The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-02-09

story he pushed his feet over the little
platform where he was sitting, leaned
his body forward, and gave a lurch,
illustrating how the boey fell.
+. From that he told how he had driven
on Lake street to a point about three
blocks. beyond Hennepin. and there left
the buggy, walking up the Hastings &
Dakota track. He told of his going out
to Bloom ngton avenue to collect a
loan, then to Washington avenue,
where he shook dice in saloon and
had two glasses Of beer, then home to
the Ozark, where he took the cartridges
from the revolver ia Harryss bath room
and p aced in others, burning the for
mer ones in the furnace Then he went
to bed, where Harry saw him later.
The testimony was minute in the
smallest details. even to telling little
conversations not material. He related
how he had soldered gold watch in a
tin can for Harry, and hid it in an old
white lead keg in the attic, from where
Harry removed it, According to his
story, Harry had told him that he had
caused Miss Cling to go riding, to fire.
quent places with other men, among
other places St. Paul. so that suspicion
might be thrown from INN. All IN all,
it was seemingly a story impossible for
the man like Elixt to conceive unless it
actually occurred.
When the revolver was produced there
was another dramatic scene in which
Mr.. Erwin figured No one could ex-
tract the chambers from the. revolver.
Harry took it. Mr.. Erwin holding it in
his hand at the same time, and instinc-
lively there was a movement Of nerv-
BUSINESS in the audience. A deputy
stood close to him, ever watchful. The
cartridges fell out on the floor, and
Harry cot his finger on the weapon.
Blixt was revelation. He had made
a good witness in the morning, but it
was in the afternoon, at the battle of
cross-questioning that he shone out,
separate and distinct from the ordinary
run of witnesses, even throwing in the
shade the expert witnesses for the
state. When he took the stand in the
morning, there had been some little
fear as to. how he would bear the or
deal. He was surprise. When he
took the stand in the afternoon the
room was a. mass, perfect sea of faces,
and all, every one Of them, were focused
upon that gray looking visage on the
raised seat near the judge, his head
outlined against the thick white frost
on the window pane back of him, 1t
would not have been wonderful if he
had uuailed under the ordeal, but he
did not.
There was considerable anxiety to
see how Blixt would stand the cross
examination after the state had turned
him over to the defense. For four
hours the 9Th, he stood the fire of Mr..
Erwin's scathing, minute and exhaust
i've cross examination, and when it was
all over the horrible confession told by
the ignorant man remained intact and
unimpaired, a very Gibraltar of testi-
mony. Strengthening himself from
time to time by an assertion of his sin
certify and an appeal to God to witness
his veracity, he went over the story.
piece by piece, episode by episode, and
hardly diverted-by hairs breadth
from his original examination. There
were, to be sure, differences between
his stories related on the witness stand
aud the final confession. These diff
ferences were unimportant, and were
attributed by the witness to his demon
allied state following the murder.
Every difference was dwelt upon and
magnifed by Mr.. Erwin.
Erwin's cross examination was of the
subtlest kind, and we'll designed to en-
trap any man who was not telling the
whole truth. At times the great law
yer was fierce, even to the point of
intimidation, and again he was as mild
aud gentle as though Blixt had been
his own witness. But neither kindness
nor fierceness made any impression on
stolid man, inexpressibly saddened by
repentance for his crime, and doing his
best to tell the truth. He has proved
wonderful witness and Mr.. Erwin him
self admitted it yesterday,
Late in the afternoon Blixt was
attacked with severe headache and
was excused for the day. Mrs Blixt
was placed on the stand, her story was
devoid of sensation. It corroborated
that of her husband as regards his act
ions before and after the deed.
Fun With Peanuts.
A peanut hunt is lots Of fun for an
evening party. The hostess hides pea
nuts in all sorts of queer places about
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