The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1895-11-30
HARRY C0NFESSES
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT Is MADE BY
DETECTIVE QUINLAN.
{ 10 Said That Quinlan Has Secured
Hayward'n Confession by Piece
Publish 1t After the Hanging
Information That Would Prevent
the Governor Committing the

Hayward has confessed! That is
the startling announcement made by
Mike Quinlan. and TIE belief is shared
by others. Not that Harry admits sat
he is guilty of anything for which he
should hang. for his conscience cannot
conceive of there being any crime in
urging some man to murder Il person.
II that man is villain enough to do so.
The facts in the case are these:
Some time ago. when there was dam
ger of a grand Jury Investigation into
the escape attempt. Quinlan prepared
ell to Use before the grand jury. in the
his share in the proceedings since
and several others saw the statement.
and when it became rumored that
Hayward had confessed. they Mt once
asserted that the statement in Nues-
tion sai1 nothing Of a confession. but
merely gave Quinlan's connection with
Hayward and his commission to Sc
cure the little tin box containing the
81 bills and watch.
However. these people were evident
ly mislcd. True. that was the only
statement that Quinlan possessed in
written form. hut it was not all lie had
up his sleeve. He IN said to have
stated since that he had something
far more valuable in his head. which
was II full confession of the acts COM
mitted bv Hayward. with Miss Cling
as the sufferer. 1t was claimed that
The CDnfenxiOn
had been secured piecemeal from Hay
I~. L. Il n.
and was prepared to make capital
thereby. lie was not long looking for
n partner to 80 in with him. and after
careful investigation lie is said to have
secured County Commissioner Ed Con-
roy. who. 1t il said. agreed to make
what there was out of it with Quinlan
The object of these gentlemen. 1t is
claimed. is to have the story written
up from notes by Quinlan. and after
Hayward has eXpiatcd his crime. pub
lish the whole as Il pamphlet, which
will he copyrighted and placed OH sale
in this city and elsewhere. They hV;t
been very quiet about the matter, and
Mr.. Quinlan has talked hut little. hut
nevertheless the outline Of this confess
sion has come to the knowledge of
many people, and is being whispered
about so that it is becoming pretty
generally known in the court house
and city hall.
Running from these portions of the
life history of the prisoner. the con-
fession Mr.. Ouinlan claims to have Is
said to contain the admissions of Hay
ward that he used Miss Ging's money.
telling how much. approximately. and
how he gambled for her; but not. as he
said on the stand. at her request. hut
by his scheming. 1t tells Of the "Trip
to Chicago, when he lost so much Of
her money. but says nothing Of the
talk with Goodsell. and the producing
of the money before him in the hotel.
The life insurance affair is said to he
admitted. and also the writing Of the
two letters, one Of which he had his
victim copy and send to him. arming
him fol a defense.
In the document there are many
con tradictions of the case as theorizcd
upon by the state. it is said, and espe-
cially where it connects the case with
Rlixt. According to the confession
BliXt was paid considerable amount
of money ut different times. all Of the
amounts to be ultimately taken OUT OF
the $1,000 promised for the killing, In
this connection, also, tho confession
will claim that there was not nearly
as much urging as Blixt pretended
there was to induce him to commit the
deed. In fact. while 1t admits much.
and even goes SO far as to say That
Hayward was in rage several times
at the stublornness of his subject, the
confession will assert that he never
threatened to kill BliXt's wife II he
didn't do as asked.
Xierce Heard Part of It,
Mike Kierce, who. 1t will he re-
membered. was we'll in with all par
ties when he was apparently plotting
the notorious escape stated this morn
ing:
'Y0u can bet that the confession is
all right. I know something of what
1t was. and you know told you sh;nc
time ago that all had not been told.
and that the great sensation of all was
to come out yet. He confessed much
more to Quinlan than lie did to nic.
but he confessed enough to me to
make him surely "a criminal. as
charged. Why, If any one would 60
to the governor with any stories to get
that man off. could go before him
and convince him that Hayward is the
blackest villain and murderer unIiung
OF course he confessed, and 1t is all
true"