The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-03-16
Harry Hayward Guilty.
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o~u.,tio.ably the feeling Of tho whole o@'
uuni.y over the verdict 81 the jury in 'n'
case Of Harry Hayward. The P'on'eF
prsss hss retained frou any on
thy, extraordinary case daring tue pro-
.r.,. Of the trial. II has given to the pub
lie The anplsst account Of it in oil n" a.
tails. bssauss II has been, in oil respects
m. Of The noted criminal cases Of the time.
Nothing but NE Borden ease compares
9TH |. in lrana.is power; bat this pre-
,...s elem. nts Of Interest and strsngsnsss
wan,i.g in that. The solemn confession
Of he aurdsrsr, booming himsslf tass he
might And comfort in frssing bic osl OF
The svfsl truth; tie testimony OF brother
.rsip., brother, the hald Of n virtually
sdjsssing the fatal noess about the neeH
Of the other; The hidssusnsss Of the srims'
Il. motive and The method Of execution;
III. wonderful skill With which svtdenss
"a. ,,svrsl s%osreborstivs Of The main
.,,.iue.sy; The frequency Of dramatic
s,rprisss, and the suprsms efforts OF
..un.. o. both sidss oil combined to
usks he Hayward ease one in which
every individual felt . lively interest. s.d
Of which the p.blis Asd . right TO the foil
~. Information. Most Of those Who '
followed il 10 its conclusion anticipated
Il. verdict, and dssisrsA IL 70 be righssous.
II capital pssishnsat il svsr jsssifasi''
il ever a man deserved 70 suffer the pun
,shusnt Of crime sgainst another. then
Harry Hayward sho.ld be hung With ~
l,tt,, rsnorss or pity % vs should dispose
Of any hiaseas Wild beast.
With We ablsss criminal lawyer hat
.o,ld b secured. the dsssnss made out no
ease. Az II started without . theory. 90 1t
,,dsa With none that esuld command n
,sl,r.at respect. It fought desperately
against the orslibility Of the vitnssss' AID
tie tsstinensy Of the prosecution; DIT
vhsn II came TO the othsr and necessary
eek Of showing how, BY whom n LOT
What reason this crime vas committed II
Harry Hayward did not plot The act when
Blixt. shot executed, il Vas 81 at Sea- a
,ury that had declared this man innoesns
must havo done 20 without finding any
motive or meaning in the ackno.lsdgso
death Of Catherine Gisg BY the ssknev'-
edged act Of Blixt. On the other s'ds'
nothing vas wanting TO the completeness
Of the ease. Their. are strange things !
Ihs evidence; things shat IL almost axe
crsdulsy TO asespt; things that are enough
to make sas believe that the devil 10 be
wee painted Of old exists and can step into
tAs hatitatiou Of . human frame. But The
shs,n is sonplsts. The legal requirements
fer The establishing Of gullt are perfectly
ssAisAsd. There vas the motive. II wss
shown beyond denial that Hayward had
istsrsstsd the youSg woman in himself
until che vas andsr the control Of his will;
that he had led her on to participate in
mis- esmbling operations until she had
little control Of herself; that she loved and
him sonplstsly; and that he had
secured policies Of life insurance that
would mako him q gamer by her death.
There vas the story Of Blixt. telling the
method of accomplishment. This
story was adhered to through . cross-sx-
animation that would have shattered to
pieces any mere fabrication. No such man
this, ignorant and unused to mental
ssblstiss, sosld possibly hsve bafasa his
iatsrregators through henrs Of setting
traps and pisfalis for him, BY anything
short of sdhsrsnss 10 ths truth. Thsrs
we're shs esrroborstivs Circumstances
vhtSh built Up piece by pisss, =
sohsrSat structure Of crime. There
vss the lsbersd sssrt 70 prepare an abb,
absolutely perfect - fer % the ttns Of The
actual murder vas~ concerned, and fsllibls
only vAsn Ne uninaginabls happened.
and ths murderer Aiasslf liss'sssa what
Asa bssa done. Nothing Vas wanting IN
vhst the law and rnlss Of testimony re-
qsirs to nsks sut . sass. The jury eould
DO nothing bss brisg in We verdict OF
guilty % charged" .
The si.sls argument o. Tie sthsr eide
vss enc 81 ners AyPosAssis. These Who
hsys doubted Harry Hayvara's guilt havs
bsssA II % the. inprobsbility Of such
ast,ea BY ~ intelligent asn. They have
ssil that IL vas incredible that . nan
sAosld % deliberately Dlot:s murder and
take 90 na.y people iats hiS confidence.
Bat, apart from the fact that II vas asoss-
sasy 10 sssuRs N iastruusnt, and that
different people, bic brother. The holman
and Blixt, had 70 b sounded, 10 So
vAsaAsr psPhsps Nj Of then might 30
brought 70 q The DEED, IL hes v be re-
nsnbsrsd tAst s.sstly what y here urged
,agaisss liksliAooA Of AsywsEd's guilt 10
,altissaaR<hs ssmasasst features Of crime.
A.y1svysf'osisrgs szpsrisnes in erini.
nal sasss, any dsssstavs Who has been en-
gsssdin hunting dsva srininsla, will cay
thas this 10 The thing which they hsvs eons
to aaks their reliance; tlst the shrsvdsst
mes, NE sas Who hos planned in advance
Win scientific sssusssy The details Of .
crime 20 q 10 divert s.spicion sAd bafns
diseevery, 10 care - lesvs . Of We meet
vulnerable Dlssss unprotected; 10 sure 70
lsst,oy his whole work By ssns astvhieh
in retrospect, looks IKE the folly aud
thaushAlestnas Of The child, Ana paIt