The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-02-21
Bad For Harry.

this morning.
BAD For Harry.
Minneapolis, Feb. 15.-The state In
winding up its case of murder against
Harry Hayward, delivered a body
blow which staggered the defense. The
first witness introduced this morning
was none other than Peter Vallalic,
the hackman OF whom Harry Hay.
ward had spoken to Adry as being
willing TO assist ii the proposed crime.
Vallalie's testimony was most damaS-
Ing to the defense, rs 1t c~OrTObOrated
in a striking way one portion Of Adry
Hayward'S remarkable atOry, and thus
rendered thoroughly untcHable the de-
fense's pet theory us to Adry's sanity.
Vallalie testified that Harry Hayward
had approached him with questions as
to whether he had ever dome any
thing and if so, whether his con-
science had bothered him. Hayward
had later asked Eallalie whether ne
would drive n hack into Lake Calhoun
and let the occupant drown, for a sum
Minneapolis, Feb. let was the de-
fense's turn in the Hayward murder
trial, and there was eager curiosity on
every side to learn what tack Mr..
Erwin and his assistants had elected
to pursue. To the layman, now that
the state has rested, all looks equally
dark and forbidding, but the defend
ant himself had no suCh thought. His
demcanOr upon entering the court
room this morning was positively jul
bilant, and he looked the picture Of
confidence. He nodded to some lady
friends in the front row., and then,
espying his mother, went up TO her
and said: Good morning, little moth
err" and kissed her upturned lips.
When John Day Smith arose to adj
dress the jury in his deliberate and
emphatic fashion, Harry faced square
ly around 10 the jury and scanned
their faces as the words fell from the
lips Of his counsel. Before the court
opened he found time to tell the re-
porters that the report in a morning
paper to the egect that he had re-
marked, "They are going to hang me-"
was absolutely and unqualifiedly false,
n that he had never given u~tterance
to any such statement.
Minneapolis, Feb. I'm. d. Wilson
gave Damaging evidence against Har-
ry Hay ward. Mr.. Wilson said he
lived at 1904 KenwOod boulevard.
lie was a horse dealer and was at his
barn Dec. 3 last at 30S Twelfth street
south. He knew Mr.. Goosman and
had seen Mr.. Sweetser a week ago last
Sunday. Mr.. Sweetser had tried to
find out what Wilson had seen that
night, but the latter refused to tell
him. He had left his barn at 7:1O and
had zone directly home that night. lie
had seen the Cling rig at the corner of
KenwoOd boulevard. They came off
Iyndalc avenue north and turned onto
the boulevard and came upon his rig
face to face. He was in the middle of
Kenwood boulevard and just crossing
Lyndale n the rig turned right in
aside Of the witness Inc drove with
him about two blocks. He then drove
home.
"How many were there in the rig?"
asked Nye.
'"rwo," said Wilson, "a man and a
""Did you know themr'
81 knew the woman"
"Who was 1T"
Miss Cling"
"Did you know the gentiemanr'
asked Nye. Despite Erwin's objec-
lions, the witness was obliged to an
swer.
TO the best OF my belief 1t was the
gentleman sitting behind MIR. Erwin
tHarry Hayward.) l picked him out
the next morning"
THAT'S ALL" said Nye.
What time was itT' asked Erwin.
ut might have been 100"
Are you sure that's the mann
well, / saw him as plain as I see
you now. The moon was shining full
In my face"
Did you see Bllxt there?'
"No. sir"
Gap OF Clever Minutes.
The next most II teresting matter de-
velOped was the testimony Of G.. J.
Bartleson. ut whose house Harry Hay
ward was a frequent visitor. The
testimony Of his witness is essentially
important to the alibi claims Of the de
Tense, but in itself 1t does not cstab-
lish an alibi. Mr.. Bartelson testifes
positively that Harry Hayward ar
rived at his house between 3 and 8
minutes to 8 on the night Of the muir
der. The accused bore no evidence Of
having encountered nm exciting eN-
perience, and, willie waiting for Miss
Mabel Rartelson to 60 to the theater,
conversed with Mr.. and Mrs. Bartel-
son In a perfectly natural manner.
This was the effect of the Bartelson
testimony. 1t leaves Hayward eleven
minutes to account for between the
Tune he left Adry's room and his ar
rival Mt the Bartelson residence. In