The Dickinson press., 1895-02-09
BlIXT TESTIFIBS
THE HORRIBLE STORY Or MISS
GING'S MURDER REPEATED.
Charles BliNt. the Sclf-Confcxse.l
slnycr of the Girl. Takes t::e
tnnd and Goes Into Details of
the Crime-BliNt freaks
Diyvn uMd SObx Like
Child.
HE HAD KILLED OTHER PEOPLE.
Blixt Says Tint Hayward Told Him
He Had Committed Two Other
MurLlcrs.

Minneapolis, Feb. Z. - The mass of
predatory evidence in the trial of Har-
ry Hayward for the murder of Cath
crime Cling having been cleared away,
the state sprung Il surprise by placing
Claus A. BliXt, the self-confcssed tool
OF Hayward, on the stand. He seemed
calm enough as he was led into the
court room between two officers Hay
ward had evidently not expected to see
his alleged acc0mplice so soon. but he
simply looked mildly astonished as the
janitor Of the Ozark flats took a seat
near him. But he betrayed no un-
easiness or dislike for the man. Blixt
sat with his hat OH his knees. and his
hands crossed over it. His wife sat
near him. looking very pale and apprc-
hensivc. The murders" himself ap-
pcared to be in good health. and so far
as external appearances; 20, was not
pcrturbed. The case OF the state
against Blixt had been s.t for to-day,
and 1t was generally supposed that he
had been brought into ccurt that 1t
might be reset. There was Il nurmrlr
OF surprise, therefore. when County At
torney Nye at the opening of court
called in Il clear voice: CLAUS Alfred
Blixt."
The states main witness walked
firmly to the desk and took the oath
with hand held high above him. The
attitude seemed almost one Of defiance,
anu his facial expression detr,ctcd
nothing from his impression. He
mounted the witness stand and sat
composedly with his hands crossed in
front of him. evidently a characteristic
attitude. Hayward never removed his
eyes from the man. gazing intcntly at
him. and seemingly cndeavoring to
read his purposes. But BliXt looked
anywhere and everywhere rather than
at Hayward. Mr.. Nye first drew out
some information as to his anteccdcnts,
and his employment as janitor by the
Haywards. In answer to questions
from Mr.. Nye, Blixt related how for
six or seven weeks before the murder
Harry Hayward was accustomed to
come down into the engine room and
have long talks with him. Blxt point
cd out the rooms on the diagram Of the
flats where they were accustomed to
talk, and went on to say that along in
November Hayward began to talk to
him about doing some outside work in
a newspaper case.
The Plot.
BliXt described how lie had wit
messed the note for $1,000 given to
Miss Cling by Hayward. He said he
had been instructed by Harry to say
when he saw the pile of bills, IL
c.. what lot Of money! The
note was offered in evidence and was
found to be dated Nov. u. nine days
before the murder. That night i'm the
basement of the Ozark, Harry had said
to him:
81 am going to kill her. I did not
let her have $1,000. 1t was only So
COO. am going to take her around
where | have taken her before and
gamble us high as 81 600 on her. am
going to take her to Il restaurant and
have her show the money and tell her
how careless she's been.
"Afterward," continued BliXt. che
told me that he took her around to !:
restaurant and had her show the
money and she placed it in a t,lmblcr
while she ate, and some one else told
her she'd be killed for her money"
A'Iu uC
Eyes. lie said he was going to have
her life insured and then kill her. Tic
said he was going to drive out and
find place where there We're some
rocks and throw her on the rocks and
then they would think it was a run
away. He wanted me to so to st
Paul and get an ovcrcoat, Il slOnch hat
and IL revolver like the one he hld.
said I wouldn't do it. One day Harry
came into the boiler room with &
piece of r rail about four feet lon:
and wanted me to cut it in two.
said couldn't do it. but a man showed
me how and l did it. Harry took the
shorter piece. put it under his coat an(
went upstairs. Aftcrward | showed
the officers where the other piece was.
This piece of rail was offered in evi
dencc. and identified. RliXt continued
"IIc wanted me 10 go out somewhere
and get n hitchcd horse. He said he
would drive out somewhere with Miss
Cling. He would drop some money out
Of the buggy. and get her to get out
Then he would strike her on the head
with the r rail and leave her there and
start the horse to run away. He want
il
he had in his pockets when he went. SO
that he shouldn't lose anything while
away that would turn UP against him
as evidence That was Saturday night
before. The next morning he came
down and asked nc If ever heard OF
people getting killed in elevators.
said | had. lie said he would get in
the elevator with her and strike her OH
the head. and then put her on the floor
so that when the elevator started il
would
Cut or Her Head.
At this there was Il low mnrmur of
horror that ran through the assem-
blagr which was checked by the dcpu-
ty's gavcl.
II said wouldn't do that" went on
BliXt. Hayward said that every time
Miss Cling came into his room and put
her arms around his neck. he wanted
to stick Il knife into the - -,
So" and Blix,. with an expressive
gesture, showed how Harry wanted tC
stab the woman.
II said to him. Harry. can't YOU
make money some other way: This
is the awfullcst thing | ever heard.
He said, You're a coward. Your con.
science is hurting you. IL | had htr
and Il dog, I'd shoot her and leave the
dog That evening he came down
with her to the boiler room. and
showed her things. The next morn
ing. that was Monday. about II o'clock
he handed me his watch. Il box OF
car,r1lgcs and a roll of money, nnd
told me to hide them in Il tip box
so that if lie was arrested they would
not be found. The watch was gold
and he said there was $50 in money
there. put it in the attic, and wheI
l told him where had put it, HI
called ne a - fool and said that wa
the first place they'd look for it. IL
said to put it in a hollow tree In tn
woods. He said tnat the money wa
not all good, but that some Of it wa
green goods. He said there was goin
to be funeral there before the 1Ott
no matter how it happened. He says
| OF course she'll be brought here an
/ I'll be so sorry, and I'll have to sit u
all night with the corpse, and after til
! coroner has had his examination the