The Irish standard., 1895-02-23
THE GING MURDER.
The Defense Places It's Witnesses
on the Stand.
THE Trend of the Testimony is Toward the
Establishment Of an Allbi-Maggie
Wachtler duplicates Adry
Hayward.

Establishment of Alibi-Maggie
Wachtler duplicates Adry
Hayward.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-The defense
OF Harry Hayward was begun yester-
day by John Day Smith, who in q
speech of an hour and half assaulted
the case put up by the state. Mr..
Smith said the defense had no theory
but maintained the state had failed to
fully substantiate any connection OF
Hayward with BliSt in the crime That
Blixt did the killing is not denied. The
defense claims that it can clearly es-
tablish an alipi for Hayward during
the hours of to the evening of Dec.
3, and show exclusively that he was
not onSthe Kenwood boulevard where
Blixt claimed he met him and Miss
Cling.
John f. Walsh, keeper of the morgue
testified to the appearance of the body
when received by him.
Terrence Connolly, brought in the
clothes worn by Miss Cling the night
she was killed.
Officer Getchel testified to the point
ed shoe tracks in the road near where
the body was found.
Then came the alibi, when Merrill
Bartlett, head usher at the Grand Opera
Aouse, stated that he saw Harry and
Miss Bartleson come to the theater at
about 8:15 o'clock The defense wasted
over half hour in asking him ques-
lions, until the court stated that it
might be proper to go on with the ex-
animation. Mr.. Nye did not cross-ex
anime to any extent.
Edward w. Murphy stated that he
was at the Grand Opera House the
night of Dec. 3, and saw Mr.. Hayward
there with Miss Bartleson. He saw
them go out when the play was over
There was little blow for the defense
in cross-examination, for Mr.. Murphy
stated that while he only knew Hay
ward slightly, Hayward appeared to
take the most exquisite pains to have
himself seen and recognized, and made
most exaggerated bow to the witness.
Ole Thorson was quite fluent in an
swering questions for the defense, but
when Mr.. Nye took him he was obtuse.
He said that he lived at the house in
South Minneapolis where Blixt said he
called the night of the murder, and
stated that there was light burning
there all night, and no one called or
knocked that night Police officers had
come to see him afterward, and he told
them the same story. Mr.. Nye tried
to get something out of him, but was
compelled to state finally that he
would let the witness think the ques-
ton over all night and ask him in this
morning.
"A Ison,bsheu.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. l6-A bonn bshell
was thrown into the camp of the de-
tense in the Hayward trial yesterday
afternc on by one Of it's own witnesses.
A witness called by the defense stated
positively that he saw Harry Hay ward
and Catherine Cling in Il carriage to-
:Rether at the foot of Lowry hill at
about 7:l5 the night of the murder.
M. D. Wilson. the livery man from
whom this unexpected piece Of testi-
mony came so quickly that it fairly
took the breath of the attorneys away.
Harry Hayward reeled under the shock
as though he had been struck full in
the chest by some terrible blow. It
was only for a moment, however. In
a second he had recovered himself en-
tirely.
Mr.. Wilson was the last witness called
yesterday. The very first question
asked him showed that there was some
thing peculiar about his testimony. He
gruffiy stated that Mr.. Sweetser had
been out to see him last Sunday. but
that he had learned nothing from him.
However, matters proceeded satisfac-
torily enough for the defense until Mr..
Nye asked the witness if he knew who
the people in the carriage were. The
answer came quickly back that the
woman was Catherine Cling.
do YOU know the man?' was the
next question.
II did not then, but do now," came
the answer.
''Who is it?''
'"rhat gentleman sitting there behind
Mr.. Erwin was the reply with singu-
lar emphasis. Harry Hayward shud-
dered convulsively. The attorneys for
the defense looked aghast. Even Mr..
Nye was dumfounded.
Mr.. Erwin soon rallied, and endeav-
ored to make the witness state that his
identification was nothing more than
an impression. The witness, however,
persisted that there could be no mis-
take about it. He stated that he had
identified Harry Hayward the day
after the murder as the man whom he
saw riding with Miss Cling.
At the request Of Mr.. Erwin the
court adjourned for the day.
Maggie wachtler on the Stand.
MINNEAPOLIS, FEB. 1e,-There was
very little testimony taken Saturday
the court adjourning when the cues
ton of admitting The testimony OF Mag
gle Wachtler, the stenographer for
Blixt's attorney, was raised. The point
was whether the confession made by
Blixt before the stenographer OF his