The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-06
BLIXT TESTIFIES
The States Main Witness i'm
the Hayward Case on the
stand.
WAS A SURPRISE IN COURT
Seems to Be in Good Condition
but Keeps His Eyes Off
Hayward.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 8.-The mass of
predatory evidence in the trial of Harry
Hayward for the murder of Catherine
Cling having been cleared away, the
state has sprung a surprise by placing
Claus A. Blixt, the self confessed tool of
Hayward, ON the stand. He seemed
calm enough as he was led into the
courtroom between two officers. Hay
ward had evidently not expected to see
his alleged accomplice SO soon, but he
simply looked mildly astonished as the
ianitor of the Ozark flats took seat
near him.
But he betrayed no uneasiness of dis
like for the man. Blixt sat with his
over it, His wife sat near him, looking
very pale and apprehehensive. The
murderer himself appeared to be in
good health, and SO far as external APP.
pearances go, was not perturbed. The
case of the state against Blixt had been
set for this date and it was generally
supposed that he had been brought into
court that it might be reset. There
was murmur Of surprise, therefore,
when County Attorney Nye, at the
opening Of court, called in clear voice
'tClaus Alfred Blixt."
Had an Air OF Defiance.
The states main witness walked firm
II to the desk and took the oath with
hand held. high above him. The atti-
tude seemed almost one Of defiance, and
his facial expression detracted nothing
from this impression. He mounted the
witness stand and sat composedly with
his hands crossed in front of him, evil
IDENTIFY characteristic attitude. Hay
ward never removed his eyes from the
man, gazing intently at him, and seem
ingly endeavoring to read his purposes.
But Blixt looked anywhere and every
where rather than at Hayward. Mr..
Nye first drew out some information as
TO his antecedents, and his employment
as janitor by the Haywards.
Had Long Talks with Harry.
I'm answer to questions from Mr.. Nye.
Blixt related how for six or seven weeks
before the murder Harry Hayward was
accustomed to come down into the en-
gine room and have long talks with him.
Blixt pointed out the rooms ON the dia-
gram Of the fats where they were ac-
customed to talk, and went on to say
that along in November, Hayward be.
gan to talk TO him about doing some out
side work in a newspaper case.
This brought an objection from the
defense, and the court ordered the state
to make foundation for the introduc-
tion of such testimony if it wished te
use it. .=.=
Was Going Co XIII Her.
Accordingly the examiner took up at
once the Cling matter. Blixt described
how he had Witnessed the note for
$1,000 given by Miss Cling to Hayward
He said he had been instructed by
Harry to say when he saw the pile Of
bills. Jesus Christ. what q lot of
money" The note was offered in evil
dence and was found 10 be dated Nov
"a, nine days before the murder. That
night i'm the basement of the Ozark,
Harry had said to him:
81 am going to kill her. did not let
her have 5000. It was only 2,OO0. I
ann going 10 take her around where i
have taken her here and gamble as high
as 81 900 on her. am going TO take her
TO restaurant and have her show the
money and tell her how careless she'd
been.
''Afterward," continued Blixt, sthe
told me that he took her around to q.
restaurant and had her show the money.
and she placed it in tumbler while she
ate, and some one else told her she'd be
killed for her money"
ouia Have Her Life Insured.
"Did he say anything more?'
.'Yes, he said he was going TO have
her life insured and then kill her He
said he was going to drive out and find
place where there were some rocks
and throw her on the rocks aud then
they would think it was runaway. He
wanted me to 60 to st. Paul and get an
overcoat, slonch hat and d revolver
like the one he had. | said wouldn't
do it. One day Harry came into the
DOliRr ROOM Will q piece Oh \ rail- four
feet long and wanted me To cut it in
two said couldn't doit, but man
showed me how and I did it. Harry
took the shorter piece, put it under his.
coat and went upstairs. Afterwards
showed the officers where the other
piece was.
How lie Would EiIi Her.
This piece Of rail was offered in evi-
dence and identified. Blixt continued:
He wanted me to 90 out soraewhere
and get hitehed horse He said he
would drive out somewhere with Miss
cling. He would drop some money
eut Of the buggy and get her to get out.
Then he wonld strike her on the head