The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-02-22
GREATLY AIDED THE STATE.
SWore He Saw Harry With
Miss Cling on the Night
of the Murder.
MUCH UNIMPORTANT EVIDENCE
Witnesses Examined at Length
in an Attempt to lmpeaCh
Claus Blixt.

MINNEAPOLIS, rep. lon. II. WI.
son, horse dealer in this city, created
a profound sensation in the Hayward
murder trial by swearing that he saw
Harry Hayward in the Goosman buggy
with Catherine Cling at 7:20 o'clock on
the night of Dec. 3. He was driving
home and met the Goosman rig as he
turned on the boulevard at the corner of
| Lyndale avenue.
This extraordinary and unexpected
evidence has completely upset the cal
culations of the theory builders and
throws into the shade all of the SEN
sational developments which have
preceded it. Mr.. Wilson swore pos
itively that the buggy was occu-
pied by man and woman. He
Instantly Recognized the Woman
as Miss Cling, whom he knew well, hav-
ing had business dealings with her dur
ing the past three years. The man by
her side he did not know, but recog-
nized him at police headquarters the
next day as Harry Hayward.
| The witness said he left his barn at
7:10 and arrived at Lyndale avenue,
where he met the rig, at about 7:2O. By
the light of the moon he saw man
with light moustache, brown hat
and a black or brown overcoat. That
man he afterwards recognized as Harry
Hayward.
An ominous silence followed this
! thunderbolt Both sides seemed dazed
by it. Mr.. Nye asked only few ques-
lions. Mr.. Erwin asked number with
some petulance, but the damning evil
dence was not shaken.
Morning Session wearisome.
At the opening of the morning
session the defense resumed its efforts
to impeach the testimony of Claus
Blixt, the particular line of attack
being against the story Blixt told on
the stand of having gone to see some
acquaintance in South Minneapolis i'm
mediately after the commission Of the
crime. The evidence of Ole Thorson,
his wife, and Mary Larson established
at least doubt that Blixt visited the
house on Twelfth avenue south, which
he claimed to have visited that night.
There was a wearisome lot of Jug
Cling with the statements made by
Blixt in minor particulars. For in
stance, he had said originally that Hay
ward whistled to him to stop that even
ing when he had proceeded at Hay
ward S request to the Kenwood boule-
ward. On the stand Blixt could not re-
call whether the accused whistled or
not. He thought Hayward coughed
suggestively, and that, having attracted
Blixt's attention, he called him over to
the buggy with motion of the head
Regarding Blixt's Statements.
George F. Hitchcock. the court re-
porter who had taken down BliXt's first
and second statements, was on the
stand to read certain portions which
Erwin claimed differed from his testi-
mony given before the jury. Mr.. Hitch
cock would have been all the afternoon
testifying had it not been stipulated
that he might furnish the court with
copies of Blixt's statement, and that the
court might cross out all the portions as
to other crimes which had been ex-
cluded before they were read to the
jury. This saved some time
Then came Mrs. Naegle's story. She
was at home in her house, situated be-
yond where the body was found, and
| had heard one sharp shot followed by a
mufied one, at about 1850 o'clock the
night of Dec. 3. She thought the
sounds came from toward the lake,
nearer town than her house. Her
brother, Mr.. Erhart, had come home
} about a half hour later, she did not re-
member the shots particularly than, as
} her brother had said it was a runaway
accident. She admitted that there was
considerable shooting about the lake al
various times.
J Attorney Bartleson Testifies.
Charles Bartleson, attorney-at-law.
stated that Harry Hayward came to the
house, situated at Twelfth and Chest
nut avenues, at about five minutes be
} fore 8 o'clock. He had asked his daugh
ter, Mabel Bartleson, to go to the
theater, and she was ready to go il
about four minutes. They went away
| and returned at about 1916 o'clock. HI
had been interviewed by Harry as to thu
proper way to have assignments of in
!, surance made out and had given some
advice. His daughter was at Detroit
Mich, at the present time.
. Edward Angel, attorney, had beer
4 consulted in regard to life insurance
; and had prepared papers for Harry t.
have signed when the deal was mad
and loan perfected This was proved t.
show that Harry was
= Open in His Transactions.
: It did not transpire during the evidenc
@ that Harry's conference with his attor
: ney could not have been made public O
: been used against him, as the rules o
d court would not permit it, consequent,
all talks with attorneys were secret