The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-04-05
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Minneapolis, March 2S Tho bare an.
nouncement that Blixt's trial would
be formally continued over the term
served to bring roomful Of slghtDeers
TO the little court room In the old court
house. Blixt was brought up BY Dep.
uty Sirois. The outside door Was
locked for q while and the hall nlled
up with people. At length the door
was forced BY the deputy and the
crowd entered.
Blixt took his seat quietly In front
OF the clerks desk. A moment later
Judge Pond, Assistant County At.
torney Peterson and Blixt's attorney
entered. The latter then spoke. say.
ing:
May It please the court, the case Of
the state against Claus A. Blixt comes
up Mt this time for continuance over
the term. I will ask that It be cot for
2 certain day Of the term on account,
may say, OF the poverty of my client,
who would have great difnculty In
getting witnesses here. ask that it
be net for May IA. think that 10
agreeable to the county attorney"
ut ID satisfactory to the state, your
honor" answered Mr.. Peterson.
"The clerk will enter the order"
said the court, 'tsetting the trial for
May IA. The prisoner may be nc.
manded"
II 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 rot 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 az 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 Hale Failed out.
The attitude of Adry Hayward to.
ward his brother Harry, who now lies
In q cell Of the county jail condemned
to death, ID q peculiar one. He
evinces no disposition to attack the
prostrate man. even going 30 far as
to assert that ha 10 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 notl-
ing whatever Of the case except what
Harry had told him, and that he had
told all this on the stand.
II am not at all alarmed at the talk
Of insanity on my part" said the elder
brother. 'tOf course It incenSed me q
great deal during the trial taking that
sort Of stand toward me, but ! under
stood the position they were In, and
realized that It was the only chance
they had of clearing Harry. As for
myself, have q wife and family Of
my own to provide for. The duty !
owe my brother has certain limits, and
] think I understand what they are.
] am not on very good tsrms with my
father and mother just now as q re-
suit Of my attitude on the stand, but
I could not have done differently. The
first plan Of the defense was to plead
insanity for Harry. but he absolutely
refused to allow this, aud the peces-
stiles involved In making ont another
case for him induced w. d, Hale to
withdraw from the defense.
"As to whether Harry ID guilty or
not I 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"