And
don't know who did 1t. They amt
got no clue"
Minneapolis, Feb. 9.-The first wit
ness In the Hayward murder trial was
Hans Barlow. Hans had been present
in the basement of he Ozark flats
when Bllxt cut the T rail for Harry
Hayward. He was put on by the sta!
to corroborate Blixt's story of that
transaction. and lid 80 without con-
tradictlhg Blixt in any important de.
tail. He had helped Blixt cut the rail
in two. and he heard Harry Hayward
scold Bllxt for cutting 1t instead OF
simply bending 1t. On cross-cxamina'
tion an admission was drawn from him
that he had served 9 term in IN the work;
house.
Claus Hlixt was again put on thu
stand, and Mr.. Erwin, after long ques
tloning 40 to the details Of his story
sprung : sensation. He asked him Il
he had not. on Nov. 2. gone to til,
Arnold hotel. on Central avenue. will
two other men, and rented some rooms
%That's the biggest lie I eyer heard,
exclaimed Blixt.
Mr.. Erwin questioned him closely
but Blixt professed entire ignoranc
about the alleged occurrence. TIL
hotel rsyistes. was introduced 10 evl