San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-21
GING MURDER TRIAL.
The Mother of the Murderer Sub
mitted to a Trying Ordeal.


mitted to Trying Ordeal.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 21.-Mrs.
Adry Hayward, wife of the prin-
cipal witness in the Hayward trial,
gave her testimony, which simply
bore on the question OF the time
Harry called at Adry's fiat on the
night of the murder, which
she could not fix definitely, but
said 1t was at the time she and
Adry left to 60 to her parents
house, which was about 1901 m.
Mrs. L. l.. Hayward, mother Of
the defendant, was then sworn.
Mrs. Hayward says Harry came
into her room at 7:20 o'clock and
said he was goi ng to make a call.
At about 20 minutes to he again
came in, hurriedly brushed his
hair, and went out, saying he was
going to the opera. The 40 minutes
between these two times is the
vital period, for it was in that
time, according to Blixt's testimo-
ny, that Harry put him in the
buggy with Miss Cling, with in
structions to drive away and kill
her.
Mrs. Hayward was next asked
about the existence Of insanity in
her family, but on the states OBJ
lection this and many other SINH
lar questions were ruled out.
County attorney Nye resumed
Inc fhiS
ing Of w. w. Hayward, father Of
the man accused Of numbering
Catharlne Cling. He was unable
to shake his story in any essential
particular, although he demon
strated that witness memory as to
dates and happenings about the
time of the occurrences he des-
cribed, was not of the best.
VIM. Yale, gun smith, and
Robert Wood, jeweller, testified
as to various kinds OF cartridges,
weight Of bullets, etc. Erwin sue
ceeded in establishing that the
fatal bullet was the same weight
as the one taken from 80 short
cartridge. BliXt testified that
when Harry gave him the cart
ridges, he declared them to be 80
calibre long.
Harry Hayward, the defendant,
then took the stand. After some
preliminary questions, he testified
that the evidence of BliXt and
Adry Hayward was not at all
correct, the latter's being almost
wholly false.
An effort to draw out the motive
for the false swearing was barred
by objection Of the prosecution,
which the Judge sustained. What
the defence offered to prove the
Judge ordered put in writing.
The prosecution looked it over
and objected, and the objections
sustained. This course was adopted
to keep the matter from the jury.
The effort to show cause for ill.,
feeling between the brothers, was
also barred out.
The defense then attempted to
show 4 that Adry had seen
Miss Cling, though he swore to
the contrary, under circumstances
precl Iding forgetfulness.
Harry swore that Adry saw her
on the narrow dark rad between
NiCollet avenue and Lake Calhoun.
"He could not see her very well,
but could feel OF her all right"
Also that a Miss Vedder was
present at the time. Nye objected
strenuOusIy to anything further on
this line, ani was sustained by tho
court, who accused the defence Of
knowing that what it proposed to
show had been ruled out by the
court, evidently referring to the
written conference.
Harry was then questioned as to
the story OF his acquaintadce with
Miss Cling, emphatically denying
the existence Of im proper relations.
II is answer was given with more
feeling than had yet been shown
in any OF the witness answers.
"She was a true and noble girl
to the best OF my belief, both to-
ward me and towards everybody
elSe," he said.
Cotton Markst.