The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-22
His Career as q Gambler and His
Money Dealings with Miss Gather
Inc Cling Related at Length.
ADRY's TESTIMONY DENIED
AND AN EFFORT MADE TO IMPEACH
CLAUS BLIxTs EVIDENCE.
His Whereabouts ON the Evening the
Dressmaker Was KilIed-Expla-
nations Not Believed.

contradictory. uncertain, garruIous, ramb-
ling and explanatory. These words explain
the aspect of Harry Hayward on the stand
this afternoon. He was defending himself
against the charge of numbering Catherine
Cling. In the morning when he was an
swering preliminary questions in regard to
his life, his gambling habits, etc., he was
concise, perfectly at ease, quick to answer,
and made an ideal witness. In the after
noon, when his attorneys began to lead him
into the details of the circumstances at
tending the tragedy, he went "up in the
air. as horseman would say, and made
a bad impression. In fact, Hayward made
such a poor job of telling his own story
that the court suggested that it would be
better to get on with the evidence and not
explain motives and beliefs so mucn.
In regard to the insanity theory regarding
Adry, If expert were to contrast the
two, so far as appearances on the stand
were concerned, Harry would be the suf-
ferer He was nervous and did not know
what to do with his hands At one time
they would be adjusting his collar. at an
other caressing his knees, at another help
ing himself to move about in his chair. At
times in his rambling evidence, his voice
would sink away until It was hardly audible
and once he had to be cautioned to speak
so that the jury could hear him. Hardly
person in that vast crowd hearing him be-
lieved what he said, judging by his manner
of telling the story.
AS a whole, from the testimony given by
the witness, Harry has not made any points
for himself and his appearance has told
against him. According to his story his
gambling deals at Chicago with Miss Cling
as a partner were in the early part of the
year, and finally. in ltSa4st. he refused to
for hat 1,f1S witness
tried to carry the impression to the jury
that he suspected that she was pursuing
her gambling with Others. but it was only
by nnuendo. Strange to say, the States
attorney made no objection, allowing him
to have all the rope he wanted His expia-
nations and opinions were all allowed to go
in without comment. Mr.. Nye liked them
They gave him latitude for cross-examina-
tion. One queer point was that while Harry
insisted that he never loaned Miss Cling
the $780, but only gave it to her to keep
for him until he demanded it, her notes TO
him refer to it as loan.
FEATURES OF THE EVIDENCE.
One feature was when he took the long
letter. written to Miss Cling by him, in
which he said he wanted her to let him
have the money. In the original appeared
some very light pencil marks. He tried to
explain that he did not know they We're
there when he wrote. and finally said it
did not make any difference any way, for
the meaning was the same whether the
pencil words were used or the ones in ink.
If he had made the marks he thought they
would have been in ink.
The most interesting part of his evidence
to the audience was when he came to that
part of the testimony which brought him
to the day of the murder. He was more
orto in at this
point He led up to it by describing the
scene of the signing of the 5000 note in the
Oneida Block, and aiter ne was an M ahIoasn ,sEil
mony of the elevator man ana OF bnNt.
He only impeached Blixt in saving tnat
if was not prearranged that Blixt should
come there at that time and his not telling
Blixt to say he saw many large bli!s Ihe
elevator man had sad IA larry A naa @ tue Q, n,iis
roll and Harry said they We're on the table
out of the envelope. and that Rlixt must
nansed a laugh by stating that he made a
sneciaity of 500 bills. He swore that the
Ozark at s:45 o'clock Then he told of do
ing an Incredible number OF things before
7:a2, the time he came out from supper and
rrant To his fiat In that time he washed in
his ha th ROOM changed his clothes through
out went to the basement, went up to see
had had his supper He, left the flats after
calling Miss ITsand ,;kt d. tai takln rst twice TUn
going into. the basement and fondling the
dog and washing his hands. Then he went
down Henpepin avenue short, distance.
Intending to go to the rooms of Miss Cling
in the Syndicate Block, retraced his steps
and went to the corner of Hennepn and
Laurel avenues and there he looked at
his watch and it was thirteen minutes of
eight He stated that he went up to
Laurel avenue intending TO call on a young
LADY, and then remembered that he had
an engagement with Miss Bartelson. He
looked at his watch to see Ii he had time
to 60 there and thought he would take
her to the theater. He followed this up
by recounting his trip to Mr. Bartelsons
residence and giving the. time as Mr.. Bar
telson had sworn to 1t. He was quite
sure that he was in the theater before the
curtain went up.
In speaking Of the testimony of Edward
Murphy who swore that Harry bowed
very low to him, he said that he did not
bow to Mr.. Murphy, but to a gentleman
behind him. He thought Mr.. Murphy be-
meath his notice as he was man who
hangs about the entrance to pose for peo-
ple In regard to the bottle of whisky
he stated that he often bought the liquor
for Miss Cling and he purchased that bottle
Saturday and carried 1t around in his pocket
all day, taking it to his bath room He
thought that If the attorneys would look
there they would find 1t on shelf. The
prisoners evidence was hardly begun when
the court adjourned. and it will be con-
tinued Monday. adjournment having been
taken to that time.