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make $1,000 in some other way. Late
that evening he came in with a pint
bottle Of whisky. He said: 'Blixt,
here's some whisky | said did not
want any. You -- fool he said.
this amt common whisky Then |
took it and drank half Of 1t. Then he
said: she's got to die tonight, and
you've got to help me- I said: Harry,
amt you got any other way to make
money than to kill that poor little girlf'
He said: It's nothing to XIII people,
I've Killed Two Other People.
He said one was a Chinaman, but he
didn't say who the other was. He said
he had wounded a third. | said |
couldn't help him do it. He said I'd
got to or he'd kill me. ! didn't pay
any attention 10 that, and then he said
that he'd kill my wife. ] told him:
Whatever you do, don't hurt my wife.
You can do what you like with me,
but don't touch my wife," At the
recollection of this the witness broke
down utterly and sObbed like a child.
At last, reSuming his narrative, Blixt
said:
"Finally | said to him that | would
do as he liked, but he must not hurt
my wife. He wanted me to sign a
receipt for Il revolver. but ] wouldn't.
He gave me six long cartridges and
six short ones to put in it, and after it
WAS all done | was to change the
cartridges. Then he told me to 90 III
Hpnnppin avenue to KenwOOd and
wait for him. When he came was to
follow him. Pretty SOOn | saw him
coming across a lot and ! followed
him. Then ne stopped a buggy and !
came up and he told me to get into it
and drive along. | got in and he said
TO keep our heads inside. Then he
said to Miss Cling: This man is in the
gang Then we drove out Hcnnepin
and | didn't see him again until after
ward.
after awhile she asked me if Hay
ward was buying green goods. | told
her | didn't know. She asked me what
l had down there by my side, and i
said it was Il revolver that Harry told
me to take. She kept looking IL all
the time and | kept thinking. 1t was
a fight in my head all the time. |
thought | would get out, and then !
thought Of my wife and staid in the
buggy. ! tried ten times to do it. and
it was always fighting in my head.
Finally | fired the shot. | hit her
where he said l should. Then She
threw her head back like this. |
went on about thirty OF forty yards
further and then | thought I'd have to
get her out. | moved her legs so, then
she went out. SO, and struck on her
head on the wheel, and then she went
over on the ground" The action ac-
campaigning this recital was most dra-
matte, as the witness, with uplifted
hands threw his whole body forward
as though falling. He then told how
he returned from the scene Of the muir
der down own and went to South
Minneapolis 10 establish an alibi and
at last returned to the Ozark.
Erwin cr~OSS-eXaminCd BliXt and
used every effort to cause him TO con
tradict himself, but without avail.
Minneapolis. Feb. SIT was evident
at the CrOSs-examination of Claus
BliXt proceeded to-day. that Erwin
had determined or a different line of
attack from that attempted yesterday
which had so Signaliy failed. He
threatened and brOwbeat the witness.
Mr.. Erwin took up each discrepancy
between BliXt'S testimony yesterday
and the first confession he made.
wherein he asserted that Hayward
had lone the actual shooting. and
asked the witness the reason for it.
Blixt's invAriable reply was that he
was confused at the time, and his rec
objection was no, clear. He had
thought 1t over every day since then,
and all the details had come back to
him. Oftcntimes the efforts Of the
lawyer to entrap him were foiled by
the stolidity and simplicity OF the
witness.
Mrs. BiiHt Testincs.
Blixt was taken Ill with headache
and excused until Tomorrow.
Mrs. BliXt was next called. Julia
Ellen Blixt is a plain little oma
with a pale face, reddish gold hair
drawn straight back and dressed in
black with a sailor hat of the same
color. They were married two years
ago and went to the Ozark fats April
II. Mrs. Blixt's brother, Charles An
derson, vas at the fats the latter
part Of the time and was employed
during November to fire up from 8 to
Z. Mrs. Blixt knew Harry Hayward.
He was in the basement every night
for three weeks or a month before the
murder. He always talked with Bllxt
when they were alone. They talked
for hours. often talking till late. Mrs.
Blixt did not hear what they said, but
Otter asked her husband.
Mrs. Blixt couldn't name any spe-
cial time they were talking. She did
not think they were together Saturday,
but she did see them On Monday.
They were not sitting down. She was
preparing supper and thought it was
after q, as it was late. She saw Hay
ward again after BliXt went out.
What time was it Blixt went out?'
II can't exactly say II was I, or
maybe later
BliXt went out with n and cap.