Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-02-06
TBLEGRAPHIC.
BLIXT'S TESTIMONY
10 Tho Trial Of Harry Hayward for Tho
Murder Of Hiss Cling.
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY.
severe Cross.Examinalion Fails TO
Shake the Original story
OF the Miiutsg

MrNNEAPoLis, Feb. 5.-In the trial
Of Harry Hayward for the murder Of
Miss Cling, BllKt told how The accused
wanted him 10 W somewhere aud get
hitohed horse. lie said no would
drive out somewhere with Miss Cling,
would drop some money out Of this
buggy and get her to 70 alter 1t. Then
no would strike her on the head with
the ~ rail and leave her there AMI
start the horse - running away. He
WaLt3d mo to make a lilt u oil the
things he had In his pocket when he
wont 90 that he should not lose any.
thing while away that would turn up
against him % evidence. This was
Saturday night before. Next morning
he came down and asked mt II 1 ever
heard Of people getting killed In eloyt-
tors. He said no would get In the
elevator with her anu strike her on the
head aud then put her on the door "
that when the elevator itirtgd Il would
cut Oh her head"
Al this there was low murmur Of
horror that ran through ihe assemblage,
NHluh was NhNNNNh " hho atpuAg't
gavel.
al said ! would not do that" went
on Blixt. "Haywatd said that every
time Miss Cling came into his room
AMI put her arms around his neck he
wanted 10 stick knife Into neT," anu
BliKt, with an expressive gesture,
showeu how Harry wanted 10 stab the
woman.
"l saiu TO him, Harry, oAnuet you
make money some other way2 This Is
tle awiullest thing l ever huAft.' HI
taid, YOU'RE n coward, You're con-
science Ia hurting. IL hal her aud "a
dog I'D shoot her aud leave the dog
That evening he came down with her
10 this boiler room aud showed hof
thlngs. The next morning, that was
Monday, about III O'Clock, hu handed
nue. his watch, n box Of cartridges and "A
roll OF money, and told me 10 hide
them Ia tin box No that thoy would
not be found. The watch was gold
and he said there was $50 In money
there. put It In the attic ami when /
told him where l had placed II he
called me - fool and said that
was the bret place thty'd look for H.
Hn said 10 put II In a hollow tree In
tue woods. lie said the money was
not all good, but that some OF " was
green goods. Ho said there was going
10 bea funeral there before tbs l0In, no
matter how II happened. lie said 'Oi
couIso she'll be brought here anu III
be sorry and l'll have to ait up all
night with tho corpse and after the
coroner has had his examination, then
l'ii 20 East with the body lie said
81 q I.as 40 l. -
plpne In tho East. He would get
$4,000 out Of tnis and lac would have
10 make S5,OOOin some other way.
"LAto that evening he came Ia with
n pint Of whisky. HB said; 'Blixt,
here's some whisky 1 said did NOT
want lany. YOU'RE a d. foOl,' he
said, this ain't common whisky
Then took II aud drank haf VI II.
Then lac said, '5he's got ~ die tonight
and you've got ~ help me- I said,
Harry, alnt you got any other way
10 make money than 10 Kill that
poor little gitl2' lie said 'ipa
uolhing TO Mn people. I've killed
two otner people, He tAid one
was a Chiuaman, but no did
not say who the other was. lilo said
ho had wounded n third. / said |
AAAAA ANk ANA AAAAA w ~ AAN AaAA "a
got TO OF he would kill me. did not
pay any attention 10 that anu then he
said he'd Kill my vile. / told him,
Whatever you do, don't hurt my wife.
You can do what you like with me,
but don't touch my wife,"
At the recollection Of this the Wit
ness broke down utterly anu sobbel
like child. At last, resuming HE
narrative, Blixt said:
"Finally said to him that 1 would
do NJ he liked, but ho must not hurt
my wife. lie wanted INC 10 sign 10.
coipt for n revolver, but l would not.
He gave ms six long oarlrldgos ana
Dix short ones TO put In II and after II
was all done was to change the cart.
ridges. Then he told me 10 20 out
Hennepin avenue 10 kenw0Ud aud
walt Tor him. When he came
l saw him coming and fol-