Connecticut western news., 1895-12-12

hitherto unrepSntant man for a spiritual advisor.
 During the evening Hayward held lengthy conversation with his attendants and laughed and ioked on the subject of his approaching executi0p.
 Harry H.yw.rus Crime.
 On the evening of Dec 2 1894. the dead body of Miss Catherine Cling. awell known drcssmaker of this city, was fonnd lying by the side of the lonely road that skirts Lake Calhoun. one of the favored summon drives. hut less used in December.
 Harry Hayward's first appearance in the matter was at midnight on the night of the murder. when he came Co police headquarters and expressed his belief that the woman had been murdered, explain ing that he believed that 10 was the scheme of some unknown persons to do" him out of several thousand dollars of insur- anoe money from policies Miss Cling had assigned to him as security for ioana Hayward and tho murdered girl had been close aoqunintanoes, and hs-a great gam bler-had placed money for her on tbe cards and had been associated with her in ose or two business deais Miss Gins lived in tho Ozark. ahandsome sparsment house owned by Hayward's father. and they were able to see much of each other. Owing to his olose friendship for the woman, Harry was closcted with the on COTS. under the direction of Mayor Eus1is. for is hours. and during that time was subjected 10 terrible inquisition without food or rest
 Ills nerve was always remarkable and was never moro evident than then. for after 90 hours in custody he was released. A. sA3 kat tp. ss, srnf aF ht tN4 from him that would seem to connect him In any way with the crime. The in. surance money had made them suspicious.
 The second day after the murder came tho unexpected event which led Co the so- luton of the mystery. A letter oarne from Elder L. Nj. Stewart who had for years been the legal adviser of the Hayward family, addressed to the county attorney. He stated that three days before the mur- der he had oail from Adry 4. Hayward. an elder brother of Harry. who told him that Harry and Claus Blixt engineer mt the Ozark, were about to murder Miss Cling. The elder know that Harry oftcn talked in ways he had no thought of Aot- ing and told Adry he was being fooled and to pay no attention to the matter. Adry had insisted that it was true. and that he fully believed the murder would oocnr, but be dropped the matter when told to do SO and nothing moro was thought about it until the annoupoement of the murder, and that brought the con versstion to Mir. Stewards mind, and he sont the icttcr to County Attorney Nyo.
 Hayw.rsss Arrest a surpri~~.
 On the following day Harry Hayward was arrested. Ho had again been suhiecs- cd to a searching examination during tho previous night, and his arrest was a sur prise. Six hours later Adry was also be hind the bars. and the next day Btirt with his wife, were also arrested Arw. Blixt, however, was soon at liberty On Sunday, Dec. Q Blixt made a confession, in which he stated that the murder had been committed hy Harry, and that be had simply disposed of the body for him- This was clearly faise and he finally con. fossed that, inspired by Harry Hayward and for fear that Hayward would kill Mrs Blixt-that throat being held over him-he had committed tho murder. and he described it as it was afterward dceorib- cd by him on the witness stand. He had. he said, followed Harry'm instructions in all particulars, Harry getting the girl to 20 with him to a point pear where the murder was committed and then turning her over to Blixt, who watched his chance and shot her in the back of the head and then tumblcd the body Into the road. whore 1t was found. Various corroborst. iug circumstances wero found later, spd it was for thiss.that Harry Hayward. the stalwart 6 footcr. handsome nervy, err ratio and reckless. was convicted and scn- tsnoed to hang. Claus Hlixt pleaded guilty and was sent to the statc prison for nfc for his share in the crime
 The trial of Harry Hayward wss nots- bie event in criminal jurisprudcnoc full of sensational incidents and lasted nearly seven weeks from Jan. sl.
 Governor Clough set tho execution for June ai but the filing of the appeal Co the supreme court ncoesaitsted a post. ponemont. On Nov. % the supreme court announced it's decision. affirming the de- cision of the lower court
 Executive elemenoy was refused. and the governor fixed the day of the execu- ton for Wednesday, Dec II, bctwecn midnight and dawn.
 The execution took place at s sos o'clock this morning. Hayward made state mont of Ave minutes duration. and while not making a confession said be hoped God would forgive him for all shg harm he had ever done.