St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-20
THAT THIRD MAN.
Defense in the Hayward Case
Digs Him Up and Clothes
Him.
He WAS HEARD TO SPEAK.
A Workhouse Bird Named
Grindall Makes the Dis
cUVepy.
ROW BETWEEN ATTORNEYS
They Hurl Words and Look
Daggers, But No Blood
is Shed.

attorney Erwin lnldSlndllOH, anu
the third person spoken Of in the
Hayward trial, has left the wide do
main of the Tall Pines ideality and
taken unto himself form and sub
stance. In short, the third man"
has been seen, and what is more,
he has been heard to utter words.
The mythical gentleman who has
thus stepped from the realms of
imagination into metropolitan life
appeared properly attired. He did
come with mods and becks and
wreathed smiles,'' but he did come
with razor-toed shoes, and, singu-
larly enough, he made his appear
ance on the night of Catherine Gings
murder. He met that most unfor-
tunate of women on First avenue
north at 7:10 o'clock in the evening.
He seemed to possess some intuitive
knowledge of hre movements, for he
stood on the corner back of the West
hotel and waited. Presently she
man asked her if she had brought
something with her, she made ANN
audible reply, and the man ejacu-
lated, brutally, That's a hell of a
note"
But too much time should not be
taken up in speaking of the discov-
cry. The discoverer is entitled to
all praise for his acute observations.
Therefore, let it be said that George
A Grindall, who bears a Workhouse
brand and an unsavory reputation
generally, made the discovery. No
body else saw the third man. Mr..
Grindall did.
The testimony of the man Grindall
occupied nearly all of the forenoon
and portion of the afternoon. With
great particularly he told how he
was waiting to meet "his girl on
First avenue north, and Miss Cling
and the Goosman rig came around
the corner and stopped to, take in
the mysterious individual described
above.
The third man" stood on an op-
posite corner, and the witness had
plenty of time to study him, and
wonder what he was doing there.
He was a pretty tall man, had O.
beard, etc, but above all he had
razor-toed shoes of the tan variety.
Witness had twenty minutes in
which to make these observations,
but on croSs-eXamination his tWen-
ty-minuteS preparation did not seem
to be with him. In particular, he
was shaky as to the third mans
beard. The witness said the man
talked with Miss Cling for about ten
ninu es, and then got in tne buggy
and drove off with her.
The crowd was not long in dis
covering that County Attorney Nye
had grave doubts of the earthly
visitation of this third man." and
his examination of the witness
showed it plainly. He rather con-
ccrneG himself with the record of
the discOverer than with the i'm
portant observations he made on
the night of Dec. 3. In fact, as Mr..
Nye asked questions it leaked out
that the discoverer had spent two
terms in the workhouse, and had
been arrested for an offense against
the United States mails.
The examination of this witness
precipitated the first real good fight
among the attorneys since the trial
began. Erwin tried to question the
witness about the people who had
been threatening him if he testified
and so on, and Mr.. Nye objected
strenuously. Judge Smith sustained
Mr.. Nye throughout, and the in
sistence with which Mr.. Erwin put
the same question soon engaged
both attorneys and the court in
lively squabble.
After the court had turned the
Tall Pine down for the fourth or
fifth time, and he persisted in try
ing to get his questions in, Judge
Smith told him that he ought to
know that his questions were not
proper. This did not seem to
sweeten the attorneys temper any.
and when Mr.. Nye Clipped in with a
few more objections both men got
hopping mad.
Ii the court please, I hold it is
my right to bring these matters
out" said Erwin, very much in ear
nest.
"And the court says you cannot"
replied Judge Smith.
"Well, hold they are competent !"
answered the attorney.
And the court holds they are
not came the emphatic rejoinder.
Il want to show" persisted the at
torney, that they are manufacture
ing something to put in before this
jury"
Attorney Nye jumped to his feet
and said, in a voice quivering with
rage: "I'll show you who has been
manufacturing before get
through"
"Well, hunt it up said Erwin;
"hunt it all up"
The Tall Pine had risen and his
face was deathly pale.
II will hunt you to the end of the
earth" cried Nye, excitedly.
The court threatened to fine them
both if they did not desist, and,
after parting shot from Nye, the
belligerent gentlemen cooled off.
The defense produced other testi-
mony during the day which is re-
garded as important. Two ladies
testified to seeing Miss Cling in COM