Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-26
HARRY HAYWARD.
BE TeSti6es In His Own Behalf at
Minneapolis.
MURDER OF MISS GIN
He Denies Having Had Anything to
DO with If-His Relations with
Assurance.


At the beginning OF the Hayward trial
Harry Hayward again took the stand.
MIR. Hayward" said Attorney Erwin.
IF possible. ] want you to take up your
story just where you left off. You stated
that you got back to the Ozark about ii
o'clock the night Of December Sd after
taking Miss Bartleson home from the
theatre"
Il want TO correct one statement said
the witness. Il was not at Chicago May
9th. as reported in the papers.
well. that night / returned TO the
Ozark. ! went into the Hennepin-ave-
nue. entrance, and went into the basement
and into Blixts room. About the water
meter. don't know about that. The
meter was not leaking. The way of II
was. the meter ticks when the water is
running. II was ticking that night, and
| spoke to Blixt something about there
must be leak. | don't know whether
Mrs. Blixt told me or not. but ] got the
impression that an accident had hap
pened; that a horse had come back with
out its driver. | went out and took the
elevator. Anderson, ! think, told me an
accident had occurred. ] went up on the
elevator to the NTH floor Here ] saw
some policemen and young Mr.. GOOsman.
| asked what the trouble was. and COOS
man told me an accident had occurred.
] understood that II was LADY, ana my
curiosity was aroused He told me that
the patrol-wagoh had gone out and got
the body of "A woman. Finally ne sdlh
that Miss Cling had gone out driving and
had not returned with the carriage. All
the things that had passed between MISS
Cling and me came back TO me. ! wo OF
three times before that she had asked me
for my revolver and ! at once came 10
the conclusion that IL was not an dccl-
dent. that she had been killed. Ihtn
Mr. GoOsman and ! went down TO the
police station, where talked with Jailer
McKenna. He appeared to me as II he
was trying TO make me commit mysef.
] gave them description OF her clothlng'
for she had worn the shirt-waist sailor
hat. and blue skirt almost constantly
for the past three months. Naturally. l
felt sorry. / felt that If she mad come
back hurt / would have said: ! told you
So was mad. Her secrecy had caused
me to think she had been In win some
one else gambling"
did you ask II you could get In that
vault"
YES. that night. I did not know
whether that morning ! was still there"
when did you see Adry that night?"
PICKING Up MONEY"
about or 1 o'clock in the morning.
after / had been down town ! wanted
to pass away the time. i wanted him TO
keep awake and talk TO me. There was
no revolver transaction. though, ana that
'picElng up money talk did not occur.
] did not take up revolver. do not
know whether ] went into my room or
not"
You did not say while talking with
Adry. This is like picking up money =
mo. sir ! did not"
Here the witness went over minor par
ticulars Of the night. lie read letters
TO the police officers. and laid down TO
rest on the lounge in Adiy's room be-
tween 4 and that morning
"Adry was surprised when ] told him.
continued the witness. Il lay there kind
of figuring what / would do / knew
that suspicion would point toward me.
and | wondered what those newspaper
fellows would say. I got a newspaper
In the morning and read 1t. Then ! went
to Watermans room. and said TO him.
j told you So | went TO the ONCE IN
the one idea that morning about , o'clock.
| met Detective Howard at Third street.
and he told me that they wanted 10 zee
me at the city Hall"
Now you may state what was done at
the inGuisitiOn," said Mr.. Erwin
Mr. Nye objected. and Erwin said:
"Your Honor it's absolutely necessary 10
show the growth of suspicion"
The Court allowed the witness TO pro-
coed.
Il went down there said Hayward,
with the intention of telling every de-
tail Of my relations with Miss Cling, OK
cept the gambling with her. The next
day told Mayor Eustis about that,
thinking it would give him clew to the
real parties. In fact, l think | gave him
a hint of my suspicious"
THE 'INQUISITION."
lie then told Of the sweating process
conducted by Mayor Eustis and Assist
ant nt-CountyAttorney. and detailed now
Lawyer BartlesCn interfered in his be-
half
They took YOU to the morgue and
showed you the body did they not?'
Eyes. but not in an ordinary way-in
a sensational manner There was cover
over the corpse, and | was brought up
and shown IT, ! felt pretty bad. ! was
right there. and all these people thought
was guilty. Mayor Eusts asked me
some questions. Mayor Eustis told me
to take of my hat, so that he could see
my face. Then they took me to the
] did all ! could do during
that trouble. / went 10 Miss Ireland and
asked her If could do anything. |
went 10 the florists and got some flowers |
for the funeral
How did YOU go to the funeral?"
Il went with "A lady in hack"
AFTER your arrest, where were you |
taken"
"To the lookup. The next morning | |
was arraigned in the Police Court and |
from there went TO the county Jail. My |
brother Adry was taken there at the same |
time. | said to him. What's the matter |
with you? We're not guilty
He said: 4 wish | could feel as well |
about this as you do
Il sail: 'Adry. you held this woman |
lp once; did you do this? "
As the witness exclaimed this in a |
sharp tenor. deep murmur arose In the |
courtroom. and then slowly died away.
He would not answer" continued the |
witness and after that he remained ST.
ent. and We did not talk at all"
Did you ever say that the man who |
lid this was in New York;"
Il believe | said in conversation once
hat the man who did 1t was probably far
away in the East"
GENERAL DENlALS.
Mr.. Erwin called the attention Of the
witness to statements made by other wit
lesses. Hayward denied stating to Blixt
hat he had loaned s2Oo0 instead of 5000
o Miss Cling, and that he was going to
Kill her, and that he had her fash big
money in "A restaurant. He also made
General denial of having told BliSt he
Iad secured an assignment Of the life in
urance. and was going TO kill her by A
unaway by throwing her out on some
ocks.
Mr. Erwin went down the line of tes-
imony against Hayward. the latter cool
y denying and sometimes smiling Re-
erring TO the cutting OF the T rail, Hay
yard said: That Is the worst lie BliXt
yer manufactured. will tell how IL
ias. ] was upstairs and heard a fear
al pounding as II the house was coming
OWN went down. and he was cutting
he iron | said. What In the thunder
re you doing? The iron was to keep the
ard coal from coming through the CRATE.
took the pieces and threw them in the
orner. and that's the last l saw or heard
them"
~ will now make the offer / made pri-
ately TO the Court the other day said
Ir Erwin. 81 offer this watch incident
, show the motive TO another attempt
commit this crime. l will not say who.
our Honor knows"
oh al Mr