Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-04
BLIXT's TRIAL SET.
CATHERINE G,NG's SLAYER ws1LL
BE TRIED IN MAY.
Dlixt Appears in Court With His
Attorney, and the Trial Is set for
Mny 1.-THE Murderer Receivers
His EQuanamity.

Minneapolis, March 2S-The bare an
nouncement that Blixt's trial would
3e formally continued over the term
served to bring roomful of sightscers
to the little court room in the old court
house. Blixt was brought up by Dep
uty Sirois. The outside door was
locked for while and the hall filled
up with people. At length the door
crowd entered.
BliXt took his seat quietly in front
of the clerks desk. A moment later
Judge Pond, Assistant County At
torney Peterson and Blixts attorney
entered. The latter then spoke, say
ing:
May 1t please the court, the case Of
the state against Claus A. BliXt comes
up ut this time for continuance over
the term. will ask that it be set for
a certain day of the term on account,
l may say, of the poverty of my client,
who would have great difficulty in
getting witnesses here. l ask that it
be set for May IA. l think that is
agreeable to the county attorney"
at is satisfactory to the state, your
honor" answered Mr.. Peterson.
'trhe clerk will enter the ORDER"
said the court, ''setting the trial for
May IA. The prisoner may be re-
manded"
81 am much Obliged to the court"
remarked Blixt's attorney, and with
that Blixt faded out of the room, fol-
lowed by the crowd.
Blixt does not seem to be the least
anxious. and when he stood in the
hall this morning waiting for the
court room door to open, he laughed
and chatted just as any ordinary man
would have done, taking an interest
in the jokes which were made about
the closed door and the defeating OF
the ends of Justice.
Why Hnle Pulled Out.
The attitude of Adry Hayward to-
ward his brother Harry, who now lies
In cell Of the county Jail condemned
to death, is peculiar one. He
evinccs no disposition to attack the
PROSTATE man. even going SO far as
to assert that he is not convinced Of
Harry's guilt. Adrian Hayward was
questioned as to what, in his opinion,
was the true solution of the Cling
murder. He replied that he knew MOTH
MllileNcl VI bllC NtiSc SANSPt w h&Al
Harry had told him, and that he had
told all this on the stand.
81 am not at all alarmed at the talk
of insanity on my part said the elder
brother. "Of course it incensed Inc a
great deal during the trial taking that
sort of stand toward me. but | under
stood the position they We're in. and
realized that it was the only chance
they had of clearing Harry. AS for
myself. have wife and family Of
my own to provide for. The duty l
owe my brother has certain limits. and
l think l understand what they are.
am not on very good terms with my
father and mother just now as a re-
suit of my attitude on the stand, but
could not have done differently. The
first plan OF the defense was to plead
insanity for Harry, but he absolutely
refused to allow this, and the ncces-
stiles involved in making out another
case for him induced w. f. Hale to
withdraw from the defense.
"As to whether Harry is guilty or
not do not pretend to say. II the
stories he told me are true he certainly
is guilty. but after all they may have
been nothing but the wanderings of
an unbalanced mind, and have no
means Of telling whether he is guilty
or not"