Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1895-02-22

that the latter had become very angry
and told Blixt to say nothing moro
about Adry Hayward.
"After that" said Miss Wachter,
'Blixt said, oh, 1 forgot you wanted
me to tell the truth"
Thereafter, Miss Wachter testified,
Blixt did not mention Adrian Hay
wards name throughout his statement.
The story told by this witness APP
pears to justify the claims made by the
defense of intimidation.
Threatened by Attorneys.
When asked whether she had been
threatened by attorneys on the case,
Miss Wachter replied: Il should think
had" Ske then told of the visit of
Mr.. Hall last Saturday. The attorney
had fiattered and threatened her. He
had attacked her character and threat
ened her with loss Of employment. She
had also been threatened by the attor-
ney for Blixt, and, i'll short, her life had
been made a misery.
The witness would not swear that
Blixt had said "Adry Went out in the
ItlSeC Nltil NollO Souitt Iloe bC
positive as to that
During her arraignment of Mr.. Hall,
Miss Wachter looked pointedly ut that
gentleman. She Knocked his manner of
speech and threw the courtroom into
spasms of laughter The witness has
evidently very strong feeling against
the attorney for Blixt. 1t is noticeable
that the conscientious scruples of the
young woman We're communicated to
Attorney Z. j. McMahon, former
partner of Blixt's attorney. The fact is
apparent that Il deadly feud exists be-
tween these two.
The manner of the witness was so
peculiar, so evidently vindictive against
Mr.. Hall, that the value of her testi-
mony was Il good deal lessencd in the
public estimate
The Cross Examination.
Mr.. Nye submitted her to Il scathing
oroSs-eXamination, and the witness was
made to read her notes to the court and
attorneys to sec what bearing the words
had upon the rest of the statement.
The witness stated that she had put
ooM IL tLC NoIitS, iADOtlV WV MtthS bt-
fore the MURDER" and at that point had
been stopped and crossed them out.
The cross-eXamination and examination
Of the book did develop, however, that
the line written and crossed out Was
written ut the top line of the note
book. 1t had no bearing on the rest
of the story, which flowed along with
II Iof oft ILL,
running current. 1t was shown that in
other places i'll the book tho witness had
not written OH the top line at all, leav-
ing it vacant The states attorney will
argue that it is peculiar that this line
should come exactly at the top of the
page and have no bearing OH the re-
mainder of the statement, i'll fact, break
it's connection.
Attorney r. r. Odell will take the
stand and deny her story i'll its entirety,
and it is apparent from the questions
asked her by counsel for the state that
other witnesses will be brought to con.
tradict her testimony.
| Thomas Waterman's Testimony
| Thomas Waterman was called to tes.
tify as to Harry Hayward's movements
Oh Dec. 3, the day Of the murder. He
contradicted Adry Hayward in several
important particulars as to time. Three
boarders at Harry Hayward's boarding
house testified that he was in the dining
room us late as 1:10 that evening, whicl,
brings him dangerously close to the time
when Liveryman Wilson claims to have
seen him driving with Miss Cling, half
mile away. The defense expects tc
establish a complete allbi for the de
fendant from l until 1890 D. III. the day
of the murder.
The cross-eXanlination of Mr. Water.
man by County Attorney Nye was very
thorough. Witness admitted that
Harry once said to him: "'Watelman
how honest are you anyway 1 said
'Oh, L don't know He asked me what
Lwould do if some one should offer me
$1,000 to set fire to Bassett's lumber
yard. 1 said, oh, 1 don't know.
might see how far he would go or
might take the money and notify Bas
sett and try to get part of it."
! R. G. Fisher, Miss Ella Vedder ant
John A. Lucy, boarders at the sam,
place as Waterman, also testified O
Hayward's presence at supper on tn
night of Dec. 3.