Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Is A TANGLED WEB.
The Evidence i'm the Kate Cling
Murder Case.
HARRY HAYWARD's ORDEAL 1sOvER
Prosecution Soon Closes the Cross-Exami-
nation-Foundatio Laid for Some Con-
tradict:ons-Defense Moves to Impeach
the Witness wison-Two Men Who Saw
a Buggy, But Cannot Agree as to
ITS Occupants.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 27.-Attorney Hall,
of the counsel for the prosecution, was
the cross examiner of Harry Hayward,
there being sickness in Nye's family.
The questions appeared TO be asked with
the view of contradiction on rebuttal.
One question was whether the morning
after fire had burned q flour mill at
Hamel, Harry and Miss Cling did not
drive out, Miss Cling being interested in
the mill because of loan she had made.
Harry said no. The gambling habits of
the witness were gone into freely, and Har-
ry said the heaviest loss he ever had at
one sitting was $500 at the Twin City
Athletic club. The hold-up story was
again gone into. Hall used innendo to
show that it was Harry who was the
prime mover in that affair.
Cross-Exam ination Closes Suddenly.ss
In fact he asked him if he had not 56ld
Adry once that he had planned it, that a
song was. to be the signal, but that the
man who did it was such bpngler that
the women had time to hide their money
and vaIuables. Harry denied it point
blank. He admitted that he did not want
was on Adry's account. He had kept the
watch out of sight for months, so that
Adry's wife might not see it and thus
wonder how he got it after it had been
stolen from him This closed the cross
examination. There wac a tilt between
the attorneys when the hold-up story was
i'm progress. Hall asked where Miss
Vedder was and Erwin stated that she had
Loft len rtr in, Hall
rather limited that the defense had spir-
tied her away, but Erwin said he wanted
her and had sent for her to come home
and be on hand TO testify. Hall stated
that he wanted her very badly also.
Trying to Impeach Wilson's Testimony.
VI. ID. Wilson Sthe man who swore that
he saw Harry Hayward and Miss Cling in
n buggy together the evening of the mur-
der, but whose testimony was in opposii
tion to both sides, the state refusing to
call him because he refused to say what
he knew until he was in the stand and
the defense calling him without knowing
what he would swear .to), was called again
by the defense and Erwin proceeded to
try to impeach his own witness. Hall
objected, but Erwin had authorities and
the court allowed the questions. He was
asked if he knew James Ward. Wilson
uil not FeineNiDer MIN anu ne was eXnlD.
tied from his scat in the audience. Then
Wilson remembered him. Erwin asked
if the witness had not told Ward that
Adry was the man who was riding with
Miss Cling at the time Wilson met them
near Lyndale avenue and Hcnnepin. Will
son denied it fiatly.
Knew Danforth. but Didn't Say It.
He was asked if he knew + :. Dan.
forth, to which he answered in the affirm
ative. He was asked if he did not tell
Danforth two or three days after the
murder that he could not tell who it was
In the rig, it was so dark, and he denied
It, He stated that he could not have done
so, because he left the city the day of the
murder and was gone for three weeks.
AS Dlnforth was not present to fix the
time again the witness was asked to come
again in the morning