St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-09
HAYWARD TO TESTIFY

ever did.
@. Did you know of any business
transactions between them? A. NO,
SIT.
Q. Which you had anything to do
with? A. had one last summer.
sent check to Harry from Mlnneapo-
| lis TO Chicago.
Q. A check or draft? A. 1t was a
check; sent tue draft.
Q. Explain that please? A. Harry
gave me check.
Objected TO as immaterlal.
Oyerruled. Exception.
(rhe witness cOntinueS.) Harry gave
me a check with Miss Ging's name onl It,.
and told NE to cash it at the bank and
send him draft to Chicago. where he
was.
Q. How large check or draft. a..
$50.
Q. What did you do with the draft?
A. | did Just as he told me.
O. What bank did you 90 to. A. l
went TO The First National bank and got
il cashed. and then took it to another
bank and got the draft and sent 1t TO
Chicago.
Q. Did he give any reason why you
could not send that draft or check
that was the check you say? A. That
was check.
Q. Now, about what time was that?
a. 1t was in July or August.
@. Did he give you any memnran.
dunn az the time. Harry? A. de made
out the address; yes. sir.
O. What on? \. a card, something
of the sort.
Witness was asked to produce the
card. hut had mislald it. On cross
examination ne said he was not related
to BliXt. and explained his duties to MI.
Smith. He admitted that Harry had
told him to stop the elevator on the first
floor and not 90 to the basement when
BlXt was there Witness also said that
previously be had been in the habit or
going into the basement and playing
checkers
Redirect examination by Mr.. Nye:
Q. Was there any difficulty about
this draft or check after you sent II?
Did YOU receive any telegram or further
notification from Harry? a. Yes, sir.
| made q mistake and he telegraphed
back. | tried to cash the check at an
other bank instead OF the First Ma
tional, instead of getting the draft at
another bank after L got the money,
thought l had TO 20 and cash the check
at some other bank. L could not do that.
l notified him by letter. He sent back
telegram telling me just what to do.
@. How did you send II. by mail? A.
I es, put the draft in letter.
Q. DO you remember the address
that you sent it 10? a. Harry L. Hay
ward. care Palmer House, Chicago.
Bartender Mccormick.
Frank Mccormick, bartender al
LalIY;S saloon. sos NicOllet avenue, was
the next witness. He was examined by
Mr.. Nye.
Q. Were you on duty in the morning
ana forenoon of Dec. 8? A. Yes. sir.
Q. Do you know Harry Hayward by
sight, this defendant? A Yes. sir.
Q. Did you see him III the saloon in
the forenoon OF any time during the
day, Dec. 8? A. Yes. lie bought half
a pint of whisky.
Q. Do you remember who else was in
the saloon? A One was Booth and an
other fellow named Hanse, and the
porter Hanse is with the Travis Blank
Book Manufacturing company.
q. Did you see Harry when he came
in? A Yes, sir.
q. Did he come in alone? a. There
was gentleman with him. l don't
know this gentleman; did not know
him.
Q. Have you ever seen him since. A.
No, sir; / never did; would not know
him ii | seen him.
On INSTRUMENTATION great many
questions were asked Mccormick as to
the kind of Whiskey he sold Hayward;
whether it was drugged or not. and
VINO the men were III the saloon at the
fiTua fha yVaC m
The entire matter was disposed of
before The day was over by Attorney
Erwin informing the court mat the
whisky episode would be admitted
and there need be no further talk
about it.
Before this admission was made. w.
NJ. Booth. bOOkkeeper for the Old Pitts
burg Coal company, VINO was in The
saloon at the time Hayward purchased
the whisky, testified TO seeing the de-
PENDANT OH the day in question. his teStI-
mony being c0rrOboratIYe OF Meteor
mick's.
Hayward VIII Testify
There was one more witness whose
memory was clear as to I. Laily's sale
of fire water 10 Hayward on Dec 3. He
is c.. E. Hance. But Mr.. Hance'S teSti-
mOny was not necessary, as it was at
this point that Mr.. Erwin acknowledged
the corn in the following words:
MIR. ErWln-Let me say TO you. Mr..
Hail, unless you desire to bring out
some circumstances in relation TO this
matter. Mr. Hayward will be on the
stand and he will admit lie bought
whisky, and half pint of if, between
10 and II o'clock, and no time need be
taken Oh that question. unless there is
some circumstance you desire to bring
out i'll regard to the buying of it.
The Court-Chtn the fact of his pur-
chasing the liquor will not be contra
dicted?
Mr.. Erwin-No. sir; Mr.. Hayward
Will testify to 1t.
Thomas E. Kennedy, the fiagman at
the crossing at Lyndale avenue, with
whom BliXt talked to OH the night after
the murder, was called and sworn. He
told of BliXt'S visit TO him on the night in
question, and gave the time as between
) ami o'clock. he corroborated BIixt'S
testimony as to the conversation that
passed between them.
On croSS-eXamination he was asked ii
BIiXt did not come back the next even
ing. Witness could not be positive, but
thought he did. A mali had called in
the night of the 18th OF December, but
he would not be positive it was Blixt.
He was asked a good many leading
questions on this point by the attorneys
or both sides. but he would not commit
himself He was asked TO detail the
particulars in regard to the second
mans visit. | was reading paper al
the time. and there was man came VI
to the door and stepped in. and L took
off my spectacles and looked at the man
as he came i'll and thought to myself
there is the same man that came to the
dool last night. He didn't say any
thing; he stepped to my left hand side,
| faced the north, and he stepped up be
tween me. in front of the stove between
me and the window on the left hand
side of me, and as he didn't
say anything remarked
mad just read there was a muir.
der. He kind of made a start and said
"Ha," something like that. and he
didn't say anything else. And l said
THAT was horrible way of numbering
a woman" something like that. AND
he says. WAS it young woman?" AnO
said, The papers state she was TWEEN
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