San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-11-27

New YORK, Nov. ia special
to the World from Minneapolis
says: "Harry Hayward, who is to
be hanged next month for the MUIR
der OF Catherine Cling, and who
has protested that he was innocent,
has confessed his guilt. At the
time OF his trial, Harry endeavored
to show that it was his brother
Adry, who murdered the Dress
maker. Miss Cling, who had money
and other transactions with Harry
and had been very intimate with
him, went driving with him early
last December and a few hours
later her body was found by the
roadside
Harry Hayward. who had been
refused new trial, made several
attempts to break Jail. The con-
fession was made to relieve Michael
Quinlan, some time ago, but the
fact has only just been revealed.
The confession admits the securing
of Blixt to commit the murder"
This confession let's out a por.
ton OF the secret connected with
the actions of Miss Cling. At the
time OF the murder there were sew
eral theories advanced in connec-
ton with a gray whiskered man
who was said to have sent a note
to Miss Cling, which note she tore
up and threw in her waste basket.
Many hours were spent by detec.
tives In an attempt to paste parts
together of every piece OF paper
there, but no trace Of the note was
ever found.
The gray bearded man was not a
mythe, but was man who, for a
consideration, posed as a money
lender who could be negotiated
with, and it was this man who was
to be met on the night OF the fatal
ride. During his trial Harry Hay
ward accused his brother, Adry, Of
the murder of Miss Cling. The con-
fession goes back further than the
commission of the crime, during
the time when Quinlan had pres.
emit knowledge Of some of Hay.
wards escapades. AT one time a
newspaper published damaged
statements about Hayward and he
secured detective to assist in eff
fectually Furnishing the perpetra-
tor. He reckoned without his host,
for the intended victim was in
formed by detective, so that there
was no assault committed, al
though the publisher OF the paper
asked for the as istance of the
county attorney in planning trap
for Hayward. The victim was to
be called to room for the sup.
posed purpose of securing money
and then he was to be beaten by
Blixt and carted away. From these
portions of the history of the pris-
oner the confession contains the
admissions OF Hayward that he
used Miss Ging's money, telling
how much approximately and how
he gambled for her, but not as he
said on the stand at her request,
but by his scheming. 1t tells of
the trip to Chicago when he lost 80
much of her money, but says moth
ing of the talk with Goodsell and
the producing of the money before
him in the hotel. The life insur-
ance affair is admitted, and also
the writing of the two letters, one
of which he had his victim copy
and send to him, arming him for a
defense. According to the confess
sion Blixt was paid considerable
amount oil the money at different
times, all the amounts to be ulti-
mately taken out of the $1,000
promised for the killing. Hay
ward claims in the confession that
there was not nearly as much urg-
ing as Blixt pretended there was
to induce him to commit the deed.
Mike Kierce, an assistant at the
jail, who revealed the plot OF Hay
ward to escape, says Hayward also
made a partial confession to him,
enough to condemn him in court
of justice of the murder OF Miss
Cling.