The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-12-20
THAT CONFESSION
Harry Hayward's Account of
How He Planned Catherine
Ging's Murder.
That Was the Sole Purpose for
Which Her Life Was
Insured.
As TO the Manner of the Murder
Itself BliXt'S Word Must
Be Taken.

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. 90 The Tribune
publishes the substance Of the confess
sion Of Harry Hayward, dictated to the
stenographer in Jail just before the
execution. There is considerable doubt
expressed as to the truthfulness OF the
story previous to the murder OF Miss
Cling.
However, when it came to telling the
story of the crime for which he was
executed, there is reason to believe that
he confined himself tolerably strictly to
the truth.
He claims to have murdered a China
man in San Francisco with whom he
had uuarreled over cards; also an ad-
ventures at Pasadena, Cal, for the
purpose of securing $500 she had. He
also claimed to have shot man i'll self
pefense at FL Paso del Norte.
The Plot to Kill Miss Cling.
The thing of special interest in the
murder Of Catherine Cling was the
planning of the matter The manner
of the killing was told with sufficient
accuracy by Blixt and Adry Hayward.
Regarding his plans, he said:
Now about this murder, which is
the principal thing. wanted scheme
to get the girls life insured, and then
work her out of the way. l had my
man Blixt ready, for had tried him,
and thought could work him. There
was no paper between Kate and up tC
the time when proposed great specu-
lation to her l told her that l had
owned $4,000 worth OF diamonds
which had pawned in New York 70,
$4,000, and wanted to get them out
of the mans hands and give her the
benefit, to square with her for the debt!
owed her. She did not see how
could do that, 50 l told her. Said 1:
The Life Insurance Proposition.
"'Now here is the way we will do 1t
You can get your life insured for $40,
600, and make the policies to me. l
will cost you about 5000, and can TAX
the policies and give them to this New
York man as security for the diamonds
and he will give them up to me, then
can turn them over to you.
I'm order to convince her that sh
could get her life insured, l made In
entries and she did the same. and aftel
a time she agreed to the proposition
Then there came the point about tn
insurable interest, and was upa STUN
for time. Then l thought of tn
scheme to have her give me notes, an
pretend that she was borrowln
money to increase her business with
This had to do in order that the intel
est might not be attacked by her estat
after her death. Then l fixed up thos
letters from me to her and from her
1ue. wrote and had the small note
signed, and then the big ones. Sh
would not accede to this, however. VI
less would actually pay over to h
some money as security for the not'
she gave, in case the diamonds did NJ
arrive. liked the idea, because
would give me witnesses to paying ov'
the money.
Exhibition of Money Part Of the Pla
Then we arranged for exhibitil
money in restaurants, and all th'
which was brought out in the tria
Then came that day in the Oneie
block, when the money was paid owe
The public is curious, of course, abo
that. Well, really paid over to h
$1,000. Blixt lied about my wantil
=. him to say there were big bills the
when we went into the elevator.
those bills, ~, 600 was good money al
the other counterfeit. It was in tv
large envelopes just a. the elevator b
testified to. That part about her fin
ing the money hort and going into t