Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1895-02-20
THE GING MURDER.
Adry Hayward Tells the Story of
the Crime.
One of the Most Remarkable Scenes in the
History of Criminal Courts-The
Defense Declares Adry
Is Insane.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1s.-Adry Hay.
ward, brother of the accused, was
placed on the witness stand yesterday.
He had barely begun his testimony
when Mr.. Erwin arose and said:
MAY it please the court, | want to
enter an objection to the testimony Of
this witness in that he is not competent
to testify to anything in relation to
this homicide against Harry Hayward
upon the ground that he labors under
delusion, and is, in fact, insane upon
the subject.
The Court; well. don't see that he
is any more insane at the present time
than many of the attorneys" daughter.
Mr.. Erwin: IF your honor please,
the law requires me to make an objec-
ton upon any proposition of which
expect to avail myself, and wish to
take an exception to the courts ruling
at his time, and also to the courts re-
marks before the jury"
The Court: Very well, an exception
will be noted" Adry testified as follows:
Zone day about the middle OF last
September Harry came to me and asked
if l wanted to make some good money.
told him was always ready to make
good money and asked him what his
plan was. He said it was nothing more
nor less than to kill n woman for So. 600.
I told him was not in the business OF
killing people, and women especially,
and that if l was I would not do it for
such paltry amount as $4,000. Harry
assured me that it would be the easiest
thing in the world to do, without dam
ger or suspicion" &
ION Friday morning he came to me
between 10 and IL o'clock and said that
Blixt had asked him if it wasn't pretty
near time to sacrifice the dressmaller.
II said: Harry, you are not going to
kill the girl, are you?
''He said: yes, she's got to be the
8 victim this time.' seH s
81 talked to him about the horrible
aspect of his intention, told HIM that he
must not do it, that 1T was terrible to
think of. 81
s.He replied that she had lived long
enough, and then told him that if he
did not drop the idea / would report
him, and that just as surely as he killed
the girl he would hang for it
AS Adry uttered in a terse, deliberate
tone these last words, q momentary
hush fell upon the spectators and at
torneys and all eyes were focused upon
Harry. The man of ice had weakened
there was not doubt of it. As the
ominous words from his own brother
fell upon lis ears, a deathly pallor for
a moment overspread his features. He
bit his lower lip convglsively and his
bosom heaved twice with two long,
deep breaths. The iron had struck
home, and for an instant Harry Hay
ward, who had hitherto not manifested
a sign either OF excitement, fear, or an
ger, revealed to the gaze of the crowd
something of the awful emotions which
must be fighting for egress within his
heart. Only for an instant. however.
He was soon himself again.
Adry then told of having seen him
make out four notes upon his fathers
desk short time afterwards. but when
the notes were shown to him could not
swear that they were the ones, al
though he acknowledged that the print
ed forms were those used in the Hay.
wards Office.
Fifteen or twenty minutes to on
Dec. 3, Harry came to my fat and asked
for SIS, which gave to him, and he told
me had better go to the theater. /
asked him why. He said something
was liable to happen; that it must be
done; that he had no time; was in
hurry. He threw his hands about in an
excited manner and said Go away.
don't bother me; don't be fool, but GO
. HE asked me then to go to his fat at
0 and see if the revolver was under his
pillow. I said l wouldn't. Then he
wanted me to pull his curtain up in case
any excitement occurred around Thir-
teenth and Hennepin. said couldn't
do it. Then l went to my father-in-
laws, getting there at $40 and went
home late. At $3.50 Harry came in and
said: Don't you know what's happened?
Miss Ging's dead. She has been MUIR
by Lake Harriet, stone dead l was
urged by Harry to go into his fat. He
said that he was tired. / went, and sat
down. After 81 while Harry went to
his trunk and took out his Colts re-
volver and cleaned it, remarking, just
like finding money said | had to go,
covered him up with a coat and tried to
get paper for, him. In the morning
Harry went upstairs and got paper to
read"
The state Rests.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 14.-The state has
made it's case against Harry Hayward.
The testimony yesterday was all of a
zorro borative character introduced to
substantial the testimony of previous