The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-17
MISS GrNe's MURDER.
The stenogrnpher OF BIiNrs Attor-
ncs- on the stand.

nca ON the stand.
Minneapolis. AIinn.. Feb. 16.-The de-
fense this morning appeared at the Hay
ward trial with several witnesses at
hand. Maggie Wochter was the first wit
ness called. She is the stenographer Of
r. r. Oden. the attorney Of Blixt. the man
who confessed the killing. She took up
a statement made by Blixt on the day be-
fore Christmas
Mr.. Erwin asked; did Blixt say Adry
put up the job to kill Miss Cling and he
went to the lake q week beforehand to
pick out the placer And did he not say
that Adry had told him that II he had any
trouble Frank would be there to help
hm2"
II object" said MIR. Nye This is not
a proper question for impeachment. This
was a confidential communication from
BliNt TO his attorney"
The. court granted MIR. Nye permission
TO ask questions TO prove his point.
Whatever was said by Bllxt at that
time IN the jail was said by Mr.. 0deli as
his attorney, was Il not2" asked Mr.. Nye.
Il suppose So" was the answer.
81 want TO ask "A question" said the
court was this statement made by the
request OF Mr.. Odell?"
''Yes. SIR" answered the witness. Mr..
Odell told me to head the report a State
ment of Claus Blixt ] was TO write In
shorthand what was said. Mr.. Odell would
listen and motion for me when he wanted
me TO write
As the relations between Blixt and Mr..
Odell. as cliant ana attorney. had already
been established, the court took up the OBJ
lection after his query and said: Il am
thoroughly acquainted with the statutes
on this subject The only question Is.
What was the intention of the legislature
IN making that statuteY" " lie then stated
that In his opinion that statute meant to
protect the confidential relations between
client and attorney, and unless authority
was produced, he would rule that the tes-
timony could not be introduced without the
consent OF the attorney.
Mr.. Erwin was of the opinion that he
could produce authorities allowing the ad-
mittance Of evidence OF this class. and
Judge Smith gave him till Monday TO pro-
duce them, saying that the court had
looked the question up very carefully and
had been unable to find any
In this way the sensation promised by
the defense when this, the star witness
should be called. was spoiled.
Dr. Norred was next called. as a medical
expert on the part Of the defense.
1t was quite important to the defense
that Judge Smith should admit the te5ti-
mony of Miss Wachter. Arguments on
the admisslbility OF the testimony will be
heard Monday.
The story is that Blixt. In making this
statement 10 his lawyer, said he and Adry
had been the conspirators against Miss
Ging's life, that they drove over the road
10 Lake Calhoun q week before the mur.
der and picked out the place favorable
TO the act and that Harry was TO be the
scapegoat.
The attorney for whom this statement
was taken declares positively that Blxt
said nothing OF THE sort claimed, and
that Miss Wachter will never so testify.
IN this statement the attorney is at
variance with both the layers for the de-
fense and in fiat contradiction OF the
stenographer who took the interview.
The testimony to-day OF Or. S. Il. Hance.
DR.. Charles III. Norred and DR. David Mey-
ers, all army surgeons and men of wide
experience in fractures and gunshot
wounds, makes II appear that the injuries
to the skull OF the murdered woman could
have been produced by falling from the
hight OF that buggy only by something
approaching a miracle.
The defense now declares that the man
whom Liveryman Wilson saw with Miss
Cling was not Hayward. and Hayward's 3
attorney says It will aid them in proving
an alibi. Hayward Is pleased at the at
tempts to impeach Ilixts testimony, and
says that he Will take a little trip to Chi
cago after the case Is over.