The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-11
Hayward Was Hung This
Morning.
Catherine Ging'S Murderer
Paid the Penalty.
Lived a Few Moments After His
Neck Was Broken.

early TINS morning lOf tne muruer OF
Catharine Cling. A morbid crowd as.
sembled in the vicinity Of the Jail, but
there was nothing 10 sec except the gray
walls.
Hayward's swell dinner, the "last sup
per- as he profanely expressed IT, was
served according to his desire, shortly af.
ter 10 o'clock last night, and he partook OF
IL with apparent relish.
During the evening Hayward held n
lengthy conversation with his attendants,
AMI laughed and joked on tho subject OF
his approaching execution.
Ii being his last night, he was allowed
quite privilege and was continually sur
rounded by friends. He was gay and
jovial all the time. He passed cigars
around freely and talked about his great
meal. The toast he proposed at his dinner
was: "Here's e. the girl who loves me,
and to the girls whomI love-"
On tho evening of Dec 3, 1894, a little
after s O'clock, the dead body Of Miss
Catherine Cling. a well-known dressmaker
of this city, was found lying by the side
of the lonely road that skirts Lake Cal.
houn, one of the favored summer drives,
but less used in December. An hour be.
fore, she had taken from the Goodman
stables buggy and what has now become
famous as the "buckskin" horse, and had
driven away, unaccompanicd.
Soon after 3 o'clock her dead body was
found, and at about the same time the
horse came trotting into the stable alono
and with no indications of having run
away At first il had been thought that
there had been fatal runaway. The bat
tered condition of the head seemed to
point that way, but the coroner soon
found bullet wound in the back of tho
head and il became a question Of murder
or suicide.
Harry Haywards first appearance in the
matter was at midnight on the night of
the murder. when he came to police head.
quarters and expressed his belief that tho
woman had been murdered, explaining
that he believed that 10 was the scheme OF
some unknown person TO do" him out OF
several thousands of insurance money
from policies Miss Cling had assigned to
him as security for loans.
Owing TO his close friendship for the
woman, Harry was closeted with the Off.
GERS, under the direction of Mayor Eustis,
for 13 hours, and during that time was
subjected to a terrible inquisiton, without
food or rest. After 90 hours in custody he
was released, the officers being unable TO
get anything from him that would seem
10 connect him in any way with the
crime.
The second day after the murder came
the unexpected event which led To the So
luton OF the mystery. One of the best
and most favorably known citizens OF
Minneapolis is Elder l.. NJ. Stewart, %
wealthy man of long residence in the city.
He had been an attorney, and was for
many years the adviser OF all members Of
the Hayward family.
Had Threatened Murder.
From him came letter addressed TO
the county attorney and written only
after long pondering over the relations OF
client and lawyer. He stated that three
days before the murder he had a call from
Adry A. Hayward, an older brother of
Harry, who told him that Harry and
Claus Blixt, engineer of the Ozark, were
about TO murder Miss Cling. The elder
knev-th -Harry-often- talked in-w WAYS
he had no thought of acting, aud told
Adty he was being fooled.
The funeral came the next day and in
the afternoon Harry Hayward was ar
rested Six hours later Adry was also be-
hind the bars, and the next day Blixt,
with his wife, were also arrested. Mrs.
Blixt, however. was soon Mt liberty.
On Sunday, Dec 8. Blixt made con-
fession, in which he stated that the murder
had been committed by Harry, and that
he had simply disposed of the body for
him. This was clearly false, and he finally
confessed that, inspired by Harry Hay
ward, and for fear that Hayward would
kill Mrs. Blixt THAT threat being held over
him), he had committed the murder.
Blixt pleaded guilty and was sent To state
prison for life for his share In the crime.
The trial Of Harry Hayward was
notable event in criminal Jurisprudence,
full of sensational incidents, and lasted
nearly seven weeks from Jan. 81.
Governor Clough set the execution for
June q, but the filing OF the appeal TO the
supreme court necesSitated postpone
ment. Nov. 90 the supreme court an
nounced its decision, affirming tho de-
cision OF the lower court. Executive
clemoncy was refused and the governor
fixed the day OF the execution for Wcdnes-
day, Dec. IL, between midnight and
dawn"
Hayward was hanged al 2:05 a. m. lie
made a statement of five minutes dura-
tion and while not making a confession.
said he hoped God would forgive him for
all the harm he had ever done.
Prior 10 the execution, the condemned
man maintained the nerve which has
made him famons. He took his last sup
per shortly after O'Clock and was sur
rounded by the deputies and the death
watch. Just before the death warrant
was read. Hayward 4 +rned+ +te his bFetAeEr
DR.. Thaddeus Hayward, and said "You
know am n firm believer in spiritual
ism. III get safely on the other side,
will send you message"
At 2 O'Clock, Hayward listened TO the