St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19

win, did BliXt at the time you took
his statement use these words: About
two weeks before the murder Adry and
I put up the job to kill Miss Cling for
her money, and agreed to throw the
blame on Harry, and then Adry told
him to go out there and be sure to
take the iron along. Adry went along
out to see the buggy with me- After
that did he say, when his attorney
stopped him, But you told me to tell
the truth?'
Most Of it's right" said the wit
ness; Il can't swear that he said Adry
went out with him in a buggy
Now, how did Odell take the state
ment?"
He took just what he wanted to-
Whenever Blixt said anything about
Adry he got mad and made me take it
OUT
Well" continued Miss Wachter,
whose tongue flew like the shuttle in
a sewing machine, after I read all
the accounts 1 said to Mr.. Odell one
day, What an awful liar Blixt is He
told me to shut up. My conscience
hurt me, and [ went to Mr.. McMahon
and asked him what to do. He said he
thought I ought to go to the attorneys
for the defense and tell them. He
asked me if l was willing to have him
tell the attorneys, and I said yes So
he told them, and 1 made my state
ment to him."
Now, did you have any talk with
any of the other attorneys"
YES; Mr. Hall came to my sisters at
the Langham Saturday night about
midnight He knocked at the door
three times. My sister got mad and
asked him who he was, and he said
imitating a pompous tone) L am Mr..
Hall, attorney for the state My sis
ter said he couldn't see me, and [ met
him again the next day. 1 went into
the parlor with him. He said lots of
nice things to me, and soft-soaped me;
oh! how ne talked. I saw what he
wanted at once, but 1 didn't propose
to say anything to him. Then he told
me he wanted me to answer just one
question. He wouldn't have anything
to do with Odell! Not he! but l could
trust him; he was intimate with Nye.
Then [ asked him what he wanted me
to say, and he asked me if Adry or
Harry went out with Blixt in the buggy.
I told him l couldn't say, and l
couldn't. 1 didn't know. How could
I7''
''He wanted me to tell him what [
was going to testify to and wouldn't
tell him. Then he talked to me and
threatened me. My! I wish I could
tell all he did say to me! He said 1
| for no one would employ me. / knew
better than that, for I had place al
! ready Then he told me that l could
| be sent to states prison. After that
| he began to talk about my character.
I could have stood it better if he had
stuck me with a knife. He didn't get
| anything, though. I would make a
statement III the presence of attor-
neys."
Did you take any notes of what
Blixt had said?"
mo; not any further than the word
murder. [ had just got the m down.
I wish I had taken notes. I could
| make some money now. 1 told Mr..
Hall [ could make some money, and he
said that if I was to make money I'd
better make plenty
What happened when he was testt-
| fying?"
Mr.. BIixt gave his testimony kind
of funny, and when he said some
things Mr.. Odell motioned to me not
to put them down, and nodded when
was to put others in"
When you got to one point Mr..
OdelI motioned that he did not want
that in?''
Yes
That was about Adry?'
yes"
What did he say to Blixt?"
HE said he did not want that, and
BIixt said, Wei. Mr.. Odell, you told
me to tell the truth
Did Mr.. Odell put Adry's name in
! the statement after that?"
mo, sir, Adry's name is mentioned
on a slip, but not in my shorthand
notes.
when was this statement tallen?"
Mr. OdeII asked Blixt questions,
and if he did not answer them as he
wanted him to he repeated them; 1
did not take all that was said"
who did you first tell of this state
ment of Blixt to the effect that Adry
and he had put up job to kill Miss
Ging?''
Il told Mr.. Oden one day, and he told
me to shut my mouth.
And then?"
when I saw things getting in the
| paper I did not think my mouth should
be closed, so went to see one of my
friends about it, and he told me that
it was my duty to go to the attorneys
for the defense and tell what [ knew. -
who was this you spoke top
Mr. McMahon.'
after that did he bring you to see
| me?''
Yes
Have I ever talked with you about
it since?"
NO"
You have not talked with Mr.. John
| Day Smith about it?''
No"
But you have to Mr.. Schumacher
yes, when he drove me in the car
riage to the court house"
HAS there been any attempt to in
timidate you?"
We'll, yes. 1 should say so. I just
| wish l could tell
GO on and tell it, said Mr.. Erwin,
| greatly interested.
| "WelI, Mr.. Hall came to me last Sat
/ urday and knocked at the door three
times. My sister went to the door, and
I heard him say he wanted to see Miss
| Wachter"
Did you hear this?''
mo, my sister told me-"
"WeIl, when Mr.. Hall saw you what
did he say?"
well, first he commenced to f1atter
me, and tried to soft-soap me, and I
could see in minute what he was up
to; he said how I was spoken of in the
| highest terms by the business people.
/ After this he said: I want you to
answer me one question:; what you an
swer me is not going to Mr.. Odell;'
then he said, What are you going to
t testify when you get on the stand?
I said, won't tell you; then he tried to
scare me. and said that if 1 went on the
stand 1 would never get another day s
work in the city, and said that If l
changed my mind perhaps l might want
to skip. Finding he could not get me to