Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-19
MAGGIE WACHTER'S STORY
She duplicates Adry Hayward in the Cling
Murder.
What Dlixt Told His AttOrney-Thrents
by the Assistant County
Attorney.

Maggie Wachter, the principal witness for
the defense In the trial at Minneapolis of
Harry Hayward for Miss Ging's murder.
told her story yesterday afternoon.
When Miss Wachter was called to the
| stand she looked indignant, and her looks
did not belle the fact. When asked as to
the statement that Blixt had accused Adry
Hayward Of being an accomplice. and that
Harry was to be accused of the murder,
she started talking at rapid rate. In an
swer to the question she said: "Blixt said
they put up the job about two weeks be-
fore the murder and went out and picked
out the spot. On the day of the murder
Blixt said, Adry told him to take the iron
and go out to the lake where they picked
| out the spot, and If he wanted help Frank
would be there TO help him."
She said that Blixt had given this part
of a statement to his attorney, but that
the latter lad become very angry and told
Biixt to say nothing more about Adry;
after that" said Miss Wachter, "BliXt
said; I thought you wanted ME to tell the
TRUTH q"
Thereafter, Miss Wachter testified, Blixt
did not mention Adrian Hayward's name
throughout his statement. The defense
claims that the story told by this witness
sustains the charge of intimidation.
When asked whether she had been threat
ened by attorneys in the case, Miss Wach-
ter replied: Il should think 1 had She
then told of the visit of Mr.. Hall last Sat-
urday. The attorney had battered and
threatened her. He had attacked her char
acter and threatened her with loss of en-
ployment. She had also been threatened
by the attorney for Blixt, and in short her
life had been made one Of misery.
Thomas Waterman was called to testify
as to Harry Hayward's movements on De-
cember 3, the day Of the murder. He con-
tradicted Adry Hayward in several i'm
portant particulars as to time.
Three boarders at Harry Hayward s
hoo riding house testified he was in the 0jn-
ing room as late as 7:1O that evening, which
brings him dangerously close to the time
when Liveryman Wilson claims to have
seen him driving with Miss Cling mile
| away. The defense expects to establish a
complete alibi for the defendant from
until 80 pm. the day Of the murder.
Miss Wachter was voluble, positive and
could not be shaken by cross-examination
She called Blixt liar. ODeli a schemer
to make money out Of the county, and As
sistant County Attorney Hall a bull
doZer' and intimidator of women.
Mrs. w. w. Hayward, the mother of
both boys, came into court to hear her elder
son again accused of the crime from the
lips of the woman who was to impeach the
although there was look Of satisfaction
upon her face as she heard the witness
testify and heard how Mr.. Nye failed to
shake her. Harry was jubilant, but con-
out into uncomfortable laughter as Miss
Wachter would make an unusually saw
age thrust at Mr.. O'Dell or Mr.. Hall.
After court adjourned, Mr.. Hall stated
that there was not a word Of truth In
what she had said about him. In her
evidence she said that Hall had called on
her, and attacked her character in most
abusive and scandalous manner.
'Why, our meeting was most pleasant"
said Mr. Hall. DO they think + am fool
to talk the way she says to woman
For the sake Of impeachment, Mr. Han
asked the witness If she had not told John
A. Olson that If he would go to the defense
and tell them he knew something about
the murder case he could make plenty OF
money. She denied it fatty. She was ask
ed If she did not threaten Mr.. O'DeI to
make it hot for him, and If she did not
say she had been offered money for Blixt S
statement. She was also asked II she dld
not tell Olson that she knew something
about the case, for O'Dell said something
lust as they were going out Of BliXts CELL
She denied all this fatty.
The other witnesses of the day were I'M
iron