St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-23
MANY FLAWS POINTED OUT.
In the Eleven Minutes Unac-
counted For Harry May
Have Met BliXt.
DISCOVERY BY REPORTERS
The State Is Ready to Pune
tupe the Short Cartridge
Story.

While there was no publicity given
to their labors yesterday, the at
torneys in the Hayward case worked
like beavers sitting the mass of
testimony and getting ready for the
grand finals.
The defense is bending every
energy to bolster up Hayward's
alibi, which, considering the Watery
testimony of the defendant himself
regarding that important matter, is
sadly in need of stays Of some kind,
The family alibi is not the strongest
thing in the world, and the one sub
mitted by the Hayward family is
lacking in even the exactness which
usually marks loop-holes Of this de-
scription. Hayward says he did not
leave the dining room of No. 6
Thirteenth street until 7:22 The
next account of him is at Miss
Ireland's room at 1870 It is one
minutes walk to the place on Haw-
thOrne avenue, where he probably
met Miss Cling. The testimony of
other witnesses places the time at
which Hayward was in the dining
room at 40 or us. This would have
enabled him to meet Miss Cling. who
left the West hotel at 7:10. He would
even have had time to spare to visit
Miss Ireland, his mother, the
BliXts and his brother Adry. Hay
ward says he left for the Bartleson
residence at 7:47 or 7:4S. He was at
that time on Laurel avenue and
Fifteenth street, wher h was walk
ing around. undecided what to do
with himself, according to his story
Two newspaper men yesterday
walked from the vicinity of Laurel
avenue. where Hayward says he was,
to the Bartleson residence in a little
less than four minutes and a half.
and that without extra exertion. on
icy sidewalks. The distance is four
blocks, with the addition of 150 feet.
To occupy the nine minutes that
elapsed between that and the time
he says he reached the BartIeson
rsidence would have necessitated a
snails pace or a long delay some
where
There is no doubt but that Hayward
made part of the trip which he says
he did, and made it for the purpose
OF throwing people off the scent. If
he did make the trip. there is a good
reason for saying so, as it would
hardly be safe to deny it, The state
may have witnesses in reserve who
saw Hayward in that locality, and it
would never DO to be contradicted on
an alibi by disinterested witnesses.
The defense is greatly worked I'D
over the discovery made by the gun
expert and jeweler that the bullet
taken from Miss Gings head was
from short, and not from a long
cartridge. Blixt, in his testimony
said nothing to warrant Mr.. Erwin
IN tOrturing that small circumstance
into something of vital importance.
Blixt said in his ignorant way that
Harry gave him cartridges and told
him they were long ones. These he
was to use on his deadly mission
When he returned be was to remove
them and put in their places short
cartridges. He sWore positively that
he did not notice any difference in the
| cartridges. He did exactly what he
was told to do and paid no attention
to the cartridges. He was excited.
crazed with liquor, and scarcely knew
what he did. If his story of the whole
affair is true, it furnishes a remark
able instance of Hayward's extraor-
binary cunning in some directions and
his total lack of sense in others A man
who could inquire of a dozen men in
regard to THE life insurance of
woman he intended to murder and
then turn his attntion to playing a
trick on his dupe is far more eligible
to insanity honors than his brother.
against whom no man has been heard
! to utter word except those interest
ed in saving Harry Hayward's neck
from the halter
The "hold-up" story, which Erwin
incorporated in d long statement to
the reporter Thursday morning, looks
1shy on the face of it. Adry says he
can prove an aIibi that will hold
water any time the authorities de-
mand it, and he is eager to do so. He
spent some time yesterday with Chief
Smith discussing the matter.