New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-06
HOW MISS GTyr MET HER DEATH.
bliNI DESC HIBEs HIS CoMp,'LsIoN BY HAYWARD
AND THE FATAL SHOT

BI.iNT DESCRIBES HIS CoMprLsIoN ny HAYWARD
AND THE FATAL SHOT
Minneapolis. Feb Claus A. Blxt. who con-
fessfd TO firing the snot which killed Miss cling,
was tho first witness in the Hayward case this
morning. After giving the details Of his early ire
ne came down to the time when he went to work
for Hayward at the Ozark Flats. April H. 1924 as
stationary engineer. lie said that he did not see
much Of Hayward until six seven weeks before
MS own arrest, but that Hayward was down AL
most every day during those weeks. On one occa-
sion before December Hayward had spoken TO him
concerning person whom he afterward found 10
be Miss Cling: but he added that was after the
notes were made. He explained that Hayward tod
HIN to come down to the Office in the forenoon to
witness note This was week before the murder
lie went al II to the office In the Oneida Bock'
where he saw a woman seated with Harry Hay
ward She signed Il note which Bllxt witnessed The
e.evatcr man was also called In to wtness the note
The woman went into the next room with TWO
bundles Of money which Hayward had given her
She soon came back and complained that II was so
short. but went out TO count It again and came back
saying IL all right. Their she went out OF the
room. The two men left the room together, ana
Bllyt. VINO had been instructed by Hayward. ex-
claimed In the hearing Of the elevator man; What
a lot of big bills that was" In the evening. Bixt
continued. Hayward came to him and said that he
had borrowed only 5000 from Miss Cling. and that
he meant to kill her: and also that ne was going TO
get her take out life insurance policy and then
MI her
Continuing his story. Blixt said that on the night
OF Tho murder. December B. Hayward told him that
M to Kill Miss Cling that night " Anyway,
Bxi quoted Hayward. there Will be funeral
before the lGth. After she Is killed she VIII be
brought here. and / will have TO sit up with the
corpse Then. after the Coroner has been here,
VIII be- the one - go East. ! have got 10 MAKE
that tl5'I'. and tonight Is a. good time AS any
He said he woli1 get 5000 out OF this job
He said went Biixt. In a rapid broken voice
he said She wants 10 marry ne. ana nave prom.
isei Now goinC To kill her. m going 70 XII
her now Every time | go {" her place she hangs
around my neck. and | hate the sight OF her
would XIII her Blk. just like dog II there was
A log and this woman together and vas going To
shoot one ~ thom I would Kill her and let the dog
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IIaywarI. h. said. then gave him some whskey
HllNt XIII Miss Cling Bllxi refused. and Hayward
threatened 20 XIII Mrs Blxt In describing the
fatal ride BilXi said Miss Cling asked him WIN;
N. Vas trying to conceal at hts right side He re-
Piled that u WAS a revolver. and then he shot her.
Il ral."d that revolver" said BllNt. time after
time bui could not DO a. Then ono" she turned
away dld not look I did not look AZ all could
not look / Just threw the revolver NJ quick ana
mot her dll not know where shot her iii
not look % see Harry told me- q shoot her De-
hind tn ear or IN m. forehead he said those were
the places - shoot bur did rot look ! was scared
was nfrail Harry Hayward would XIII my wife
and Re would have killed her II had gone away.
Thon | threw her threw ID" body out,