Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-12

Which Erwin Takes Exception-StranSe
Way in Which Harry Hayward Talked
of Numbering Kate Cling and of How He
Had Killed Other People.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 12.-In the Hay
ward murder case Adry Hayward, broth
er of the man accused of numbering Cath
arine Cling was called to the stand and q
buzz of subdued interest went around the
court room. He stated that Harry had
told him that he gamhled some. He had
told him of having loaned money for Miss
Cling and having gambled with her money.
At this point Mr.. Erwin arose and i'm
pressively said:
Il wish TO enter an objection here.
The witness has delusion on this SUBJ
ject, and is, in fact, insane"
~ don't see" said the court, "that he's
any more insane than some of the attor-
neys in this case"
II take an exception to the courts rul-
ing, retorted Erwin, 'and to the courts
remark before this jury
With that remark he sat down and the
examination proceeded. about the
middle Of September he asked me if 1
wanted TO riake good money. l said yes,
and he said l could get about S2,0oo if l
was not too particular. He asked me il
l was willing to kill q woman for 8. .OJa.
l said l wasn't willing to kill anybody.
Could Kill Her in a Hack.
He said it was easy to do it and no.
body would be suspicious of me, us they
only looked up set of criminals who had
been convicted of crime before. After
thGt he said he knew hackman that
would do anything for him. He said it
would be easy TO Kill her in a hack, and
IL necessary the hackInan could be killed,
too. After that he suggested getting her
drowned in n lake, but that looked too
much like suicide, and he gave it up.
Then he wondered how she would fall if
he took her buggy riding and they should
strike a bowlder; whether she would fall
in or out. After that he talked about
getting her tangled up in the lines and
having the horse run away"
And then he told how on the morning
of Nov. Harry had come to his Hat.
''He TOOK out "A package Of money con-
tinued Adry, land asked NE if my vault
was open. | said no. 1t was election
day. / went with him to breakfast, and
he said to say nothing of the money as he
was supposed to be broke He also showed
me a pawn ticket and three diamond
rings. Then he said he was through with
me and that hadn't any nerve. He had
found a man. however who had nerve, an
ex-policenan named &. A. Blixt. -.-
Cursed the Dressmaker.
Turning 10 Tho onastio, of iifa inspropco
the witness said: He said the dressmaker
hal been in the New York Life and had
passed the examination all right. but
I there was some mistake about the papers
( and they had to be sent back. She had
! made "A mistake in getting a 81, 900 instead
of a 81. .OJD policy. He was quite angry and
said: 'D-n hcr'-he hardly ever swore--
the fool. I'll kill her now anyhow il l
don't ever get n cent. I'll get more out
of it now that she's made such a bull out
of it Then he went into fathers Office
and made o,.: three notes on blank forms.
! These werc signet, on IA Saturday. Harry
/ told me the dressmaker was coming and
said: 4 cruess I'll have YOU Sign them as a
witness | said: L guess not. | won't
have ANYTHING to do with it Then Harry
said: IN get Jack for one then, and
| BIixt for the other II Won don't want 10
SION them vor'd better e-et ont of here, ]
then left TO do some collecting and went
home to luncheon. He told me on Mon.
day that the notes were signed. The next
time Harrcame into the office he asked
me II 1t wasn't time TO sacrifice the dress
maker SAID; Harry, you are not going
TO Kill the dressmaker, are you! he said:
Yes, we are. She'll have to Be the victim
this time
Had Killed Other People.
-"He said. :, went on the witness. s'thot
| he had killed two pe.sons in the cast and
he had killed third. but he stopped there
and wouldn't say ANYTHING more. He
/ also said he had caused a fire in the east
where the less was $4,000 He said he
got 81 Tor doing it. He said there was
nothing in haunting people had told
| him if he killed her she would haunt him.
He said: People may dream of such
things, but if YOU had any nerve You
would 90 out and XIII somebody. Itdon't
make any difference who. so YOU kill
somebody. XIII n cripple. It's better for
them tn die than tn live any WAY q, ont
and XIII some one and / will Give Won
sloa' l asked him how he would know
that had done it.and he said he would sec
it in the papers. l said | would not do it.
That was the last conversation had with