Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-13
DEFENSE STAGGERED
Damaging Testimony Against Harry
Hayward.
EVIDENCE GIVEN BY A HACKMAN
Had Been Approached by the Pris-
oner Regarding a Crime.
wee GIVEN BY A HACKMAN
BLIXT IS CORROBORATED

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., February 13.-
The state in winding up its case against
Harry Hayward, charged with Catherine
GIng's murder. today delivered body
blow which staggered the defense. The
first witness introduced this morning was
none other than Peter Vallalie. the hack
man of whom Harry had spoken to Adry
as being willing to assist in the proposed
crime Vallalie's testimony was most dam
aging to the defense, as Ii corroborated in
a striking way one portion of Adry Hay
wards remarkable story and thus render
ed thoroughly untenable the defense's pet
theory as 70 Adry's sanity. Valalie testi-
fled that Harry Hayward had approached
him with questions as to whether he had
ever done anything" and, IL so, whether
his conscience had bothered him. Hay-
ward had later asked Vallalie whether he
would drive a hack into Lake Calhoun and
let the occupant drown for sum OF
money.
II told him I was no swimmer" said
Vallalie, "and that was about the end or
It,"
This is the first corroboration of the
stories of Blixt and Adry obtained from an
entirely outside source and exhibited in a
striking way Hayward's strangely careless
way of asking discriminating questions ana
making damaging statements. That nan
capable of concocting so cunning ana n
tricate a plot should have made so many
confidants seemed almost as incredible as
that he should have concocted the plot at
all.
preme Importance of this testimony, and
tried to have 1t stricken out entirely.
The court however, refused to sustain MS
objection, and the evidence goes to the
ont layI
the state until the very last. and badly up
set the defense's plans. The defense mad
many of its witnesses in court TINS morn
Ing. ready for use when the state snou!u
rest Among them was Harry GoodSell,
the young Chicago blood. by whom 1t is eX-
pectej to prove that Harry Hayward did
atually lose IN Chicago the money given
him by Miss Cling for the gambling excur-
sion.
Mr. Erwin's objection having been over
ruled, Vallalie said:
Harry had talk with me at the Ozark
about or 3 o'clock in the morning In my
carriage. He questioned me as to my con-
science, and whether 1t would follow me-
He asked me about driving into !ake
with some one in the hack and then jump
ing off and leaving them go. told him L
was no swimmer. He then asked me III the
team was fractions, and told him 1t was
He asked me what / wanted for the team.
and I told him. He asked me IL l cared
what became of the team after 1 sold it.
i told him L did not. He then asked me If
the team running away would do up the
whole rig, and said it would
what did you understand by this Ques-
tion?"
IF my conscience would hurt me. I un-
derstood him to mean If l would Kill some
body. and I told him / would not have
anything to do with anything that would
kill or hurt anybody. not il 1 knowed it.
Did he mention any place near lake
to drive OFF,
.sYes: he spoke of the bluff near Lake
Calhoun"
Simon Gittleson, a pawnbroker, told of
leaning Harry $40 on the three diamond
rings that have figured in the testimony.
While the transaction was being concluded
Harry had flashed a roll" the amount of
money in which Gittleson could not deter
mine. Harry often came to him for lucky
money" to use a stake in gambling.
Mrs. Emma Goodale, a trance medium,
doing business under the name Of Nine.
Peterson. was an interesting witness. Har-
ry had come to her alone and asked her to
tell Miss Cling when that lady should call
that she would win at gambling. She de-
murred, but he told her if she would do as
he asked she would never lack for money.
Against the advice of her husband. she
consented to do as Harry asked.
Accordingly, when Miss Cling came with
Harry. she told her that she would be very
lucky at cards for three or four days, and
then would lose IL she played. The next
day Harry came and told her that on the
strength of her advice Miss Cling had let
him have $3.50 to go to Chicago and gamble
with. Harry had told her of other amounts
he had secured from Miss Cling, amounting
In all to s1.375.
Mr. Erwin asked her II she knew what
she said or did while in her frances. She
replied that she did not. He proceeded to
ask some other questions about the science
OF clairvoyancy. but they were shut out by
the states objections. She denied being
acquainted with Adry. but knew the father
of the boys.
Patsy Garrity. weil-known local faro
Ifyhf
wards gambling operations in Minneapolis
and Chicago. On November 8 Harry had
met him on the street and, complaining
that the limit was too low in the Minne-
apolis gambling houses. proposed q trip to
Chicago, where 1t was higher.
Clarity agreed to go If Hayward would
furnish the transportation. He was given
a $40 bill to get his tickets When they
was shut up. Garrity intended to return
the next day. but missed his train and
came on the second day. He found Harry
on the train. They talked of Monte Carlo
and other gambling topics and then Harry
had shown him large package of money
In his coat pocket. just q fash of 1t, asking
IL he would not like some OF It,
Garrity admitted that he played and dealt
faro at a local house. Harry was q very
lucky player. he said. and sometimes the
gambling houses had to reduce his limit
He had won as much is $500 at a sitting.
Mr.. Erwin asked how much Harry had
won in the past year, but further evidence
in this direction was shut oil by objec-
tions.
The principal object of Garrty's testi-
n1ony was to show that Harry returned
from Chicago November Gas Adry had testi-
fed, and that he brought back Miss Cling
money with him after telegraphng her
that all had been lost.
The Hayward family, whose skeleton had
been so publicly dragged forth from it's
closet yesterday. did not appear in court,
and their evidence will not be called for
until later in the trial. 1t is believed. how
ever, that Harry Hayward himself will be
one of the first witnesses put on by Mr..
Erwin.
The opening address for the defense Is to
be made by John Day Smith. MIR. Erwin
having decided 10 reserve his fireworks for
the jury's benefit until the close OF the
trial.